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    Young hens laying huge eggs, should I be worried?

    I have a variety of 17 hens. The 4 Leghorns are smallest hens and lay white eggs, four daily — they’re the largest eggs of the 13 other hens. Get double yookers often
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    Automatic Coop Door

    Three years ago I installed a electric operating door since I had 110V service nearby in a shed. The coop door also could be operated by remote control, and my house is 75 feet from the house. Acutally works from inside the house. The only problem with this type of electric door is it's...
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    Automatic Coop Door

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    Why does the flock start to pick on one chicken??

    I see that there hasn’t been any posts for a while, so let me post this with my situation. I have 10 hens, no roosters (not allowed in the city limits). One of my hens, a small Americana, is being pecked and bullied by one Red and one Black hen, almost twice the size of the Americana. These...
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    Are grass clippings bad for your chickens?

    I'm new to backyard chickens and appreciate the tons of information. I have 10 teenagers and have put sand in the chicken run. However, I was interest in putting fresh grass clippings in the run area also. I don't use weed and feed on the grass, and I cut my front lawn with an electric mower...
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    New member

    Where in Michigan? I live in Texas, but grew up in Metro Detroit
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    New member

    Greetings. I am new to the BackYard Chicken site. I got my first 10 chickens two weeks ago. I will have to follow-up their breeds. I found out about this site from a friend who has chickens, and also have been to the site several times. My daughter has been raising backyard chickens for...
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