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    Do you think this is a RIR?

    I think she would have to have the slate/green legs to be an ee, but I would have loved that.
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    Do you think this is a RIR?

    Thanks a bunch! I have never had a production red and she really doesn't look like my previous RIR pullets...so I was confused! Thanks for the clarification!
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    Do you think this is a RIR?

    I know... and the wings have what looks to me like barring. I am confused!! Eek!
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    Do you think this is a RIR?

    Please and thank you! :)
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    please help me figure out the breed...

    Thank you! :)
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    please help me figure out the breed...

    Please help me figure out what breed this little chicky girl is? She has reddish brown flush with three dark bands down her back in a dark spot on her head and her feet are pinkish yellow. Girl at feedstock thought she was a Welsummer but I don't think so.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    9/26! Yup, Houston, we have a problem!
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    Where's the beef?! I mean EGGS! ;)

    Thanks, but I think they would hate that. Most eggs seem to be laid in the afternoon and I hate to think of them missing most of the sunshine each day. But maybe that is what needs to be done
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    Where's the beef?! I mean EGGS! ;)

    a 26 year old hen would be quite something!
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    Where's the beef?! I mean EGGS! ;)

    Thanks. Some are definitely hiding their eggs... there are lots of places for them to hide them, unfortunately. We collect eggs every afternoon and check the boxes in the morning and evening, too. I highly doubt the vermin idea, though I did think about it. I have found no broken...
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    Where's the beef?! I mean EGGS! ;)

    I need some advice from experienced "chicken wranglers". We have 26 year old, non-moulting laying hens that share a large coop with 8 nesting boxes (was recommended to have one box for every 4 chickens so this should be more than ample). They free-range during the day after getting a morning...
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    Baby chick with hernia, what should I do?

    I would love to hear what happened to any of these chicks as I have one in this condition now. Thanks!
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    New Here with our first six baby chicks!

    Congratulations! We raised our first "flock" of 27 last year - they all survived to adulthood! I recommend as many others do putting a tsp. of raw apple cider vinegar in their water - it keeps their digestive system in good health and helps them avoid pasting. Enjoy your chicks!
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    Chick Hernia?

    This protrusion isn't at the vent. The vent looks clear - that is why I don't see how it can be pasting. It looks like something protruding out of the abdomen and when I gently pull on it, the "brown" transitions to pink skin pulling from the body- I do think it might be an umbilical hernia as...
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    Chick Hernia?

    We received a batch of chicks last night from Murray McMurray. They settled in nicely for the night and this morning my daughter and I checked on them including a check for pasting. One of them seemed to have it and a few swipes did not remove the "paste" so I took the chick inside and tried...
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