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    Anyone know what the deal is with my buff hens?

    It takes a few days for the chicks figure out their new home. Whe any of my hens are broody, they squack constantly. If I reach under them to get eggs, they scream at me and sometimes get in a peck or two. We have no rooster. Some of my year old chicks sit on and try to keep eggs too, but they...
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    Hi, my name is Andi. I am just posting for the first time. I have been reading byc for quite a while but I just registered for the first time. I have

    My coop is 8'x16' the enclosed roosting boxes has 5 boxes and is 8' by 8' by 8'. Ther are 4 4' roosts over the nesting boxes. 4 8' on the fenced end, and 4 10' up near the eves. They have 5 nesting boxes, but they like to be at least 2 per box, and a lot of time they get in one with one of the...
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    Hi, my name is Andi. I am just posting for the first time. I have been reading byc for quite a while but I just registered for the first time. I have

    My chicks are a year old. The 5 year olds have no problem, it's the you ones. Ther is 1 one year old with all her feathers. She pecks them, but they also peck on each other. I have tried glucose, the peck stops here, vicks. I have bought aprons, and have only one who will wear one. The others...
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    Hi, my name is Andi. I am just posting for the first time. I have been reading byc for quite a while but I just registered for the first time. I have

    I have a flock of 17, which has a few breeds. My oldest are 5 years old. 2 Orpingtons, and a brama. My new chicks are 4 Dominique, 5 black laced golden wyandotte, and 5 columbian wyandotte. We had a wyandotte rooster, but rehome him. We can't have rooms in our town, unless you have a farm...
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