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    Flock integration

    Are they eating and drinking OK? Are they getting hurt? Why do you want to change things? I try to leave mine alone and let them be chickens.
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    Flock integration

    Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined!! Sounds normal. When I integrate chicks they form a sub-flock, avoid the adults until the pullets start laying. Then they are accepted into the pecking order. Until then if they approach the adults or the adults approach them they are likely to get...
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    Which eggs to hatch?

    A hen can start laying eggs 2 weeks before she starts incubating and usually get a great hatch. So 2 weeks are certainly possible. I'm not a hen laying in a hidden nest though. The hatcheries have studied this. The ideal temperature to store eggs is around 55 Fahrenheit (about 13 C). The...
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    Hens have bare backs

    It sounds like your rooster is still a cockerel since his spurs are not yet in. Are these four the new pullets? It is possible they are getting most of his attention and maybe his technique hasn't been perfected yet. A cockerel can often be very eager. So, yes, it could be the boy. I had...
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    Intoducing new rooster.

    One problem I've seen with a flock of several hens and one rooster is that they do not always stay in a tight group. Often some will wander off on their own, well away from the rooster. Usually the same hens stay near the rooster and the same hens wander. Each flock is different but it is...
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    Treating Rangers Broilers with Corid

    Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined! I'll copy something I wrote about Coccidiosis and medicated feed. It is not your situation but it may help you understand how Cocci works and how to manage it. Your Rangers are not going to poop as much as Cornish Cross but will more than your...
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    Thinking of getting chickens (already have ducks) - need advice on breeds!

    It looks like your feed store gets their chicks from Hoover Hatchery since they offer the Starlight Green Eggers. I think any of them will meet your "goofy" criteria. Lovely eggs just depends on the observer. Will your feed store sell you one of each? Will they all be available at the same...
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    Help with staggering duck eggs!

    Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined! I'd probably candle it to see where the air cell is. If the air cell is abnormally small I'd drop the humidity pretty low for a couple of days but go back to the 70's for regular lockdown. But I'd expect the air cell to be a pretty normal size so...
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    Who’s the daddy?

    Nothing weird about that at all. This is a forum where we can have pretty serious discussions about chicken poop. What is strange about chicken sex? Not your question, but it is related. It takes about 25 hours for an egg to go through the hen's internal egg making factory. That egg can...
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    Not sure ?? Im frustrated and afraid!

    The only thing that works is fences. Either you fence the chickens in or you fence them out. Chickens like to scratch in fresh dirt or mulch so they can be a pain. Plus they can peck fruits and vegetables. Will they fly over a fence? You never know until you try. Many physically can but...
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    What's it called?

    I agree, pullet egg. They can be pretty small, especially if the pullet laying it is still very young. They should get larger fairly rapidly. I'd just label it pullet egg or first egg.
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    Help my chicks may have coccidiosis…

    This is good news. I'm not sure what is going on with this chick. Whether it is Coccidiosis or not, it will not hurt to treat all of them with the Corid. Coccidiosis is caused by a parasite. The problem comes when the numbers of that parasite get out of hand. There are several different...
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    Scottish chickens

    I don't have nearly the extremes you do but I built my coop big enough that they can spend some time in there without issues. That way they can wait until I'm ready to let them out in the morning, even if it is after my breakfast. At night maybe automatic doors (which I don't like) or see what...
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    A sign of broodiness and tips?

    People say "dog crate" but those can be those plastic things with a solid bottom. Sometimes those can work but better is a "dog cage" with a wire bottom. That lets the air circulate under her. Maybe put it up on bricks?
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    A sign of broodiness and tips?

    It is really common for mine to lay eggs at the same time in the same nest. I often see three hens crowded in one nest while my other three nests are empty with none of them broody. I also have hens that will lay an egg in a nest with a broody. You can't tell by looking. A broody hen can...
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