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    Egg production tips

    Hi I purchased 3 pullets Aug 30 & was told they were 3 - 3.5 months old, that makes them 6.5 - 7 mths now. They started laying last week (must to my surprise) - not consistent (ie daily), I have 5 girls in total & I get 0 - 3 eggs daily. The older hens have slowed down from every other day to...
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    Venting about Roosters

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    Canadians check in here....

    Hi - I'm new to chickens as I inherited 3 chickens sept 2018 when we moved in to this house (Belleville/Stirling area). I was worried about 3 hens surviving the winter in an uninsulated, no hydro coop. Talked to a friend who has had chickens for many years - she warned against heating the coop...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Good Morning - last two weeks have been busy as I have been supervising / introducing 3 pullets to Elvis & Presley. I found a hatchery in my area that had some Light Sussex pullets that were about 3.5 months old. I spent my day moving birds from dog crate to big run to little run & coop to...
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    Canadians check in here....

    I had a problem with mites earlier this summer - cleaned out the coop & blasted it with a power washer first with dawn soap then plain water to rinse. Once everything dried, put down DE then bedding then more De - covered the roosting bar & nesting boxes. Dusted the girls with DE under the...
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    Canadians check in here....

    No Elvis & Presley are both girls. Our friends 9 yr old daughter is a huge Elvis fan & is the one naming them. When we get the next 4 - they will be named Lisa, Marie, Priscila & Grace (for Graceland).
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    Canadians check in here....

    I don't think you're crazy, because I agree with you. I inherited 3 chickens when we moved into our current home sept 2018, lost one to a fox March 2019. Surviving two are named Elvis & Presley and yes they have different personalities. Ongoing discussion with husband - I want to add to the...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hi Originally I thought of adding to the flock in sept but life happens and now it looks like the spring when I will be adding 4. Will check out the 2 farms you mentioned - thanks for the info
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hello I'm in the Belleville area of Ontario Canada, looking to add to my flock in the near future. Any suggestions of where I can find healthy young laying hens?
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    Feeling sad, guilty, and in pain: my favorite chicken died at the vet...

    I feel your pain - as a new chicken owner (inherited 3 chickens when we bought this house last sept), I felt the same remorse & guilt when a fox got Priscilla in March of this year. Don't beat yourself up with should've, could've, would've - you did what you thought the girls needed to treat...
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    Hi from a Newbie from Ontario Canada

    thanks
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    Hi from a Newbie from Ontario Canada

    thanks
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    Hi from a Newbie from Ontario Canada

    Plenty of ventilation and coop doesn't have any electricity to it but thanks for the warning about light bulbs. I have gone over the coop & run - can't find anything odd or signs of a break in by a predator or rodent. I don't use any type of chemicals or pesticides or artificial fertilizer on...
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    Hi from a Newbie from Ontario Canada

    Yes I did a through check - no signs of a predator breaking in
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    Hi from a Newbie from Ontario Canada

    I purchased the new girls from the local farmers co-op; they sell day old chick and full feathered young hens. The later is what I purchased, they called them Red Sexlinks, Lisa & Marie started to lay eggs their second week with me and each produced a small egg daily. Not sure what age that...
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