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    Are They Eating Too Much Calcium?

    More calcium doesn't cause them to lay more eggs, rather, they're going through that much calcium because they are laying so many eggs. The more they're laying the more calcium they need. Chickens lay best in their first 2 years of life and new layers will often lay through winter (not always...
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    Fall 2025 Thread

    Today is the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere! Couldn't come soon enough IMO My dislike of summer aside, post pictures, stories and whatnot of what you're doing this fall As for me, I planned my vacation around the start of fall 'cause I had too much PTO and I hate summer
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    How to show my rooster whos boss

    Best way to deal with an aggressive rooster is to invite him to dinner. Retraining is unlikely to work and in any case if he's allowed to breed, he'll pass on his awful attitude to his chicks and you'll now have multiple birds with an attitude problem rather than just one. Better to let the mean...
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    Nurturing or Domineering?

    I wish I got a picture of it but I once caught one of my lakeside eggers Lavender with a flockmate under each wing. Lavender while not the top bird, is basically the flock mom and makes sure everyone is OK. I would lean towards the behavior being affectionate but even if it was dominance as long...
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    Second dead chicken today

    Sorry to hear your flock has coccidiosis but at least you were able to find an answer quickly and can now treat everyone else
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    Resource guarding keeps derailing my flocks. Can't crack the code!

    Unfortunately sometimes you just get difficult birds and despite your best efforts you have problems. Doesn't mean that they're hopeless, they just require a slightly different setup - and I think a trough style feeder would be a great idea for your flock. Either way, don't beat yourself up over...
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    Resource guarding keeps derailing my flocks. Can't crack the code!

    Chickens like to do stuff together and food looks much more delicious if someone else is eating it, as long as they have the option to use another feeder and no one is getting hurt, I'd let them sort it out amongst themselves. Some flocks are also just plain more high strung than others. Sounds...
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    Second dead chicken today

    Sorry for your loss Do you have pictures? How old were the birds and what breed? Do you have the nutritional analysis for the feed? Do they have any sort of injuries on them? How are the other birds acting? Has anyone been acting off at all? Has there been any bullying in the flock? How does...
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    I think i messed up...

    Several things can cause reduced egg laying. First, they might be going into molt as it is about that time of year for it, could also be the stress of the new birds being added (chickens aren't fans of change). I think in your case it's a combination of the 2 Mixing the 2 feeds is not advised...
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    Question of the Day - Saturday, September 20th, 2025

    I like pretty much everything but grean peas but my favorite is broccoli
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    Brand for supplementation of Green Tea

    Thx! The bird in my profile picture is an easter egger I used to have named Sage. She hated to be touched at all and if I did pick her up she would lecture me in her naturally annoyed sounding voice (she always looked and sounded annoyed even when she wasn't) until I put her down
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    Brand for supplementation of Green Tea

    Green tea has less caffeine than coffee but it still can have up to 75mg per serving. Birds really don't need caffeine at all. As much as I love green tea personally and believe in its health benefits, I would not give it to my birds due to the caffeine. When it comes to chickens, simple is...
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    Are salmon favorelles actually as cuddly as they say

    Depends, some are, some aren't. Most chickens in general aren't cuddly though even if they're friendly (my birds are friendly but not cuddly). Most salmon faverolles are good natured and docile though
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    Question of the Day - Friday, September 19th, 2025

    Bananas
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    Our Daily Laugh! (Pics, Videos, or Stories)

    This had me dying last night
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