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    Finally gettign our coop back up and running!!! https://imgur.com/gallery/mWtiebT

    So, I've been aroudn a while, had chickens when we lived i nthe city, but I gave them all away so I could sell our house and get MOVED!!! That's right we Gave away all our birds to a friend that had her own coop, and we cleaned up everything and sold our house so we could get the hell outta...
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    Failure to Chicken!

    now that i have had the chance to watch them some tonight i finally got to see her wandering the yard and trying to scratch around tonight. so it sounds like a post trauma pecking order thing. **** i kindof wish rosters could be quieter so i could have one to stop the pecking order. anyway...
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    Failure to Chicken!

    Ok, So here's my little 19 week old black sex-link (black star) pullet here she is in the cage on the way home with the 4 terror bitches, (thats what I called them because they relentlessly pick on her) So I'm noticing some behaviors from this girl, some I like, Some that concern me. I...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    I got one that is slightly lighter than the others. I think it may be my pullet's first egg. the other browns are form 2 red star's and this lighter one may be my first black star brown egg. The white ones are form my white leghorns.
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    Tiny Egg??

    just a little bitty undeveloped egg. my parents used to get them all the time. happens from time to time.
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    Got some Cannabilistic aggressive egg Eaters

    Ah yes, I am now reading more, especially https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/876542/egg-eaters/20#post_13401992 I think I'll go with calcium and a decoy egg upgrade. and possibly play with some mustard and stop there. seems like good advise about the seasonality of some increased production...
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    Got some Cannabilistic aggressive egg Eaters

    OK, so here is what I have. 4 older hens, 2 White leghorns, and 2 red star's. 1 18 week old pullet who runs and hides, cause they all pick on her. I have had upwards of 3-4 eggs per day (and even one glorious 5 egg day), but recently it is down to only getting 2. I was wondering why their...
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    My pullet is getting harrassed

    OK so I have been busy, but this was helpfull and I kind of answered my own question. So for anyone else who wants to know, here is a good idea for basic supervised introductions.
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    My pullet is getting harrassed

    Let see what you guys think. So I have a pullet and she is getting relentlessly harassed by my other chickens. There are two white leghorns and 2 red sexlinks. the pullet is a 16 week old and she is a very soft black sexlink. the 2 red's are new as of yesterday but good gawd they are just...
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    here's my feeder

    Wanted to see what everyone thinks of my outside fill feeder port. I want to trim the height down a little on the esterior rising part. and I want to shorten the downspout so I can raise the feeder as much as possible (basically just lift the feeder to the same level as the elbow.) but I...
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    What is this chicken thinking?

    Guess whatt???
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    Toddler plays chase me with our bay pullet

    My toddler playing tag with her pet chicken.
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    FNG here from KC area

    Thanks, I get a lot of info here about best practices so I figured I'd at least contribute to the cause with some pics.
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