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    Free bird to dominate over his hens

    Before relegating him to the soup pot, check out some videos on YouTube. Search for "Taming a Rooster" and several videos will come up. Never tried them but they may be worth a try.
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    Problems with a waterer - A real head scratcher

    I have the standard chick waterer - 1 qt, red bottom with trough, white container screws on to the bottom. This is the third brood of chicks I have used this for and never had a problem until now. I have 11 4-day old chicks. Three days ago I heard hollering and screaming and come to find out...
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Update.....Yesterday I harvested 31 eggs which was a accumulation of about 4 or 5 days. So looking back, I THINK that the problem was low calcium. A week or so after they went on strike, I noticed that their oyster shell container was low, not empty, just low so I filled it up. Two days later...
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Thank you for offering these suggestions! There has not been any lighting changes other than what is naturally occurring due to seasonal changes. Right now we are getting about 11 hrs of sunlight per day. If have looked all over for hidden nests to no avail. The hens are confined to the coop...
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Thank for your thoughts! They finished their soft molts about the time their production increased to 3 to 4 eggs per day.
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Both the coop and the run are 64 sf. They have access to both areas 24 hrs per day.
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    I have 8 Barred Rock hens all just under 2 yrs old which just quit laying eggs. All last year up until December they were laying 7 to 8 eggs per day. Over the winter the production dropped to 1 to 2 eggs per day and then about a month ago I was getting 3 to 4 eggs per day. Then like a light...
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    FIRST BARRED ROCK EGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Congratulations!!! I know how it feels when you get your first egg. All the hard work is finally paying off. May this one hen will be the kick start the rest of your flock needs. I too have Barred Rocks and they have produced well for me. Up to our ears in eggs.
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    Strange Feeding Behavior

    I am in need of some guidance. I have 8 Barred Rock Hens which are 18 months old and are coming up on 1 year of laying. When they became of laying age I used the Tractor Supply layer feed which they loved. I have a homemade bucket feeder for the dry feed. About 6 or 8 months ago I switched...
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    Texas

    Greetings and Salutations from the Texas Hill Country!! I ordered 12 barred rock chicks back in May 2022 one of which was to have been a rooster. I lost 3 of chicks so I am down to nine. They are now 28 weeks old and I am getting 7 to 8 eggs a day which tells me that I probably do not have a...
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    Rooster acting up

    There are several U Tube videos on this topic Search for "Aggressive Roosters" and several will be listed. My take is that you put the rooster in a submissive hold much like with the hens as they "assume the position" and press down hard enough to let him know who is boss. Repeat over several...
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    OMG I feel terrible!

    This AM I went out to feed/water the flock and collect the eggs. Let them out of the coop and went back to get the one egg out of the corner of the coop, No sooner done then here comes the laying hen looking for her egg. She came in the coop, went straight to where she laid the egg and...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Finally, after 23 weeks 5 days (But who's counting?) the girls have blessed me with 3 eggs! I guess the recipe for chicken soup that I posted in their coop had an impact.
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    Building coop and run, have a few questions.

    I have a coop very similar to what you are planning. My floor is plywood with peel and stick linoleum tiles. I did this for ease cleaning as well as protection of the plywood. With the litter covering the linoleum the issue of the hens pecking at it has not been an issue for me. Occasionally...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Don't feel alone. My Barred Rocks are pushing 21 weeks and still nothing. Some YouTuber had eggs from his BRs at 16 weeks. I plan on posting a recipe for "Homemade Chicken Soup" in their coop as an incentive!
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