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    Maize

    I buy scratch grain chcken feed which is mostly maize and my chickens won't eat it. Is there a way to make the chickens like maize. I comes whole grain. Would crushing the maize like the corn work better. I've also thought of just buying crushed corn like in Deer feed but worry it won't be...
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    Easter Egger Rooster

    Well, earlier this fall I asked the forum to identify a chicken I got at the feed store and memebers said she was an Easter Egger. Well she turned out to be a he when one day I saw him start crowing in the yard. Since then he has grown into a very large rooster. I would put him in the same...
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    Raising Chicks

    Well, I've had pretty good luck hatching and raising my chicks for a beginner. I've only lost one who looked underdeveloped. My question is how can you determine sex in the egg. I want hens and 3 out of 4 turn out to be roosters. I'm over run with young roosters and only a few pullets.
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    New Chicken

    Here's a pic of the hen along with one of the Leghorn rooster for comparison.
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    New Chicken

    Hello, Wanted to see if I can get an idea of what breed chicken I have here. I purchased what I thought were two leghorns, 1 male 1 female, from my local feed store. The rooster is turning into a nice looking leghorn but I don't know what the hen is exactly. She's white with silver or what...
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    Little Americana

    Well, my little Americana(Ethel) passed in her sleep last night. She had been disabled after a stroke since early May. I had been watering her by hand for over a month now. I was amazed at how long she lasted. Yesterday she was enjoying fresh garden tomatoes and chicken feed. I'm glad she...
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    Elderly Hen with all kinds of Problems

    My poor little hen just keeps going. It's Jul and she started going down hill in the winter. I initially suspected a stroke or some sort of neurological problem. To date she can't stand, sleeps most of the time with her head twisted upside down. I give her water by hand but she manages to...
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    Americana Hen not doing so well

    A few days ago I wrote hoping to find out what might be wrong with my old hen. Over the weekend it dawned on me what might have happened to her. My brother had a horse that did this and I had an old dog that had one and now I believe my hen is showing all the symptoms of a stroke. Has anyone...
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    Elderly Hen Can't Walk

    I've got a little Americana hen that I've been nursing and can't figure out exactly what's wrong with her. First off, she's old. Don't know how old but she was the oldest of a few hens I bought about a year ago. During the winter I noticed she started staying on the roost all day and wouldn't...
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    Chicken acting strangely

    Well, the Rode Island didn't make it. I wish I knew why. She showed no outward signs other than she was lethargic and would just lay down. Since the episode with the rough textured egg the other day I wonder if she had an egg that wouldn't pass. This was our only Rode Island and out of the...
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    Chicken acting strangely

    I have a Rode island Red that's about 11/2 years old. She molted in Oct and all seemed well until a few days ago. She looks alright. Comb is upright and bright red. Eyes are clear and orange like they alwya are. She doesn't eat like she should and I've noticed what I belive to be her eggs...
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    Introducing New Pullet

    I have a young Barred Plymouth Rock that I feel is about ready to join the flock. She's as big as my Americanas but I worry she's not coop smart to stay out of the way of my dominant Rode Island Red. Is there a secret to getting them together or does she just have to take her knocks from the...
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    Chicks Didn't WorkOut

    Well, I did as suggested. I removed the bad eggs and as it worked out the hen was perched on top of the nest box the next day wanting out with the flock. She's still clucking but hasn't tried to sit since. I just wonder if she'll start laying again. She was one of my better layers before she...
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    Chicks Didn't WorkOut

    Well, back to square one. Three eggs hatched and all chicks died or were killed by the flock before we could get to them. Hen still has 3 eggs under her but I don't think they'll hatch. She's still broody and won't get off the nest. We feed and water her in the nest to keep her alive...
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    Chicks Just Aren't Working Out

    I had a hen go broody on me so I put some fertilized eggs under her to let her run her course. 3 hatched yesterday and right away it seems other chickens grabbed 2 chicks out of the nest and killed them. The other hatchling stayed under mama. I put the hen, nest and all, in a cage within the...
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