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    Chicken wishes

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    Testing My Dogs with the Flock

    My dachshund watched my chicks grow from the day we brought them home. She was immensely curious about the little chirping things. I would often find her looking at them in their brooder until they were big enough to stay outside. Now she thinks the hens are just part of her pack. I often find...
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    How to best raise new chicks into existing flock?

    I tried what you suggested, and the broody Easter egger jumped out of the box and wouldn’t come back into the coop. After about an hour, the chicks were cold and huddled in a corner of one of the nesting boxes, and the stupid broody hen went and sat in another box and ignored the chicks. Any...
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    How to best raise new chicks into existing flock?

    I have 5 hens around 2 years old now, including one Easter egger who has gone broody for the 3rd time in a year. I’m going to be adding 6 new chicks to the flock. I live in upstate NY, so the weather is cooler here than the norm. My question is, should I raise the chicks inside for a few...
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    Best chicken breeds

    My Buff Orpington is the sweetest girl. She squats down whenever I’m near to let me pet her or pick her up to hold her. I have an Easter Egger who is just a PITA. Perhaps because she is at the bottom of the pecking order, but my Easter egger is skittish, squaky and won’t let me near her. Barred...
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    Mistake-Buying newly hatched chicks at a swap meet from uninformed people. Bought two Easter egger hens, and one was a rooster and had to go because it’s not allowed in my community. Raised the pretty thing until about 12 weeks old until it started crowing. Waste of time, money and energy. I’ll...
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    Going broody twice in one season?

    anyone else ever have a hen go broody twice in one season? I have an Easter Egger, who went broody for about a month, then churned out like 3 dozen eggs, then is acting broody again. I gently take her out of the nesting box and place her outside to run around with the other hens, but she winds...
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    Look who got chicken socks!

    Cool Christmas present here!
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    Blue Wheaton Aumericana- boy or girl??

    Any thoughts then why she still isn’t laying? She is well past due.
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    Blue Wheaton Aumericana- boy or girl??

    my hens are about 28 weeks old. All are laying except for my lone Easter egger, who is also at the bottom of the pecking order. She (he?) is vocal but doesn’t crow, and certainly doesn’t crow first thing in the morning. I did have a roo so I know what they should sound like. So based on these...
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    Comment by 'Mcse4u' in item 'Easter Eggers'

    I will never buy another bird from a swap meet. I bought two blue wheaton aumericanas from a witchy lady, and one ended up being a rooster, and the other is over 21 weeks old, and has not laid a single egg. She is also at the bottom of the pecking order, is skittish, and standoffish while every...
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    Easter Egger Rooster 18 weeks old- Near Binghamton NY

    Turns out I got one rooster out of my two easter eggers. Only 18 weeks old. Sweet and well behaved. Name is Blue. Looking to trade for a hen, or just give away, as I am not allowed roosters in my neighborhood. I'm 10 minutes outside of Binghamton, New York Message me for info.
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    yes. Amazing bird huh?

    yes. Amazing bird huh?
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    Blue Americuana might be a rooster?

    Anyone near Binghamton want him? I'm not allowed to have roos. Maybe trade for a hen?
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    sale/trade/giveaway Blue Aurecana Rooster - 18 weeks old

    Turns out I got one rooster out of my two easter eggers. Only 18 weeks old. Looking to trade for a hen, or just give away, as I am not allowed roosters in my neighborhood. I'm 10 minutes outside of Binghamton,NY Message me for info.
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