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    My blue copper marans started laying today!

    That is all. I’m just excited and wanted to share!
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    My chicken screams, please help

    Apparently both blues are doing it now, and this isn’t even half as loud as they get.
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    My chicken screams, please help

    I took one but it won’t let me attach it here for some reason.
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    My chicken screams, please help

    Blue copper maran.
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    My chicken screams, please help

    One long note, like "SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" She'll hold it for a solid 30 plus seconds. I do know she's going to start laying soon. She's started squatting down in the mating pose when I walk toward her. Do you think she may stop or at least calm down when she starts laying?
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    My chicken screams, please help

    I have 7 wonderful birds. One of my younger hens (Not laying yet) SCREAMS, literally, for several hours a day. This is a relatively new behavior. She's a blue copper maran, and none of my birds vocalizes like she does. Does anyone have ANY suggestions for quieting her down? My neighbors haven't...
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    Fermented Feed- Does it break down the corn?

    Hi y'all. I've been looking into fermented feed and am ready to try it. My question is this: Will fermenting the commercial feed I buy break down the corn enough to be safe for my chickens to consume on hot days? I've been feeding them mostly vegetables and seeds because it's been over 100...
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    Need a solution, having a hell of a time integrating newbies in

    An update for anyone who's following: I crated the problem hen within the run, so she can see the others but she's separated from everyone. "Chicken jail". This seems to have stressed her out to no end. Every time I peek into the run she's running the length of the crate trying to find a way...
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    Need a solution, having a hell of a time integrating newbies in

    This is genius! Thank you so much!
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    Need a solution, having a hell of a time integrating newbies in

    I don't think they're going to get too terribly bigger. They're so small! I've also tried the flicking thing, as well as the pushing them to the ground in a dominance type thing. Neither has prevented her from continuing. I might try the roost. Thank you! I think that's what I'm going to have...
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    Hi everybody

    I just posted a thread about it. Not sure how to link you.
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    Need a solution, having a hell of a time integrating newbies in

    So I have an established flock of 3 hens that have all been together for about a year. They're different ages and breeds but they all get along okay. A couple months ago my roommate convinced me to get chicks. I had been wanting a few more birds so I thought, sure no big deal. I did some...
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    Hi everybody

    My name is Riah, I'm a nurse in NorCal and I have 7 chickens at the moment. I first got chickens a couple years ago and my flock shrunk when I moved, but has recently grown with four new additions. I have two silkies, a RIR, a malay cross, two blue copper marans that are gorgeous, and my...
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