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    Worried about Caesar the 12 wk BO!!

    Has caesar crowed yet? The reason I'm asking is from the picture caesar looks more like a hen to me, especially for the age. You might need to start expecting to see eggs from that one. The reason I ask is I'm having a hard time seeing any roo feathering, and the overall stance looks like a...
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    CAPTION IT!

    Here we see the rare english pointer chicken in action.
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    Day Old Chicks

    The ones at the feed stores usually are bought from larger hatcheries that have already sexed them. The feed store employees don't have anything to do with the sexing of the chicks, so it isn't usually a problem. With that being said, there still can be roos in with the pullets due to sexing...
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    feeders what type?

    I use the hanging plastic feeders. I bought mine through American Livestock Supply, they have great prices and quick shipping. Here is a direct link to the feeders. http://www.americanlivestock.com/pc-15306-167-hanging-plastic-feeders.aspx
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    This Can't be Normal!!

    Yes double yolkers and any of the other egg "problems" can show up in mature hens, especially if they are under stress.
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    Whole Corn in Scratch Corn... Question

    When I was younger my uncle had chickens and in the winter they feed them whole corn with no problems. While I feed mine cracked corn, it certainly would not kill them to eat whole corn. As for choking hazards chickens basically have separate "tubes" for eating and breathing so they are not...
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    Roosters? continued....

    So far #1 - 6 are with out a doubt roosters, #7 is hard to tell the gender of.
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    Egg-laying chart

    Excel is a great program for tracking egg production, but like you said you don't have excel. As an alternative you can download Open Office from http://www.openoffice.org/ It is completely FREE, and is an excellent alternative to MS office. It is very powerful, and useful. I normally install...
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    Strange Spot on Egg

    It's just a thin spot in the shell. When a shell thins out too much it has a tendency to show darker spots that "go all the way through". The hen is probably a little stressed due to recent weather changes or is still new to laying. Nothing to worry about.
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    Raccoon -- feeling guilty

    When dealing with racoons you have to remember they only look cute. Racoons are mean and on the east coast they are the second most common carrier of rabies. While it may be fun to watch their antics, you really have to take into consideration the safety of your family, pets and birds.
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    Fawns and hens *pics*

    Very nice pictures. I enjoy seeing the interaction of the various creatures provided to us. The one thing that concerns me in your post is that you can not automatically assume that a hunter was responsible for the disappearance of the buck you were observing. Unless you seen it happen. Rut...
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    10 months?

    Both of my Rir started laying at 19 weeks of age. I stopped going to one feed store by me after they had run out of flock raiser (all grain based) and tried selling me a layer ration with animal byproducts. My birds were only 12 weeks old and he said that they were way to old to be on grower and...
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    mixing breeds in a backyard flock

    It kind of depends on what your goals are. If you plan on breeding them then it is easier to focus on one or two breeds. If you are mainly looking for a backyard flock then three or four birds of each breed is the way to go.
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    chicken won't lay eggs help plz

    Well depending on breed they may have reached "maturity" just as the weather started to change, and the days started getting shorter. If they don't have enough light they will not lay, and some stop laying or reduce production when it gets colder.
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    The rest of my hens

    From what I can see of them it appears to be some Easter Eggers and a Black Australorp.
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