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    chickens refuse to eat crumbles

    Hi; I have about forty hens (plus a few roosters). Lately, with the cooler weather coming in, I've noticed they are leaving lots of their crumble feed, though they still get excited about the scratch. I know the scratch alone is not good for them. They are confined in a large space, so I have...
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    Are hybrids slower to lay eggs?

    Hello: We have 13 Ameraucana chickens (2 roosters, 11 hens) we bought about five months ago. No eggs so far. I've been feeding egg layer and some scratch and they have plenty of yummy grubs and insects and weeds to munch on all day. I have looked around for hidden eggs--no dice. They do range...
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    Attacked Hen Last Night Needs Help

    Hi: I don't know where you live, but I know a friend has lost all but a few of her chickens to fox predation. We live in a semi-rural area, with the occasional fox and lots of skunks, dogs (some wild, some not) running around, sometimes coyotes. My friend found a hen who'd been badly "dogged"...
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