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    How do I make my hen lose weight?

    Hie there, I have my 4 loverly buff cochin chickens, 3 hens and 1 roo. Of the the 3 hens, 2 have been laying since early feb but the other one has only laid a single egg since then and i have only thing to blame. The weight This one girl on the far left of the picture seems to be gaining...
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    Easy to Build Chicken Run Made with T-Posts

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    AT WHAT AGE DO LIGHT SUSSEX START LAYING

    GREAT NEWS, THANKS
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    AT WHAT AGE DO LIGHT SUSSEX START LAYING

    i have 4 light sussex hens,19 weeks of age and was wondering when they will start laying
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    Rocks in the run

    I don't think leaving the rocks is problem, this will give your run a more natural look and your chickens might love it.Just make sure you at least have a place for dust baths with no rocks
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    Hatching : Hen to rooster ratio

    I always thought it was the norm to get hens and roosters to be rare until i joined BYC. I searched on the internet on how to get a rooster from your hatch and i was actually surprised to find out that no one likes roosters and everyone was looking for a way to get more hens not rooster.
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    Hatching : Hen to rooster ratio

    Hell everyone i have read on many articles on the hen to rooster ratio you get after hatching and everyone seems to say its almost 50/50 and likely to be more males than females. But........ITS JUST NOT THE SAME HERE I live in Zimbabwe and here it seems like hatching a rooster is the hardest...
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    Hen to Rooster hatching ratio

    I know this is an old post, but maybe i can add my experience i live in zimbabwe and here it seems like hatching a rooster is the hardest thing. Not only to me but to almost all chicken keepers i know, the probability of getting a rooster out a hatch of 10 chicks is close to zero. Roosters here...
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    The chicken was actually a new member that i wanted to introduce to the flock, and it died while it was still under quarantine. My main flock of 1 rooster and 5 hens is still in perfect health
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    Thanks a lot, I'm from Zimbabwe. I will use bleach.I read on several sites that the virus lasts for about 7 days outside the host in summer and i think its 2 months now since i last used the coop and we are currently in summer right now.I will clean the coop one more time then spray the bleach...
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    I read several articles online based on conducted research and lab experiments and they all seemed to say the same thing. [1] The virus is relatively stable outside of a host and in the environment, thus making fomite transmission a possibility. Infectious virus has been found to survive 7...
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    Sorry to bother but the situation to where i am is much worse than what you imagine Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting...
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting won't help and for sure. I know there is no way they will test any chicken for...
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    Newcastle Disease : How long does it last in your coop

    Actually i'm in Africa. And the authorities here in the region where i live don't even care about backyard flocks or anything, they are not as civilized like in countries where most of you guys live.Reporting won't help and for sure. I know there is no way they will test any chicken for...
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    Infertile Rooster Issues, Please help.

    light sussex breed and i feed all my chickens a mixture of cracked corn and pearl millet/bulrush millet and sunflower seeds mostly. And yes the rooster is mounting then hens
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