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    Hens are eating their own eggs!

    For several months now, some of our hens have been eating the eggs as soon as they are laid. We have tried numerous things including fake ceramic eggs, letting them out of the coop to free range at 6 AM (which sucks) before they start laying. I always make sure their coop is clean, and they eat...
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    Swollen eye treatment

    This same thing is happening to mine. I was wondering if she was pecked or stung by something. Yours looks more obvious because of the dried blood. I can't tell if mine was pecked but she looks the same.
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    Puss oozing from swollen eye

    can someone please tell me what this is? The first pic is of her healthy eye, and the second one is in bad shape. I just noticed this today but she must have been this way long enough to have her feathers start to grow back around her eye. Her entire eye area is really swollen and there is like...
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    OK, give it to me straight...is she a he?

    Thank you! That is great info to have for next year...
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    OK, give it to me straight...is she a he?

    Ok...bummer. But thanks so much you guys!
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    OK, give it to me straight...is she a he?

    x3, as in 3 pullets?
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    OK, give it to me straight...is she a he?

    Thanks Wilebaum...anyone else have any thoughts on the matter?
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or A Cockerel? Click Here!

    My chicks look very similar to yours. I am still waiting for someone to chime in on my pics a few posts back. Fingers crossed for both of us!
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    OK, give it to me straight...is she a he?

    OK, I bought these 3 at Agway. 8 week old Araucanas (what the sign said). The black-headed one with the red comb is worrisome. Different breed hopefully? Thanks in advance...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or A Cockerel? Click Here!

    OK, so I think I know what the answer is here. I bought these 3 at Agway. 8 week old Araucanas. The black-headed one with the red comb is worrisome. She doesn't even look like the other two (they have furry cheeks, and no red combs). Rooster? Different breed maybe? Thanks in advance...
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    Roosters or hens?

    I am not sure how you can tell by the comb if they are roosters or not. I have 3 Barred Rock hens. 2 of them have VERY large, very bright red combs. When they were chicks I thought one of them was a rooster because it was aggressive and made different sounds than the rest. She also had a larger...
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    Heating advice for 6 day old chicks

    I keep a heat lamp on my 10 day old chicks 24/7 unless they are in the sunlight. Heat lamp is about 16 inches away from them. They seem to keep huddling near it still but I too am wondering when to turn the light off..temp in the house is mid 60s....
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    Does anyone have photos of your 2 week old chick?

    Here is one of my 10 day old Araucanas. She doesn't want to sit still.
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    Do I have a cockerel?

    How can you tell it's a rooster by that photo?
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    Looking for chicken laws in Danbury, Ct

    We live in Danbury too, and just got 3 hens this weekend. They are a year old, well-mannered except for 6:30 in the AM when they freak out and are very loud for about an hour. We didn't bother to look into the laws because we agreee you should be able to self-sustain in your own yard. Worried...
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