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    low egg production, any suggestions

    yeah I haven't found any in the woods, and now there are hens who are eating eggs, so I am just going to take the majority and have them for dinner and keep the girls I know are good layers. Ordered 6 more pullets and we will see if we can get a good laying flock yet. Thanks for the...
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    I am going to stew them ALL!

    I've got 21 hens and I average 6-8 eggs a day. Thankfully I have a bit of variety and I know where most of the eggs come from. 12 of our egg eating, non laying, old hens are headed to the stew pot. I ordered 6 new pullets and the old ones are going to be supper. Sometimes thats all you can do...
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    low egg production, any suggestions

    Hi there, I have 23 chickens, 2 roosters, 21 hens, mostly rhode island reds, a couple mixed breed, 2 white leghorns and a couple black bantams. I ought these from a local farmer who was getting rid of his chicken flock. They are differing ages some a year old some up to 5 years old. I am...
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    have a question about housing and free ranging birds

    Thanks everyone, DH agreed to finish up the larger shed into a coop, I am guessing its actually closer to 14'x14' so I think that will be ok. Plus a friend of mine said she will take 6 hens, so that leaves me with 30. I am thinking maybe we will use the smaller coop for guineas or ducks later...
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    have a question about housing and free ranging birds

    Hi there, I am so excited to be here Our family has been dreaming of having a small farm for years and just this week we moved into our dream home in the country! I grew up on a small farm and had chickens all my life sil my husband and I were married and we moved to the city. Finally back in...
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    chickens in town and flies

    fly traps have worked wonders for me, also welcome the spiders, my pet area is loaded with spiders and I tell everyone to leave them alone, that are welcome friends
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    Rant Rant Rant!!!

    how about using diatemacous earth instead? its all natural. IMO sevin = evil. I hate the stuff. I am a beekeeper as well as a chicken person and I cannot stand the popularity of this garbage. Cant help but wonder if it plays into CCD....
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    can I coop 3 month old birds and one week old chicks together?

    ok thanks thats what I thought, but figured no harm in asking Thanks again!
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    can I coop 3 month old birds and one week old chicks together?

    I have 2- 3 month old white longhorn hens and 6 mixed breed layer chicks about a week - 2weeks old. Can they all be housed together or will the big gals pick on/kill the babies? They have been next to each other for 3 days now (the bigger two are in a dog kennel inside the coop so they have...
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    chicken noise and living in town

    yes they will get sun, its a night bright room with a window that faces south, its brighter than half the rooms in my house :p , and I will be installing full spectrum lights for the winter. There will be 4 rhode island reds and 2 white leghorns when its all said and done. If I need to I can...
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    chicken noise and living in town

    I had chickens my whole childhood and am just now getting some again (well I already have 2, but am getting 4 more this afternoon), I am having a hard time remembering how noisy they can be. At this point I am going to be building them a coop inside the upstairs of my garage, I am wondering if...
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