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    Adding a new hen; they don't like her and she doesn't like them

    I am a new chicken keeper. I've had my four Lakenvelders for about a month, since we moved into our new house. A neighbor brought us a Barred Rock Hen on Sunday (today is Wednesday evening) who was beating up all the other hens and not letting them eat. I let her meet our birds through the...
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    Keeping It Cool

    I have watermelon for them tomorrow. Thanks, they are Lakenvelders. I have been in chicken keeping for about 19 days now, but I really like them! ;-). They lay small white eggs. While I only got one egg today (temp +/-106F), I have been averaging 3 eggs a day, with an occasional four egg day...
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    Keeping It Cool

    It was pretty hot today, and we have have triple digits predicted for the next several days. The hens have been hot and I've been looking for a way to help them feel more comfortable. I saw a suggestions somewhere on BYC to freeze water bottles for them to lay on. I didn't really have time for...
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    New Home, New Way of Life

    I am buying some fine woolxDorper ewes from a friend. They are mostly for the dogs to work, as we are just getting started in sheepdog trialing, but I will use them for meat, as well.
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    New to chicken keeping: had me in tears laughing today

    I've had my hens for about a week now, but have only been living on the property with them since Saturday. It is a little embarassing how often I trudge out to the back of our property, where they live, through the forests of goat heads and other weeds to "check on them." I pick weeds for...
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    New Home, New Way of Life

    Congrats! I'm in a similar situation. My husband and I just (this past Saturday) bought and moved to our own little acreage, with 2.28 acres. I bought the hens from the seller's tenant. The coop and chicken yard are at the back of the property. . . .i hope the neighbors aren't noticing how...
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    Hi From Nevada!

    Tomorrow, not torrid. Thanks, iPhone.
  8. NVAnn

    Hi From Nevada!

    Thanks! I'm still trying to figure out if I have electricity out there or if I need to add a solar panel or extension cord. Torrid, I think I will put up a sum shade panel to give them extra shade in the hottest part of the afternoon. They do have a good amount of shade, but a little more can't...
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    Hi From Nevada!

    It is quite hot here, I think we hit 95F today, although the last couple of weeks were much hotter. I was wondering if she could have laid two in one day. I googled that and found a thread here on BYC about that very thing. At first it sounded like that, while rare, happened more in young...
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    Hi From Nevada!

    I just moved to a small acerage in Northern Nevada. I bought four Lakenvelder hens; they are a little over a year old. I typically get three eggs a day. For the last two days, I've only gotten two eggs. Early this afternoon, I went out to take them some veggie scraps from my lunch and found...
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