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    Falling Down Heights, my daily life

    I just read.more of the thread, and realized that my Question may seem insensitive based on all you are going through right now. I am so sorry to hear about the potential eviction, loss of your birds, the cold winter, etc. my thoughts and prayers are with you. Original Question about using a...
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    Midnight Majesty opposite pairing/ Black Marans with cream egg?

    I will be getting my first marans in three weeks, so I cannot speak from experience yet. But I was told that their eggs would get darker after their first adult molt. I am not sure if this helps your question, just sharing some information that was told to me.
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    I would like a mixed flock of similar sized brown or colored egg layers

    Thank you, that sounds like a good breed with the attributes I am looking for!
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    I would like a mixed flock of similar sized brown or colored egg layers

    Thank you for the Colorado thread link!
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    I would like a mixed flock of similar sized brown or colored egg layers

    Thank you for the beautiful photos. I have heard good things about the Northern Colorado Feeder Supply in Fort Collins
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    I would like a mixed flock of similar sized brown or colored egg layers

    Hello All, Asking for some opinions and recommendations here.....which I know means I will probably get more than I asked for! Thank you BYC for being such a wonderful resource! Background Info: I live inside city limits in the Colorado Front Range. We get hot dry summers, and cold winters...
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    Topic of the Week - Boredom Busters for Winter

    I am curious where you get your wild chum salmon from? That sounds like a great protein boost and treat. Thanks for sharing.
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    UPDATE: SHE IS SICK!! SUGGESTIONS? UPDATE: Is there a chance a production breed will never produce an egg? see pics of our girl

    I have a Blue Andalusian that didn't lay her first egg until 53 weeks old. All her flock mates (same age, same breed) were laying at 6 months. She just took her sweet time. But now she is a consistent producer, and I am glad I did not relegate her to the soup pot too early.
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    How to stop chickens from eating eggs?

    As many have already said, sufficient calcium from food, oyster shell supplements, or dried eggshell; soft bedding for the next box. I was unable to alter my nest boxes into roll-away and the attempt at curtains scared my birds away from box. When my newest hens started pecking at and eating...
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    27 week old chicken not laying

    I can't speak for Speckled Sussex, but I had a blue Andalusian that didn't lay her first egg until 51 weeks! Everyone else was laying, so same nutrition and activity and light and exercise as all the rest. She was just a late bloomer. She lays regularly now and seems a happy girl. As others...
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    still not laying....Sapphire Gem

    thanks. Mine actually rarely peck at the flock block, I have had it 10 months and it is almost still full size. But the 20% protein feed is good advice. They do also sometimes get scraps of the raw meat we feed dogs/cats which is 80% muscle, 10% bone meal, and 10% organ meat, but that is...
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    still not laying....Sapphire Gem

    thank you, It is probably time to deworm again. Also, I thought with the grasshoppers and black sunflowers maybe they were getting enough protien, but I will look for a higher level protien food and maybe cut back on the scratch and other treats as @rosemarythyme mentioned.
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    still not laying....Sapphire Gem

    Hello Again BYC Friends, I posted a while ago and need to add an update on Gemma, my Sapphire Gem, because I am still baffled. I got Gemma and four other chickens last August. I was told they were all pullets born in March. To the best of my beginner knowledge I believe this to be accurate...
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    Using A Tarp To Lower Ground Temperature

    I also use sand in my chicken run. My run is shaded with a tin roof, but open on all four sides, and there is a hedge of lilacs growing behind that are taller than the roof and shade the whole area. But it can still get hot. The chickens have a dirt (not sand) and fireplace ash dust bathing...
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    Question of the Day - Sunday, June 9th, 2024

    my husband also watches Time Team, and thus I do as well. We love the history and artifacts and when they find a "shard"
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