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    flock ate their first egg

    Whew! I sure hope it doesn't become a problem! I'm selling the younger pullets later this week and that'll clear up the nestboxes, since they've been taking refuge from the big girls in there. Hopefully the big girls will start laying in the nestboxes again with the younger ones gone. And I get...
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    flock ate their first egg

    My 4 year old son has been in charge of collecting the eggs, a job that he cherishes. We had tried to introduce some younger chickens into the flock, but that hasn't gone well. They are getting heckled so much, they just cower in the coop, taking over the nest boxes. So the big girls are...
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    Hello Chicks!

    Thanks! I love the mountains. I grew up on the coast of NC, but once I saw the mountains, I fell in love and have been here ever since! I do have some pictures, but haven't uploaded them to my computer yet. That will be for another day! Right now, I need to get the kids ready for my son's...
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    Hello Chicks!

    Hi, my name is Bekah. I am a full time stay at home mom living in the beautiful mountains of NC with my 2 kids (ages 4 and 2), my husband, a cat, and a total of 15 chickens. Eleven of my chickens are around 12 weeks old and are Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Sex-Links, and a Buff Orpington. I...
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    limping young rooster!

    I haven't heard of bumblefoot before. Thank you so much for the links for more information! I'm going to get my little kids distracted enough on something other than me being on the computer and read up on it. (It seems as though anytime I do ANYTHING, they are there to chat it up with me or...
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    limping young rooster!

    Help! My 11 week old black Australorp rooster started limping some 2 days ago. He's always been a little awkward looking and acting, but now he's limping. Today his limp is more pronounced and he's laying down a lot while his ladies graze around him. Everything else seems ok, but I've noticed...
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