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    What Breed of Chickens Do You Have?

    5 Marans (blue copper, blue birchen, black copper, black birchen, splash) 3 Easter Eggers 3 Barnyard mix (all half Brahma) 2 Brahmas (1 light roo, 1 buff hen) 1 Ameraucana (lavender) 1 Polish (white-crested cuckoo) 1 Swedish Flower Hen 1 Legbar (frost white) 1 Ancona 1 Leghorn (exchequer) 1...
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    Brand of feed

    I've raised very healthy chickens on Scratch and Peck. Fermenting it makes it harder for them to pick out only the bits they like, and since it's all gone at the end of the day I know they've gotten everything. I prefer whole foods for both myself and my animals. The only brand of pellets I have...
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    Best Organic Chick Starter Feed?

    I'm raising my 2nd batch of chicks on Scratch and Peck, and this time around I'm fermenting it. I've found I get the best texture (not too runny) with a 1:1 feed-to-water ratio and fermenting for 3 days. It seems like every day they eat more, so they also get free-fed dry.
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    1st Timers- Recent Chicks? Breeds? Come share pictures!

    Technically I'm a 2nd timer. My first time around, I did a "chicken share" with 2 neighbors, which was a mostly frustrating experience, and I had to give them up when I moved. I didn't get to pick any of the breeds last time, but now I've fulfilled the breed wish list I wrote down 3 years ago...
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    What more can I do?

    Thank you for all of the replies! I ended up taking her back to the vet, and I learned an important lesson: When you go to a vet's office that has a chicken expert on staff, make sure you actually see the chicken expert. When we went on Monday, that expert was not in the office. Today he was...
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    What more can I do?

    I'm bumping this up because I still need advice. I hope my long post hasn't scared anyone off. After going to the vet on Monday, the rest of the week has been like this: - Tuesday and Wednesday she wouldn't eat or drink at all. I gave her water with an eye dropper and finally got some liquid...
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    What more can I do?

    I noticed on Saturday evening that one of my white leghorns (23.5 weeks old, started laying about 10 days prior) seemed to be acting funny. She was standing under a tree while the other hens were foraging in the yard and didn't move at all when I picked her up to put her back in the run. She...
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    Topic of the Week - Feeding table scraps to your flock

    I don't know if you could call what my chickens get "scraps" since it's almost all fresh fruits and veggies. Some stuff I buy just for them, but because I live alone and am always trying out new recipes for myself, I have plenty of extra to share. Their favorite foods are blueberries and corn -...
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    Newly Obessed With Chickens

    Hello all. I just joined the forum yesterday. I've wanted backyard chickens for years and finally made it happen this year. I'm doing this as a cooperative project with 2 of my neighbors, which has its advantages and disadvantages. We have 5 hens: 2 white leghorns, 1 black sex link, 1 Easter...
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