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    Old English game hen

    We live in the northeast so it’s getting colder here but I put lights in the run and coop so that they keep producing eggs. They have light from 530am till 730pm with the artificial lights.
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    Old English game hen

    She is the smallest of the flock, about the size of a pigeon, all the others are normal sized chickens. I believe she is at the bottom of the pecking order. They are not free ranges. They have a coop with a large run. I don’t think her eggs will be anywhere close to the size of the other...
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    Old English game hen

    How often do old English game hens lay eggs? I have 7 chickens total. 6 hens and 1 rooster. 1 hen is an old English game hen that’s about 7 months old. All of my hens are laying eggs regularly except for her. She hasn’t layed a single egg yet. When should I expect her to lay eggs. I’m getting...
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    Water heaters

    Thank you so much!!
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    Water heaters

    I have 7 chickens and 2, 5 gallon buckets for them. I usually change the water twice a week. I feel like they will kick pine chips and dirt in a dog bowl. Is this a problem for you? What brand do you have?
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    Water heaters

    What is the brand? I don’t know what to get.
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    Water heaters

    What does everyone recommend for a floating or submersible deicer for chicken water? We got our first snow today and both water buckets froze. They are plastic homemade 5 gallon water buckets. What should I get? I’m new to chickens and this is my first winter with them. Thanks for everyone’s...
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    Why Have a Rooster?

    We have a bantam Cochin rooster with our 6 hens. He’s not aggressive at all. He’s the sweetest guy and takes care of his hens. He tid-bits and dances for his ladies all the time!! I don’t think aggression has to do with whether it’s a bantam or not. It’s about a chickens personality. I had two...
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    Giants eggs!!

    Once or twice a week my 23 week old sapphire gem pullet lays the biggest eggs I’ve ever seen. Is this an issue? Could there be a problem? In the picture the one to the left is a normal large egg she normally lays. The one on the right is the monster egg she lays occasionally. All the monster...
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    Calcium supplements

    What does everyone use as calcium supplement for their hens? I have a flock of 6 hens(2-23 weeks and 4-18 weeks) and 1 rooster. I bought layer feed but learned that high calcium levels in the feed can be bad for the rooster. So I’m getting an all flock feed and want to supplement my hens with...
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    Beginning to lay eggs

    For more info 1 is a sapphire gem and the other is a barred rock
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    Beginning to lay eggs

    I have a total of 7 chickens in my flock. 1 roo, 6 pullets. Two of my pullets are about 22 weeks and the other 4 are about 17 weeks. My 22 week olds started laying eggs about 2-3 weeks ago(about the 3rd week in august) but they are only laying every 3 days or so. When will they start laying more...
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    Type of food

    Do you feed them anything else (oyster shells, scratch)?
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    Type of food

    How long is long term, can I finish this bag and then get something else? What are the side effects of to much calcium in roosters?
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    Type of food

    I just recently changed my flock of 7s(6pullets, 1 roo) food from purina start and grow to dumor layer feed. I’ve actually been mixing the two foods till my start and grow bag is all gone. They are 16 and 21 weeks old. Is the layer feed going to be a problem for my 16 week old roo? Should I feed...
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