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    I've looked into everything: my 2 year old chickens aren't laying.

    Solid thoughts. My older hens were cochins and they never went through a molt that I'd seen (one I gave away for going broody, the latter is the one that died). I have no idea what a molt looks like, despite having an animal science degree and a couple industrial poultry classes under my belt...
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    I've looked into everything: my 2 year old chickens aren't laying.

    Since last October, my four, two-year old hens stopped laying. History: The "alpha" hen, who had actually turned into something of a rooster (her comb grew and she crowed and everything) had been sent down to the bottom of the pecking order by a younger chicken. Her comb shrunk back down and...
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    Won't stop brooding . . . and now the other is crowing!

    So I waited a bit to reply because I wanted to see how things shook out. Taking your advice, I actually decided it would be fun to hatch some eggs, so a couple weeks ago I bought some. Yesterday she abandoned them and is now bopping around in the yard like normal. I am kind of sad about the...
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    Hi from San Luis Obispo, CA

    Thanks all!
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    Hi from San Luis Obispo, CA

    I'd been milling over getting chickens for a while, and finally did it back in July. They didn't lay until they were nine months old, but they're delightful little creatures and it's wonderful having them bop around in the yard (even if they eat my corn stalks). I'm a small business owner who...
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    Latin American Coop

    This was inspired by our last Central American trip in which one of the prevaling memories was of nonstop chicken and rooster sounds. You've got your bright color, your tin roof, and spartan design. The inside has a roosting perch and three nesting boxes with a removable top to access them. The...

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    Won't stop brooding . . . and now the other is crowing!

    Hi guys, I started my backyard flock with two young cochins. They started laying when they were about nine months old, and we were getting three eggs a day sometimes. And then one of them went broody a month and a half ago. I have tried all the kind advice on this website. I pick her up and...
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