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    It’s that time again: chick delivery

    Thanks!
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    It’s that time again: chick delivery

    McMurray hatchery.
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    It’s that time again: chick delivery

    Ah. The never ending quest to identify mixed shipments of hatchery chicks. Ordered two RIR, four white leghorns, four Ameracauna’s, three Black Star pullets and got the one ‘mystery chick”….. RIR and Leghorns are easy. I thought the Black Star would be easy…but then I ended up with five...
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    What the heck. Confused. Frustrated.

    Thanks! I hope Hallie (NHR)can get back to her normal self soon..... I have noticed that the RIR seems to be the boss. Poor Australorp, looks to be ancient. I don't know how long I'll have her, I honestly expect her to be gone every morning when I go out to feed them. Her claws are long and...
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    What the heck. Confused. Frustrated.

    I've had the two new hens for two weeks. (Australorp and RIR) About a week ago, I put them in the chicken lot with my original hen.(NHR) For the first several days, the two new hens kept to themselves and away from my NHR, and the NHR continued to lay. Then I noticed the RIR and the NHR had kind...
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    A week.

    I did notice this evening that one of the new hens was in the nest, and the other new hen and my original hen were roosting together on a perch in their lot... which is a huge step, considering just two days ago, they were sworn enemies.
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    A week.

    I've had the two new hens for a solid week and neither one have laid an egg. I'm bummed. One egg a day just isn't going to cut it, which is all I'm getting now, and that's from my original hen. I got these two hens with the hopes of getting more eggs eventually. Now, they're not laying. I...
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    Rescued hens... when might they start laying?

    Well, dang it man. I didn't get any eggs today, not even one from the hen I can count on laying just about every day. =( I finally decided put my original hen back in the lot today, with the two new ones. I figure they need to get to know each other, and it's been five days. The black hen...
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    Rescued hens... when might they start laying?

    I was told she could have pneumonia, in which case she would continue to worsen, or she could just have an upper respiratory issue that may never go away. I've had her three days and she's acting like a normal hen, you'd never know she had the issue unless you got close enough to hear the...
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    Rescued hens... when might they start laying?

    Honestly, I'm not expecting the one with the congestion and coughing to lay. She's not doing any worse, but she's not doing any better. Still active, eating and drinking like normal, but still sounds congested and I'm still hearing her cough. The other hen appears to be healthy, though a bit...
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    Rescued two new hens, one sounds congested/coughing but active.

    The other hen that she was caged with isn't showing any signs or symptoms of being sick and the man I got them from said they'd been together since they were babies. She's eating well, and she's active, she's so much fun to watch, she's really enjoying being out of that tiny cage. She's flapped...
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    Rescued two new hens, one sounds congested/coughing but active.

    This morning I picked up two hens that have been living in small, very dirty, very crowded cages. One is a Rhode Island Red, the other is a black Australorp. I moved them into my lot/coop, and am going to leave my other hen to free range for a couple days. The Australorp sounds congested, and...
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    This may be a stupid question... eggs/cholesterol.

    Thanks! That was an interesting article... wonder if they still agree today? Lots has changed since 1989.
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    This may be a stupid question... eggs/cholesterol.

    I don't even know if I'm putting this in the right section.. if not, please tell me and I'll move it. My father recently had a stroke. Years of not following doctor's orders, not taking care of himself, being over indulgent, and no exercise finally caught up with him. Heart disease, diabetes...
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    Going from free range to confined.....

    We've had these hens (we have two) for almost a year and they've been free range since they were about three months old. They roam our property during the day, roost in a cedar tree at the corner of the driveway at night. We've been okay with that arrangment. My neighbor recently had something...
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