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    What breed? Rural King...didn't know

    Looks like my EEs I got from RK a few weeks ago.
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    How many times a day do they lay and what happened to our Easter Eggers?

    I have a hen that this past fall she was pretty regularly laying two eggs a day. Its uncommon but possible. Often the eggs will be soft shelled or not quite right but in my case the eggs were perfect. I know it was her because at the time she was the only chicken (she got dumped on our farm)...
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    Lets talk nest boxes!

    Mine would all currently be internal boxes as I'm not sure I'm handy enough to make exterior ones in an existing building
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    Lets talk nest boxes!

    We have added a lot of chicks....like a lot. :gig We have a huge coop (big outbuilding we turned into a coop) and we are dividing out to multiple coops but for the main egg laying flock we should end up around 20-30 hens we will end up keeping that will be in the main coop. I've only have 5...
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    Ayam Cemani - Take a guess? (6 weeks)

    He's a ninja....last time he pooed IN my pocket and I didn't notice right away......
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    Ayam Cemani - Take a guess? (6 weeks)

    I'll get some more! I gave up on photos after he poo'd in my hand....
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    Ayam Cemani - Take a guess? (6 weeks)

    That's what I thought as well. For the past couple weeks his comb has been bigger than the other chicks I have but I didn't have any other Ayam Cemani's to compare him to. I love the iridescent kind of feathers. I didn't know only the boys have them. Although come to think of it I don't think...
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    Ayam Cemani - Take a guess? (6 weeks)

    What do you all think so far? Is "Rex" a pullet or cockrel?! I have been leaning towards cockrel for a while now but this week I'm not at sure. He is right at 6 weeks old
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    My Ayam Cemani hatch-a-long!

    Sorry things got crazy around here! We had 9 babies hatch, all doing very well. We unfortunately had a bit of an accident with a kiddo who accidentally squished one so we are down to 8 now :(
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    Want to raise numbers

    Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that!
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    Interest in a Emu hatch along?

    Ahhh so jealous! I will totally be an avid reader of the thread but no emus here.....yet ;) We are planning to move to more land in the next few years and by then my kiddos will be a little older so it'll be a bit safer to have them around the farm.
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    12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Gah I still can't decide what type of chicken I want to hatch. We just like a variety...but since its an easter hatch its hard not to want to just fill the whole incubator with EEs
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    In May I am getting some more chicks and I'm getting ducklings for the first time!

    How exciting! I love ducklings...hate the mess...but love the ducklings! Make sure you keep the brooders separate for the chickens and ducklings. Your sanity will thank me later. The ducks are super messy, keep food and water on opposite sides of the brooder. Plan to at least clean out the...
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    Sand

    This is what I used when we tried out sand. Its a coarse sand so not quite a fine gravel but coarser than normal sand. It clumps up pretty bad and packs down so I'm not sure sand is the best option for what you're looking for.
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    Want to raise numbers

    Sounds like you have a lot of plans this year for your chickens!! I agree with others in putting the pens near each other. If you're getting chicks you can always put the brooder in the pen with them so they don't see the chicks as a threat. I do this when my chicks get a little older and have...
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