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    REady to start raising a small clutch of quail.....

    I had chickens for 2 years...they quit laying and my health took a downturn...so closed up shop, so to speak....Well,....Now my health is improved and I wanna try my luck at raising some quail for a change. Should I order chicks, or try to start with eggs?? I have never incubatored any...
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    11 Chickens - 2 eggs a day ?

    WEll...after reading all these post, I feel much better knowing I am not doing anything ''wrong''. Guess it is just a long molting period and I will just have to be patient and be thankful for the eggs that I am getting !! I agree, we need a ''Hens who are not laying Club'' right now.....LOL!!
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    Check out my new coop!

    Awesome!!!! Now, that is a really nice coop!
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    egg laying doing down.

    Hope someone has an answer.....as you are not alone !!!! Out of my 18 hens who are 18 months old .....I got 2 or 3 a day this past week ....last month I was getting 6-8 ....before that 12-14... .before that 16-17.... Dont know how long this so called MOLT is supposed...
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    How often do pullets lay?

    I seem to remember my hens started off sorta slow...but were batting 100 in no time at all !! Oh and by the way....
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    OK...Why are my hens not laying like they were??? Help?

    This gives me hope that, eventually, I will, again, be picking 16-18 eggs a day....Thanks !!
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    OK...Why are my hens not laying like they were??? Help?

    Quote: A couple of my chickens have lost so many feathers they look like footballs with legs.
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    My $100.00 coop and run (picture heavy)

    OH and by the way..... !!
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    My $100.00 coop and run (picture heavy)

    Awesome use of what you had available and it even has a certain "style'' !!!! I love it!!
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    Shed-to-coop... help?

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    OK...Why are my hens not laying like they were??? Help?

    Thank you ...I think you must be right....I have been reading other post and seems this is the ''molt season'' ? I never had a flock that molted before, so, I was not sure what to look for, except for the bare patches on the back and some neck and head feathers missing. Is this indeed a...
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    OK...Why are my hens not laying like they were??? Help?

    I should mention I ordered these hens my self..they are 18 months old.....they were egg laying machines for awhile and now...zip. Could it be that they are missing the roosters?
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    OK...Why are my hens not laying like they were??? Help?

    My chickens slowed down egg production last winter...that was expected... it was a very harsh 3-4 months. Then spring came and they were laying back to 80-90%...About then, we noticed our roos were wearing out the hens.....many of my hens were ridden so much they lost feathers on the...
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    Where to get chickens processed in MO

    Just wanna say hello to all you fellow Missourians.....From SW Mo here!
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    I swore this day would never come...

    I remember that day I heard our first crow, too!!!! Pitiful arent they??
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