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    Lonely hen

    I have to start off by showing an excited 3 year old with his new chicks. Next, for those wondering how to get your dogs to behave around chickens, start early. :) Finally, I was pondering the idea of letting the chicks in with the older hen earlier than I had planned. I had planned on...
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    Can I introduce 1 day old chicks to a group of six 10-14 day olds?

    That is the exact question I was going to ask. I am getting 7 in a few weeks and 2 more two weeks later. My local farm store is not getting the breeds I want in at the same time.
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    no rooster but...

    Quote: I have a hen that does indeed crow. Boy she is going to be confused in a few days when the new rooster shows up.
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    Roo House

    Finally got my hands on a nice Australorp rooster and while he is in quarantine at my dad's I am making a new home for him. So far everything except for the nails and screws are re-purposed. I took a 55 gallon barrel that was originally used at a car wash for soap that I re-purposed many moons...
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    Broody causing others to stop laying? new pics 5/22

    Well I believe I know what is going on now. I have two out of the three that are broody and the third is laying the egg that they are infatuated with. Today I locked them out of the pen and did a little cold water treatment. One of the girls was so determined to sit that the bucket of water...
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    Broody causing others to stop laying? new pics 5/22

    I have a broody that I plan on trying to break tomorrow (cold water on the bottom) that seems to be causing the others to stop laying. Is this possible? Also one of my hens is missing some feathers on her neck. Could this be from the broody pecking at her?
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    Dogs and Chicks how to train them to get along (PICS)

    My yellow lab was driven by food (chicken treats) to get into the pen with our chickens. Not really sure how the introduction of dog to chicken went since we are unsure how long he was in there lol. He has done this twice and has not hurt any of the girls even though they keep their distance...
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    Smallest Egg

    I have been lurking around for a while and have been meaning to join, but after my wife sent a picture of a new egg to me today I knew I had to post it. So, why did one of my Australorps lay this unusually small egg? FYI the egg in question is in the middle beside the quarter for size reference.
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