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    8 lavender Orpingtons in the PNW. Natural homesteading. Grain-free (GrF) feed. Blessed!

    8 lavender Orpingtons in the PNW. Natural homesteading. Grain-free (GrF) feed. Blessed!
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    Flock of 8 lavender Orpingtons in the PNW. Homesteading as naturally as possible. Blessed in...

    Flock of 8 lavender Orpingtons in the PNW. Homesteading as naturally as possible. Blessed in all things!
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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    It's hard to know how many will become roosters, huh? :) Great job taking care of your flock!
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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    Great rules above! Yes, that all sounds ideal and is what we were hoping for, so it concerns us that the dominant roo hurts his ladies. :(. I think if we separate him out for a time maybe we can better see how the other roos operate. Blessings, and thanks for the response! Megan
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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    It IS so hard, huh? :) Our kids are attached to the dominant one. I'm so glad y'all could keep all of them! Sounds like your fam is loving and caring and they have a great set-up. :)
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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    Great advice to separate and wait for awhile! :) We will do that. They are all about 4 months old. :)
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    feeding eggshells

    We fed eggshells for over a year with no problems at all. Yep, just a separate dish and they will only eat what they need. Just be sure to crush fine. Might save an extra step with baking . . . we just dried ours really good in a cupboard. Hope that helps! :) Megan
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    Fodder System

    We don't grow fodder either for chickens but we do grow sprouts indoors for our family! Buckwheat sprouts are really fast growing . . . This site has the widest variety of sprouts I've seen, but I don't know if they are the most expensive. https://sproutpeople.org. Best wishes! You're doing...
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    Chicken Run Composting Design planning

    I love that you are taking advantage of their innate abilities! I would say option two or three. The only concern with option one would be leaf mold . . . sometimes we throw whole leaves on our garlic in the fall when we plant and it can grow some mold. Option two is nice because the mower...
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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    Hi there! We've had several flocks of chickens in the past but this is our first flock with roosters! :) We bought straight run and now have 8 chickens total; 3 of them are roosters, so we are planning to sell two of them. They are lavender orpington; beautiful, docile hens, but I think there...
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    Sick chick

    Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Time doesn't make it any easier. Hoping your remaining chicks do great!!
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    Are you supposed to feel rocks in crop? - sour crop?

    Hi there! We're on our first batch of chicks. I have an almost 7 week old Buff Orpington who I believe has sour crop. I suspect she had an impaction which led to sour crop. She's been lethargic and sleepy for about two days. She does occasionally scratch and peck and still loves being out...
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    Runt Chick with Large Crop

    Hi Nugget! :) I would separate her to a separate brooder, just her, if you have another brooder. Remove food overnight and then in the morning palpate her crop to see if it's gone down. Our chicks had huge trouble with eating pine shavings so it might help to cover them again with paper towels...
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    Anyone with experience saving runts?

    Is your feeder accessible by all chicks at the same time? Some high-protein snacks like sardines, salmon pieces, liver pieces, mealworms, worms, etc. can help bulk her up, too!
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    Sick chick

    I'm so sorry! That's so hard! I'd find a way to keep her under the heat lamp and keep it at 95 for her. Apple cider vinegar with the mother (like Bragg's) in water. Can also crumble up some hard boiled egg yolks and mix with water for her to eat for some nutrition. Keep us posted!
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