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    Introducing new birds to my old girl

    Thanks for the info!
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    Introducing new birds to my old girl

    or the re Thanks! I'll check them out!
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    Introducing new birds to my old girl

    That is what I thought. I think I am overly protective at this moment since I just recently lost two. Should I keep them separated when I cannot monitor them?
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    Introducing new birds to my old girl

    Hi there guys! I've had the same three Rhode Island Red hens for 3-4 years. I lost two of them in recent months. One to old age and one unfortunately got picked off by a predator. I just brought home two new lovely ladies to add to the flock. I thought Chicken Girl (I know... very original )...
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    -13 degrees in the Colorado mountains

    Awesome information! Thanks for the help!
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    -13 degrees in the Colorado mountains

    Good morning all! I am a first time chicken owner and I have some questions about keeping my hens healthy in the sub zero temperature. I only have three hens so their her house is only about 5ftx4ft I only have one heat lamp in there and they have free access to their run. Is one lamp enough...
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    soft eggs

    My hens are right at 6 months old. They have just started laying there first eggs. I have noticed a few of the eggs have very very soft shells.I am feeding them Nutrena layer feed. The guy at the store said I didn't need any type of additives since it was a complete diet for my hens. Is he...
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    Split beak?

    Thanks for the info! I read both articles and they helped a lot!
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    Split beak?

    Today I noticed one of my hens had a split beak. There is no blood and she appears to be eating fine. Is her beak overgrown? Can I file it? Here is a photo
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    advice please! In a sticky situation

    I have wanted to raise chickens for a very long time. Well, I was talking about it with my next door neighbor who raises chickens, ducks, horses and goats all visible in her yard. She convinced months ago how great chicken raising is. Turns out she is right! Well, I just discovered our...
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    bucket of beets ok to eat?

    Alright, I'm going to try it out. I know they are going to go crazy over it and I'm super excited to watch :)
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    bucket of beets ok to eat?

    I have been growing beets inside my house in a container for about a month. It was really just an experiment to see if they would grow. Well, they did and now I want to put the container in with my chickens for them to peck on and eat and then sit in the container and dig around. I have three...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    what fancy pretty pictures!
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    I would never let my cat near the chicks unsupervised of course. These girls are a week old Rhode island reds. My first flock since I was a kid!
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    runny stool

    She is a week old and they are runny occasionally. She seems fine this am. Eating and drinking and acting normal. :\
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