Recent content by htownmike
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Buff Orpington hen brooding
One of our buffs has been brooding for about 9 days. We free range our chickens, if we get a chick or two should we not let them out for a while? Or just let nature take its course.- htownmike
- Post #18
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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When do chickens lay?
Our girls lay theirs anywhere from 9ish until about 1. They didn't start laying until about 6 months. 2 RIR, 2 BR and 2 BO. They are free range on our 5 acres. We've had plenty of stray eggs from time to time. I believe if they feel threatened by a predator, in our case skunks and hawks...- htownmike
- Post #128
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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do skunks hurt chickens?
Just found a skunk in one of the nesting boxes while doing a head count before closing the girls up for the night. I guess we'll set a live trap tomorrow. I guess this explains the missing eggs. Can they take eggs? Or do they just eat them on the spot.- htownmike
- Post #33
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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do skunks hurt chickens?
Just found a skunk in one of the nesting boxes while doing a head count before closing the girls up for the night. I guess we'll set a live trap tomorrow. I guess this explains the missing eggs. Can they take eggs? Or do they just eat them on the spot.- htownmike
- Post #32
- Forum: Predators and Pests