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    Review by 'sailrnest' in article 'Understanding Your Rooster.'

    Loved the read! I have 2 Roos. 1 Tom is Oliver Egger 18 months older then the other Caillou Copper Maran who was hatched from Purchased eggs slipped under a broody. (At the time I had 20 hens and wanted dark chocolate eggs to go with my rainbow collection) It has been interesting watching the 2...
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    Comment by 'sailrnest' in article 'Dissertation: "Is it Chicken Math or Chicken Myth?"'

    Sounds like chicken math to me!
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    Treehouse Chicken Coop

    I think the problem is not just how to get hens up and down safely but how to get eggs out without you. Climbing in and out daily. That would get old fast. And cleaning it yikes!
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    I shouldn't have looked...

    I agree my hen was sitting on eggs. On day 21 there was a mishap in the nest box (ants) and mama left the nest for an unknown amount of time. I cleaned the coop and brought mama inside hoping the eggs would still hatch. I went to TSC for you know “stuff”and saw the babies. I felt mama deserved...
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    Coop broodys hatched chicks in nesting boxes

    I would remove any new eggs! She may sit on them for awhile and start the process of developing chicks but she will abandon the new eggs to tend to her babies already hatched. My hen did that as well. She also had a few eggs that did not hatch on day 21 and 22. on day 23 she kicked them from the...
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    How to start the process with a broody hen?

    Thank you
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    How to start the process with a broody hen?

    Back story: I have raised chickens off and on for over 30 yrs but never had a Roo. So come to my point my hubby FINALLY agreed I could have a ROO! He no longer cares if Tom short for "Tom Cat" because he is catting around the girls cock-a-doodle-dooing when ever he wants. Now I have a broody...
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    My turkey tom and hen mated naturally

    I am by no means an expert on birds or people for that matter, it just seemed a little harsh to say "This is not the first time that you have made false claims about what your turkeys are." Udeagbala may be basing her breed name based on where she purchased her turkeys. I have purchased 2 day...
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    What Breed of Chickens Do You Have?

    1 Rhode Island Red, 2 New Hampshire Red, 1 Delaware, 4 Barred Rock, 2 Olive Eggers, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Black Jersey Giants 2 White Plymouth Rock 1 Easter Egger Rooster I had originally ordered 2 of each except the easter egger I ordered 6 but 4 died between 10-12 weeks. I plan on adding a...
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    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    I have been getting 10-12 eggs per day from my girls since Nov, Dec from 16 girls. I was getting 14-15 Sept and Oct. These are 2 days plus the 4 in the crate are from this morning when I went to feed them. I will collect the rest when I turn them out to free range about noon. I rotated the egg...
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    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    I think that is funny, we were the opposite. We had store bought white eggs and the brown ones were more expensive. I remember asking my mom if we could buy the pretty brown ones and was told no they are almost a dollar more! That was back when the household budget was counted to the penny.🤔
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    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    I to got all my girls in the new flock from Dare 2 Dream farm in June and Aug 2020. I would love a Roo but hubby and neighbors put their foot down. lol
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    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    I have a new flock, my last old girl had stopped laying so I started over with 2 White Plymouth Rocks, 2 Delaware, 2 olive eggers, 2 Black Jersey giants, 2 Hampshire, 2 RIR in June all 6-10s. When the breeder hatched Easter Eggers I ordered 2 and 2 more Olive Eggers all were 6 weeks when I got...
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    Transitioning from roofed to roofless run

    We have umbrellas in our yard around our pool and speaking from that experience they would need to be brought down/collapsed during wind and snow. Rain is not a problems as long as there is no wind. We have our set into a concrete base and wind has torn the umbrella inside out ripping it to...
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    Deep bedding

    I have always used pine shavings, about 6-8 inches deep on plywood with linoleum covering. Where do you purchase hemp product? Is it pellet form? In a bale? Cost? Does it smell like the Hemp farms (skunk smell) when you first apply it??
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