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    HELP. My injured hen is being attacked during reintroduction to flock.

    Back story: A few nights ago I was woken up to my 6 hen flock (two Delawares, two Barred Rock, two Red Laced Blue Wyandottes) going crazy in our large sideyard. There was an opossum in the yard that had just attacked one of them (a Delaware) and she (the hen) was limping. I killed the opossum...
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    cracked eggs

    I'm having the same issues!! my chickens hate hate hate bedding in their coop... what does the cumin do? Can you still eat the egg? I would hate to waste it...
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    Finding cracked eggs :(

    Three of my hens stated laying last week and I'm not sure why either (I've been giving them oyster shells for a month now and the eggs they are laying aren't soft) but some of the eggs I'm getting are cracked on the top/bottom... not like a peck-hole but more like an impact crack as it was laid...
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    Things you never said until you had chickens.......

    "Can you grab me a bail of straw on the way back from the grocery store?" "We should leave (the party) early, we need to count the chickens and close the coop door." "Chickens are so smart!" "I went to the store to get three chicks but came home with ten because its better if they're even...
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    Columbian Wyandotte

    She looks like a Delaware to me... I've never seen one with feather feet but then again I've never seen one with such short legs either. :)
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    Just wanted to say goodbye and thanks to you guys!!

    AWEEE!!! Thanks for the outpouring of awesomeness, everyone!!!!! I just checked back today and yeah, you've all convinced me to stay and still chat!! I've even been hopeful that if we get a downstairs unit with a nice patio maybe maybe we might be able to MAYBE have a couple chickens... Maybe...
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    Just wanted to say goodbye and thanks to you guys!!

    I have no chickens I am chickenless.
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    Just wanted to say goodbye and thanks to you guys!!

    I live in Orange, CA and my fiance and I recently decided to sell our house and move into an apartment which means I've had to sell my backyard flock They all went to super good homes and I had an adoption fee of 15 dollars for the older ones and 10 dollars for the younger ones so I'm pretty...
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    Grrrr, no eggs as of yet, my hens are 19 weeks old...

    Oh really, too much scratch can delay laying? hmmmmm... and yeah I agree on the patience part I just cant wait to have fresh eggs!!!!
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    Grrrr, no eggs as of yet, my hens are 19 weeks old...

    Hi everyone, I just wanted to vent... I have two EEs, two Barred Rocks, and a Buff Orpington who are all 19 weeks old. WHEN WILL THEY START LAYING!! arrrgggg... just wondering if anyone has a similar problem or has any advice for me. I give them lots of treats (table scraps), lay mash mixed...
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    Hen or Roo EE? 12 weeks old.

    It really sucks that we cant keep roosters where we live.....
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    Hen or Roo EE? 12 weeks old.

    WOW!! Thanks for the info everyone!... Poor Dinner!!
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    Hen or Roo EE? 12 weeks old.

    uhhh-OOOOHHHH..... thats what I was afraid of, how do you know? When do they start crowing?
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    Hen or Roo EE? 12 weeks old.

    (S)He's a bit bigger than the other EE's... definitely the leader of the flock. I bought her at a feed store and they said that all their chicks are sexed as female from the hatchery but "they make no guarantees". What do you guys think? When do males start crowing? I hope for (her)his sake...
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    Is my coop too cramped?

    I heard you should have four square feet for each chicken... you have 64 square feet with your 8x8 coop... which means you can house 16 chickens. But that's just what I heard...
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