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    Evil Rooster!

    I agree. Roosters are a dime a dozen! I had one that kept attacking all of us when we were out there feeding them or gather eggs. We kicked it, threw buckets (not as cruel as it sounds, since he was hard to reach). This would work for the moment and then start over. I've never found that...
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    Buffalo Gnats Killing Chickens?

    one more thing, watch for the chickens piling up. Not only do the gnats smother the chickens by crawling in their nostrils, but the chickens will hide their faces under each other to keep the gnats out of their noses and then they end up smothering each other! it's horrible! We've lost...
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    Buffalo Gnats Killing Chickens?

    that's right. Vanilla works. So does Listerine/ Scope mouth wash. I put them in spray bottles and spray the coop and the chickens several times a day. i think the vanilla is better, but the mouthwash is cheaper. Also, placing Bounce Fabric softener sheets around the coop and in nesting...
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    EE color to determine gender masters, I have a question (pic added)

    Quote: A bad sign for what?
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    Wondering about this EE?

    I have Easter Eggers this same color. They lay green eggs. Some are "clean faced" and some have beards. Easter Eggers come in such a variety of colors, they are bound to look like another breed at some point. I even have a yellow legged Easter Egger that lays green eggs. The comb does look a...
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    Easter Eggers

    Not to burst your bubble, but Easter Eggers are the hardest to sex! They have very little differences until the pointy hackle/ saddle feathers come in. I played this game for months last summer.
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    Ameraucana Hens Loosing Beard Feathers!

    Oh that would be good. At least there is an end in sight. I just hope hope 3 matching hens have full beards by fair time. They're not very pretty right now.
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    Ameraucana Hens Loosing Beard Feathers!

    I have Easter Eggers with bald beards. They are 10 months old and laying well. I have one rooster. There are two or three hens with beards intact, and I've never seen the plucking. I wondered if the rooster was doing that to them when he "catches" them. He can be kind of rough, but that...
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    Breeding EEs - gene questions

    Wow! Thanks for all the info. I have enough green egg layers, that a little variety would be nice. We're just very curious and like to speculate. I like the pick egg. We are planning some systematic solitary confinement soon to determine who lays it. We have one EE that has yellow legs...
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    Breeding EEs - gene questions

    We hatched chicks for the first time from our flock of Easter Eggers. Our Roo is and Easter Egger, and all the hens except one, are Easter Eggers. We have one Gold Star that lays big brown eggs. I wondered if anyone knew how the Easter Egger genes worked. Are they dominant? Will the cross...
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    Feather picking...HELP!!

    I have 21 - 8 mo old EE pullet/hens and one rooster. Most of the girls have their beards plucked out. I assumed it was the rooster because he is pretty rough. I thought it was strange since it was front feathers, but sometimes he yanks them around so he can catch them. (He doesn't care at...
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    EEEk! Price increase @ TSC

    Yikes. Ours is still around $11 and a half. I'm still too cheap on my egg prices for that. I'm going to have to charge more. Ugh.
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    Nutrena Laying Pellets > Nutrena Hen Scratch

    The Scratch at our local feed stores is more expensive than the regular Layer crumbles, so I see no point in it at all. I give chickens leftovers that they get all excited about, so I'm not going to get them used to some lavish treat they really don't need.
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    Question on mixing breeds.

    I've never had trouble with chickens of the same age that I raised together, whether they were different breeds or colors. It's just when I try to introduce new chickens to an existing flock that it gets tricky. You might try putting the new ones or the old ones in a cage inside the run for a...
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    My EE is a Spaz - Is this normal?

    I have 21 EE pullets and 1 EE rooster. I really like them. They did seem a little more scared of me than other chickens I have had in the past when they were young, but they got over it. Start bringing them table scraps and they will think you are the greatest. Their colors are so pretty, on...
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