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    Someone’s breaking eggs

    So for the past couple of weeks one of my chickens has been breaking eggs. I added some new ones in the spring and one ended being a rooster so I suspected him. I already have another rooster. But I separated him today and just happen to walk in on one of my older hens in the middle of breaking...
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    2 chickens dead in one week

    Found 2 of my chickens dead in the last week and both died very similarly. Both just wouldnt move and their combs became very discolored. First one was my oldest so I just chocked it up to old age. But the next was young. They free range all day and actually the two are in separate coops. Are...
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    Laying in nesting boxes help

    They’re not laying in the yard. They’re laying on the floor in the coop.
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    Laying in nesting boxes help

    Curious of the rationale here. What’s going to get her in the nesting box?
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    Laying in nesting boxes help

    Lost 3 hens last season and got new chicks to replace them. One of the new chicks has just started laying. Problem is she’s not using the nesting boxes and the eggs are getting broken. Boxes are clean. I’ve put golf balls in them but that’s not working. Any other suggestions to get them to lay...
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    Feeding chicks and hens together

    I recently got some more chicks and they're ready to be out full time with my one remaining hen. So what is the best way to have feed out for both? My hen is no longer laying any more if that matters and she's over 2 yrs old. Chicks are about 8 weeks old.
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    Can layers all of a sudden think they're brooders?

    No roosters in the hen house.
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    Can layers all of a sudden think they're brooders?

    For the past few days, one of my hens has been staying in the coop pretty much every time I check. I got married this weekend so I have been preoccupied with that but I finally went to check on her and she was just laying on top of about 5 eggs. She is also clucking a little differently. I made...
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    Misbehaving Ducks All of a Sudden

    I have a much more secure run for them and the chickens, but I like to give them more room when I'm at work.
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    Misbehaving Ducks All of a Sudden

    I have two Pekin ducks for almost a year now and everything has gone well. They were laying eggs until they started molting a couple of months ago and now they have started to just act a little crazy. I'm thinking they're getting ready to lay again so maybe their hormones are kicking in again...
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    Chickens not wanting to roost

    Update to this. Just went out to check on them and for the 5th night in a row they were not on the roost. They stay on it all night when I put them on it, but they're not getting on it on their own. A) should I still be worried B) what can I do to get them up there on their own?
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    Chickens not wanting to roost

    I just "winterized" my coop by by placing a piece of plywood over an open section of the coop since it's finally starting to get cold. I went out to close the door and took a quick peek inside and noticed they were all on the ground instead of their roost. They're always on the roost every...
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    First Eggs Finally

    After much anticipation, I found 2 nice looking eggs yesterday. And they were actually in the nesting box and rather clean. It was perfect timing as well since I needed to grocery shop. If I only knew who was laying so I could congratulate them. And the first one I tried was a double yoker..
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    Layer Ration Questions

    Ducks are not laying eggs and that's not the reason I have them. They are basically pets. Is it possible to have 2 types of feed out and the ducks and hens can have access to both and know which is which?
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    Layer Ration Questions

    Are ducks ok to eat layer ration that I will be putting out soon for my hens?
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