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    Frist egg 3 days ago now no eggs

    Thank you for the great information. I put a ceramic egg in the nest box and she layed her first egg in there .
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    Frist egg 3 days ago now no eggs

    I'm a new chicken owner wr have 3 chickens my oldest chicken that is around 6 months old had her first egg egg 3 days ago and we havent see anymore. We live in Texas where it can get cold at times. Is this normal having one egg 3 days ago now none ?
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    New,chicken owner a rainy weather

    We are suppose to get a great amount of rain in the next 3 days here in Tx possibility flooding rain . There coop is well protected and the run is half covered should I put there food and water under the protection area of the run or in the coop ? I don't know if chickens come out in protective...
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    Pecking order problems

    We have two Rhode Island Reds and one production red I think we have had them for 2 weeks . The two RIR's are about five months or younger and the Production Red is bigger and looks about 6 months. The production red and the RIR keep getting in disputes fly at each other and PR sometimes pecks...
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    How old is my RIR

    Here is a picture of the other two . I think the biggest one is 5 months
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    How old is my RIR

    We bought my daughters laying pullets at a feed store . They told us they were about 5 months this is the littlest one How old do you think she is ? I'm pretty sure she isn't 5 months?
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    Easy way to clean chicken pop?

    What is the easiest way to get chicken poop of the wood boards . I have heard about painting it which sounds like a gread great idea but can't do that right at this time. Does vinegar help ? I would use a putty knife also but what solution is best ?
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    Help Fly control

    Any ideas how to hang it where animals and livestock can't get to it here is a pic of my coop
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    Help Fly control

    I'm having a lot of problems with flies near the chicken tractor . The chickens are moved every two days and they are let out in the early evening. We pickup the poop in and round the coop every day . How can we control them ?
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    Rhode Island Red or production red ?

    My production red hens have very little comb maybe a pea size comb . What breed of the production red has that kind of comb ? They are 5 months old
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    Rhode Island Red or production red ?

    not much of a comb at all
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    Help is this a mini molt ?

    Thank you they are eating H&H no soy no GMO . It is really good food . It has grit already in the food plus probiotics , DE , and 20% protein. It's not cheap . They have good amount of room they are in a tractor also that we move every couple days. They are trying to get use to the dogs they...
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    Help is this a mini molt ?

    I just got the chickens last Friday , they told me at the feed store they were 5 months old about and one lady said they may go through a molt . They are very active and not acting sick. I have found a few feathers
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    Rhode Island Red or production red ?

    Here is another picture of them . Having fun with the corn . This is a better picture
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    Rhode Island Red or production red ?

    Thank you for the help . They are 5 months old . When do they normally start laying ?
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