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    Aggressive rooster

    Thanks poultryparent and bobbi-j. I do blame myself a lot for this behavior because I held him a lot as a chick but as he got bigger I wasn't as affectionate. Also, when he first started testing his boundaries, I would shy away instead of showing him who's boss. I don't think I have the patience...
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    Aggressive rooster

    Hi, I've had my chickens for almost a year (my first flock). We have one rooster and 8 hens. We've had our rooster since he was 2 weeks old. He always kind of ignored us but a few months ago, he started acting aggressive toward both me and my fiancé (unpredictably). I know that is typical for...
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    Droopy wing

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    Droopy wing

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    Droopy wing

    About a month ago, my hens escaped their run and one of them injured a wing. It hung to the ground and she was stepping on it but didn't seem in pain. We wrapped it with vet wrap and kept her isolated in the garage for 3+ weeks. It seemed to be healed, maybe a little crooked so we've slowly...
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    Chicken breathing heavy

    Hi, we've got an 8 month old hen who escaped the run and in the process she broke her wing. We've had her separated for about a week with her wing braced so she can heal. I did bring her outside a few days ago for a little socialization but kept her in a separate crate. Anyway, I noticed...
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    Washed eggs left out

    Does the cold water trick work for these eggs?
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    Washed eggs left out

    Thank you!
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    Washed eggs left out

    My fiancé is supposed to know the rules of egg care - don't wash the eggs, and if you do, stick them in the fridge. He washed "some" the other day, and put them in a carton mixed with others that are unwashed. He then left them on the counter for 2 days. I didn't know he had washed any so I...
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    Can you eat fertilized eggs?

    We have 7 buff orpingtons (8 months old) and I was just asking the other day why they haven't gone broody. I think this gal just wanted to be warm though because it has been frigid here in VT, last night 0F, -20 with windchill. Brrr...
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    Can you eat fertilized eggs?

    We have 8 hens and a roo and the other night when my husband went to shut them in for the night he noticed a hen sitting on the eggs but did nothing. I got her off of them the following morning so she was sitting for less than 24 hours, can we eat these eggs?
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte Sex determination problems. HELP!

    All of these chicks turned out to be roos. We kept one.
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    Lakenvelder, pale comb

    I have a Lakenvelder pullet/hen who we got in mid-July. According to the previous owner, she should be about 26 weeks right now. She hasn't started laying yet but I've noticed in the last week or two her comb has faded from a bright red to a dull red/dark pink. She also appears to be losing a...
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    Adding new pullets to young flock

    Ok thanks!
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    Adding new pullets to young flock

    This is my first year raising chickens, I have 5 four month old chickens - 1 cockerel (Wyandotte), 4 pullets (2 Orpington, 2 Lakenvelder). We've lost 4 Orpingtons to a fox when we were letting them free range so they're now confined to their coop and medium sized run. We are going to a swap this...
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