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    Will My Cracked Egg Still Hatch?

    I would let it be. This hasn't happened to me so I can't tell you that it will all work out but day 18 isn't bad. I would leave it and see what comes in the morning. If the chick is still breathing I leave it. Someone else who has experienced this may have something different to say but I say...
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    Barn Cats eating my Chicken eggs

    Those are great ideas! Thank you! It's actually what I was thinking I just didn't know if it was safe for cats or not!
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    Barn Cats eating my Chicken eggs

    Hi everyone, I have three barn cats that have stuck around and I feed every day twice a day. They are great mousers and I have no issues with keeping them for as long as they want to stay BUT I believe they are eating my chicken eggs, which is not okay. My 11 girls have slowed down their egg...
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    Chicken problems

    A better picture of what I think is scale mites I am very confused as to how my birds can look/be so healthy- good, strong, full feathers and seemingly no notes and my rescues the complete opposite. The are in the same coop with the same food and routine- getting the same nutrition and diet...
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    Chicken problems

    Hi everyone, Looking for some opinions and guidance. I was looking at my chickens legs today and noticed a few things. 1) The first was that some of my rescued birds have lifted scales in their legs? In all the ready it says that it could be scale mites? Rescued bird (all of my birds free...
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    Is this Bumblefoot?

    Hi everyone, Looking for some opinions and guidance. I was looking at my chickens legs today and noticed a few things. 1) The first was that some of my rescued birds have lifted scales in their legs? In all the ready it says that it could be scale mites? Rescued bird (all of my birds free...
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    Deformed Olive Egg

    What causes misformations in eggs? I went into my coop this afternoon and found an olive egg that has two "deformed" spots on it. I want to say too much calcium but I really don't have a clue. They are all eating layer feed, have the option to free range (but choose not too) so layer feed and...
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    I do! But I appreciate your input :) This website has been absolutely amazing and has gotten me through ALOT of really tough choices and unknowing situations! So THANK YOU for your help!! :)
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    Agreed! Thank you for your help! Last night I sold 5 of my remaining roosters and kept only one. The girls and Jude now get along just fine and the coop seems to be a lot less hectic and the flock much more happy!! Again thank you!
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    Okay, thanks! Do you still think it's too cramped in there?
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    THANK YOU! How can you tell with the Frizzles? We do open the coop door in the day time and they are allowed to free range into the barn and make their way outside into our back yard. We have also cut a door in our barn allow them to free range in the pasture (but they have...
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    I have 4 confirmed hens (looks, behaviour, etc) and I have 2 confirmed roosters (I know that it is still too much) but I have one black bird and three Frizzles that I have no idea if they are a hen or a rooster. The Frizzle and the black one? Sorry for the bad pictures. I am not home...
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    Agressive Roosters or Mating Roosters

    Hi everyone, I am looking for some insight on my backyard chickens. On February 14, 2015 I hatched 14 baby Chicks. We ended up with only four (positive) hens. Recently I sold four of my more dominent roosters to hobby farms in our area which brought us down to 10 chickens. I have one little...
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    Rooster..what constitutes abusive toward hens?

    Okay thank you!
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    Rooster..what constitutes abusive toward hens?

    Hi there, I am having the same problem. But my rooster drew blood. Does the blood mean too rough? I seperated them but again, I don't want to get in the way if that is normal? And my Ella (who bled) seems to be the only one being "picked on" or "mated with"? Please help!!
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