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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hello, Update on our chicken life. Last year wasn't a good year. We had worked on getting Dark Brahma chicks and ended up with Dark Brahma Bantam roosters. We can't have roosters in town. Bad thing was that a raccoon invaded the neighborhood and we lost two of them. Gave the other away to...
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    Integration dilemma

    I totally agree with your opinion. Since our other two hens are bigger that the bully hybrid she doesn't pick on them but her own sister. We'll see how the peepers work. Thanks for your reply!
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    Integration dilemma

    We don't have a rooster (city codes don't allow) so it's not mating injuries. It's from her bully sister who gets on her and pecks away. I ordered pinless peepers yesterday from Amazon. Thanks for the advice there. So, it's okay to take the baby off of starter feed at 3 months? We have a...
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    Integration dilemma

    We have had and integrated multiple chickens for 6 years. But, have come across 2 problems that I'm at an unknown solution crossroad. We have 4 adult hens. One, a Barred Rock, has been with us the full 6 years, one Brahma that's about 3 yrs old and 2 hybrid reds that are two yrs old. In March we...
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    Weird head and comb

    Yes, once I posted they went from left and right to top and bottom. Anyway, my mistake is not memorizing what they were called at the farm store we got them from. Murdoch's is the store. I just remember they were called Giant somethings and upon some research it looked like Australorps. We got...
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    Weird head and comb

    We bought two chicks in March that, I believe, are Giant Austrolorps. They are growing rapidly and seem healthy but there is one that has a very small blackish comb and her head has white patches on it. The other one has a good red comb and her whole head is black. I'm curious if one is sick or...
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    No shell eggs and now a strange output this morning

    We've got a Rhode Island Red 3 yrs old that has developed a strange condition. We have 5 other chickens eating the same diet (pellet layer food, some sunflower seeds, limited amount of meal worms, occasional cabbage) and are doing fine. I also must mention that we supply oyster shells and grit...
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    Paper-thin egg shells

    We have a hen doing the same thing. We have six hens that all get the same feed with oyster shell and grit added in but just the one is laying very thin shelled eggs that are broken before they can be gathered. Last year her eggs were just fine. She is only two years old. May try throwing the...
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    New coop and getting chickens used to it

    Getting ready to get a new coop 4' x 8'. We have two now but would like to get our 6 chickens into just one. Four of the chickens are 2 yrs old with the other 2 1 yr old. The Rhode Island Red and New Hampshire Red are aggressive to the youngsters when out loose. I have been reading about getting...
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    Brahma's not laying yet

    Thank you for your response. I was thinking the short days might be one of the reasons. We did get a pinkish large egg once that didn't match any that we get from our other hens so got hopeful then. I love these Brahma's! They are so docile and follow me everywhere but aren't prone to liking any...
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    Brahma's not laying yet

    In May we brought two Brahma chicks into our chicken world. We have four others (a RI red, a NH red, a Barred Rock and an Americana) that are now 2 yrs old. We kept the babies apart from the rest of the flock but they could see each other through chicken fencing. We integrated about 3 months ago...
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    Integrating chickens

    We have had our older chickens for two years. One Rhode Island Red, one New Hampshire Red, one Barred Rock and one Americana (we think). Notice picture on my account for the chickens. When we first got them we had bought a coop from a farm store then added a run area that's enclosed with chicken...
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    Non-egg laying hen getting broody

    Hi, we have an Americana that is over a year old and has only laid two eggs which were very small. Have threatened her with putting her on the dinner table but since she is a 'pet' can't bring ourselves to that. Anyway, found her yesterday sitting on eggs the others have laid. We're only a...
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    Do chickens molt this time of year?

    Thanks for the information. Would a molting chicken maybe not eat as much as she should? I have a feeling that's not the case but I may try checking it today. She has seemed like she doesn't want to be touched during this stage. Quite often before this I could pick her up with no problem but...
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    Do chickens molt this time of year?

    Wow, I came on here today because I was concerned about one of our hens molting in the winter. We live in Colorado and it's been pretty cold the past few days. She looks so pitiful so was going to ask if she was molting or maybe sick. I will include a picture but looking at yours and reading the...
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