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    Egg Laying

    I also need advice, I have 7 barred rocks and all lay in the box except one. I have fake eggs in there at all times but constantly find one egg in the dirt. Could it be low hen in the pecking order or perhaps the nest box is always occupied and they cant wait?? My coop came with two nest boxes...
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    Large "Lump" on Hen's Chest

    But use the raw acv correct???
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    Chicken Run help

    A used dog kennel is easy and cheap and you can adjust the size and I lined the inside of mine with large rocks to
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    Barred rock, boy or girl??

    I had one that was bigger than the rest and just looked diffrent and I could have sworn it was a cockerel. Turned out to be a pullet. :-)
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    What kind of chicken doesn't eat bugs??

    Can I "teach" them or just not worry about it?
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    What kind of chicken doesn't eat bugs??

    So this is a trick question because we all know chickens eat bugs. Well, all chickens except mine. I have 7 barred rocks that get to free range every night for about an hour. They eat grass and flowers and weeds but pass up every bug I can toss at them. They dont really scratch much either. I'm...
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    Gender help

    Hi there, I have 7 barred rocks all 15 weeks old. Only one is questionable for being a cockerel but I really have no idea. They all sound and act like pullets. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Second pic is the chick in question.
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    new to chickens, coop for 2-4 chickens?

    Hi There! I just recently became a first time chicken parent and bought a SummerHawk Vintage Red Barn Chicken Coop that you put together yourself. Super cute on-line and says it's good for up to 4 chickens. Yep, its super cute and super small and super flimsy. I would totally build one from...
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    New(ish) chickens but no eggs

    Good morning! I am a brand new chicken parent and wanting to know how long will it take for our girls to settle in and start laying eggs. We went with three sexlink adult hens roughly 2 years old because I didn't want raise chicks and wait for them to mature. Now I'm being told that they might...
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