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    How long until your overwhelmed or tired of poultry

    My hubby and I were sitting out near our coop today watching our girls (we have thirteen hens: 4 Australorps (4yrs old), 6 Buff Orpingtons (2 yrs old), and 3 Blue Orpingtons (4 mos old)) as they enjoyed a fresh head of Napa Cabbage. While were watching them negotiate who would get the goodies...
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    Calling All Buff Orpington Lovers!

    I am loving all the posts and photos! I have six Buff Orpingtons that are 3 months old. They were raised from 1 day old by my big girls, who are Austrailian Orpingtons - I love the Orpington family. The "babies" as I call them, like to get up high to be out of the way of the big girls, so I...
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    Cooling off the Chickens?

    Such a good and loving question about taking care of the flock in this big heat wave. The ideas are great too - ice, frozen treats, shade, air flow, hosing down, and all. I love that we have such great resources and support with each other! I've got seven Australian Orpingtons varying in age...
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    Hen not leaving nest box

    I have been a chicken momma for nine years. Currently, I have one nine-year-old, two three-year-olds, and four two-year-olds. They are all Black Australorps. There are several reasons that my chickens have stayed in the nest over the years: #1 Broody, #2 Getting bullied by the other hens, #3...
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    2 hens in one nesting box at the same time

    1year old RIR (Pam) and 6 year old Austalorp (LeeLee) laying eggs together in one nest. LeeLee was in there first for an hour or so, then Pam started squawking that it was her turn. That got everyone else squawking (other 1 yr RIR, Gina and other 6 yr Australorp DeeDee). Finally Pam muscled...
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    Flystrike death

    I see that your post is from back in 2014, but I am still sorry for you loss - chickens are such wonderful souls in our lives! One of my chickens recently was beset with flystrike. Here is the whole story: I have three Australorps: DeeDee, Kiki, and LeeLee. They were born in May of 2011...
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    Chicken math

    Love chicken math!
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    chickens in the rain

    I have three 7 month old Australorps who are thoroughly enjoying the rain here in Northern California. They have a protected coop/run, with an addtional outdoor run (I call it a play yard) that has a partial overhang - but they spend the whole day just beyond the overhang getting drenched. They...
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