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    Who's laying what?

    The first day I brought them here they didn't lay anything but then 2 days in a row I got 5 eggs. Then 3 eggs for 2 or 3 days and now 4 seems to be the magic number.
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    How to care for eggs after collecting them...

    I have heard so many stories about people doing different things but I am conflicted now about if I'm doing it all wrong. I have one friend who washes and puts them in fridge immediately. Another friend doesn't wash til she eats them and leaves them on counter til she eats them. My MawMaw...
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    Who's laying what?

    I'm trying to figure out who's laying which eggs and who's not producing. All 6 hens are young and still within production age but some aren't laying for some reason and I don't know why? I only had 1 hen left from last year's chicks as something killed all my other chickens and ducks. So I took...
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    Sounds before laying eggs?

    Ok thank you! I will have to start listening for which sound my ladies make!
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    Sounds before laying eggs?

    I've heard several people talk about their hens making an odd noise just before laying an egg but I haven't heard this sound from my hens yet. What is the sound? Do they each make the sound just before they lay an egg?
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    Guinea's

    I just bought 4 Guinea's from my local feedstore that were only a day old. I've never owned them before so I don't know anything about them. When will they start laying? Will they need a place to roost like the chickens? What color/size are their eggs? Will they lay on their eggs enough to...
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    Post your Duck names!

    I have 2 Pekins and their names are Snow White (my 6 yr old girl named her) and Snowball.
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    1 week old Broiler chicks laying down, not eating or drinking

    Someone please respond and help my chicks...I would be forever grateful
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    1 week old Broiler chicks laying down, not eating or drinking

    Thank you for responding! We have separated the 2 chicks that are sick. Reduced the heat temp. We have also been gently helping it to drink water but no luck getting it to eat. No pasty butt and they have only been outside once for about 15 mins. One chick is doing better today but still...
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    How old

    Yeah I'd be inclined to believe 3-6weeks but not days. Plus considering he sold them to you at newborn price my guess is that is what he told you too. Don't think I'd be buying from there again just on principle..lol. I like to know that the people I buy from knows what they are talking about...
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    Help with sexing my chicks

    For the future, the best time and easiest way to tell is when they are only 1-2 days old max. Another way to tell is by watching them walk, if they strut they are roosters. Also, if they are startled the boys stand up tall and the girls will hunker down. I cannot hardly tell by these pictures...
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    How old

    I would have to say that the Barred Rock is about 4-6 weeks old and the Buff Orp looks to be about 2-4 weeks old. Thanks for the pictures! I have 8 Barred Rocks and the oldest is 3 weeks old and slightly smaller than your Barred Rock. I do not own any Buff Orp but have seen them in different...
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    How old

    Only looking at these pictures and no other details I would have to agree with the others...3-5weeks but not likely to be older than that.
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    How old

    What kind are they? Is there a closer picture that shows them better?
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    1 week old Broiler chicks laying down, not eating or drinking

    I have two 1 week old Broiler chicks that are laying down, not eating, not drinking and they seem week and intoxicated. I bought them at a local feed store. We have 18 birds in all bought at different times and 4 breeds. The day we bought them we bought 7 Broilers. They are the only 2 that are...
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