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    Am I getting the right amount of eggs?

    Thanks for the chicken math!! They only free range in the afternoon when we get home for several hours until they go to bed. I didn't count my original flock who are starting to molt, they are in a separate coup though. Thanks again!
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    Am I getting the right amount of eggs?

    Thanks guys for the chicken math! Guppy, they don't free range until about 4 in the afternoon when we are home and out in the yards. They do have la large run the rest of the day but no hidden nests. Thanks again!
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    Am I getting the right amount of eggs?

    They were all hatched Feb 25th, and I'm getting about about a dozen per day. I have: 4 gold laced wyandottes 5 red sex links 3 splash marans 5 blue copper marans 2 black copper marans 2 Easter egger I'm getting one blue almost every day 5 blue red laced wyandottes. 1 specked Sussex...
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    Roo or hen

    I have 5 blue red laced Wyandotte hens and one supposed to be roo. No critiques on quality please, I'm not planning on hatching. I have another roo (barred rock) that was crowing before he was 2 months old and very interested in his ladies and showing typical room behavior very early. Our BRLW...
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    "Farter" egg in older hens

    My Hens aren't exactly "older" but they have been laying for about 7 months now. I did have a hen go broody on my which I separated her out in a crate for a few days and she's now back with the flock. I went to collect eggs today and this is what I found. Could it be the ex-broody hen? Why else...
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    Cross beak surgery

    It does look painful but she is acting fine and being herself. Even if she is in pain right now, it;s worth if if she has a life of being able to eat and peck normally.
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    Cross beak surgery

    I'm not sure if this is the right section but here goes..... I have a cross beak Easter Egger. It wasn't bad at first but as she grew it got worse and worse. I took her to the vet to have her beak trimmed several weeks ago and again several days ago. I tried but I was afraid I would dremal her...
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    Chicks not roosting

    I have 2 flocks that I'm trying to intergrate. Once was hatched feb. 24th (14 hens) and one hatched feb 18th (16 hens 1 roo). They are now approximalty 2 months old. Up until a week ago they spent their time in 2 separate "pens" in the garage right next to each other. Last week their coop and...
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    help with breed of chickens

    I ordered a mixed flock - some are very obvious as to their breed but due to having lost a couple of chicks in transit, I can't pair these up and I'm having troubleing identifying them. I beleive the first one with the arrow next to it is a speckled sussex (head shot in the corner) and the...
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    distinquishing sex for Blue Red Laced Wyandotte chicks

    Thanks, I think I have all pullets by that description - I guess that's the way it goes, you don't want a roo and you get one or more, want one and you don't get one! Just my luck!
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    distinquishing sex for Blue Red Laced Wyandotte chicks

    I have 5 Blue Red Laced Wyandotte chicks, one is supposed to be a roo - any tips on telling which one is which? they were hatched February 25th and are almost 4 weeks old now. TIA
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    Coop size and adding chickens

    My coop is 4 ft x 8 ft and has six nesting boxes with perching bars. The run is 24 x 8 completely covered and we have a larg uncovered run they have access during the day when we are home. (see photo below) I currently have 12 hens and one roo. I have ordered 8 more hens and another roo. I plan...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Mine got a small butternut squash, a pear, left over spaghetti and a green pepper which they didn't like!
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    Hawk Deterant

    We had our first loss today to a Hawk - Our chickens have their coop, a run that is 10x20 and a fenced yards that is partially under the trees. They were in their outside yard when we lost the hen. Would it deter the hawk if were were to put up beach umbellas in their yardl. My thought is that...
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    Feeding/watering inside or out

    I've been keeping my feeder and waterer inside the coup but also have a water source outside in their run and yard. I'm getting an automatic waterer due to the mess the girls make - should I install it inside their coup or out in their run. The door is shut at dusk and opens at first day light...
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