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Buffs all stopped laying.
There are some feathers in the coop. I also just found girl one dead. Looks like work of a raccoon. He drug the bird out into the yard and gutted and torn it up but looks like did not eat anything. And my idiot neighbor talks about losing his fish from his pool then how cute it is when the...- [email protected]
- Post #5
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Buffs all stopped laying.
They also get to free range in the yard and get greens. And yep I have search every inch of the bushes and yard to find where they may be hiding. By now it would be a pile.- [email protected]
- Post #3
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Buffs all stopped laying.
They get a mix of crumbles and sweet oats.- [email protected]
- Post #2
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Buffs all stopped laying.
I have 10 buffs and an arconda. They almost all are about 8 months old. They were laying 9-11 eggs per day since July. About a week ago the count went down to 2-3 then 1. Now we are not getting any. What could cause this.- [email protected]
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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How to tell the gender?
OK I have some pictures of my Buffs. I have read all kinds of posts on BYC and I am still confused. I bought some chicks in January that were born in November, and are just about 6 months old now. They were all supposed to be hens. Yesterday morning at one started to crow . There are 18 babies...- [email protected]
- Post #7
- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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*Buff Orpington Thread!*
OK I have 18 that were supposed to all be hens... well one decided to be a roo yesterday about 5am. He crowed from then on, but hid in the roost so I can't tell who it is. I see several of them with combs and red wattles. Surely they can't all be roos or I am in big trouble. I promised my...- [email protected]
- Post #708
- Forum: General breed discussions & FAQ
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Why are my Chicks Staying Outside the Coop?
My 18 new chicks are 2 months old. I also have 4 older reds that share the coop and runs. I have a light in my coop that comes on 6:30am and goes off at 8:30PM. The Chicks stayed for a week or two in the coop before venturing outside. Now they huddle in the corner of the run. They go up and down...- [email protected]
- Post #11
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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First Night Outside!!!
OK Folks here is my problem. I have 18 8 week old chicks and 4 hens that are about 4 yrs. Every night since I got the babies I have to go out and put them (chicks) up in the chicken house. They are piled on top of each other outside and I know they would freeze. It is getting in the 20's and...- [email protected]
- Post #27
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks