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    Rooster in my "flock" of five?

    Yes I will collect them quickly so if I do get a broody hen, she can't sit on them.
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    Rooster in my "flock" of five?

    Nice!!! Now i want to keep him to protect the flock as long as he doesn't get aggressive with people. He's been with the same hens since he was born, and he has not yet become aggressive.
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    Rooster in my "flock" of five?

    Sorry for my ignorance! The egg will be unaffected unless incubated?
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    Rooster in my "flock" of five?

    Wow, thank you everyone for the prompt replies! Now what do I do about the eggs? I don't want fertilized eggs, I wanted all hens. I may call the farm I got them from, hoping they might take it back?
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    Rooster in my "flock" of five?

    I recently acquired 5 chickens which I was told were all hens. Lately, the "runt" of the 5 has become larger than the others, aggressive, jumping on the chickens and pecking the back of their heads, and making sounds like a rooster. All but this chicken has gotten used to me, I can pick them...
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    No longer laying?

    Can anyone help on this? Any advice, please?
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    First Loss...predator?

    So sorry for your loss, I hope you find out what happened. Losing chickens is no fun, I am sure. We have been lucky. A hawk certainly wouldn't consume the feet and head. Very strange.
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    So sorry for your loss, I hope you find out what happened. Losing chickens is no fun.
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    No longer laying?

    We have 3 Cinnamon Queen laying hens. They were 4 months old when we got them and they are now roughly 2 years old. All of them are acting perfectly normal, eating and grazing, etc. About 2 months ago we noticed one out of the 3 eggs had very soft shells frequently. So, we increased their...
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    Pelletized Lyme for the Coop?

    Well we swapped out our pine shavings for all new ones and we were told that placing a layer of pelletized lime before replacing the pine shavings would help absorb odors and prevent bugs. Is lime harmful to the chickens in any way?
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    Hello from Gorham, Maine

    I will start calling her Bay-a-tree-chay too, that does sound cool. Thanks for the welcomes! We are excited to get some fresh eggs and learn about the hens. They love the big coop and are scratching and eating little meal worms they found in the wood chips. I can't wait to let them out in a...
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    Hello from Gorham, Maine

    I live in Gorham, Maine. We recently bought Cinnamon Queens in our coop, just 3 to start (6 months old, about two weeks away from laying). The farmer told me they are great laying hens and that they are winter hardy. This is my first year with chickens. I have learned the most by browsing...
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