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    Qn about young chickens sleeping with flock

    I have a couple of 11 week old hens and 2 older hens. Whereas I have let everyone out together, the big ones chase the young ones when they are spotted. Knowing this, when should I make the young ones stay in the same coop as the older ones, especially overnight (the young ones currently have...
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    How my chicks are coping with integration.

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    Markings on newly laid egg

    Why would the egg have markings in the shell like this? I hope she wasn't having trouble when laying it..
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    1 year old RIR hen having difficulty laying egg

    Ohhh. Good idea. Thank you do much. Because, yeah, everything else is normal with her. I just hate watching her walk around the yard with vent contractions going on.
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    1 year old RIR hen having difficulty laying egg

    I am quite concerned. I have noticed my year old hen sounding like a goose (for a couple of weeks now) and it has been taking her a long time to lay an egg, going in and out of the nesting box. Somedays she just doesn't get it done but usually lays one by the 2nd day. I have plenty of food...
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    No grass left in chicken area

    My chickens have a 20' x 24' area to forage around in but it has NO grass anymore. My girls love to munch on some blades of grass so I have been grabbing from our yard and giving them that each day. Growing fodder sounds like a never ending job and I will be honest, I am confused as to what I...
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    Feeding wheat or barley

    They are the same. From what I understand, the blades of wheat grass are thinner than the barley grass blades and it is supposed to be easier to get wheat than barley. I did read just recently that if you are growing fodder, do not let the grass blades get any taller than a couple of inches...
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    Officially registered to this awesome site.

    Hi all. I started out one year ago with 4 Rhode Island Red hens. Unfortunately, I am now down to 2 (1 hen died from an attack by neighbor's dog; 2nd hen died just recently from a fall). I was so heartbroken I swore the remaining 2 will be it. BUT....my spouse KNEW how much I enjoy relaxing...
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