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So did your 12 grown hens lose feathers? I just really really don't like looking at chickens with missing/broken feathers, so that's why we've always kept it small.

So you just indivually scoop out all the little poops?

We had a flock of hens where each hen would lay an egg everyday. After a while, we added a rooster to the flock, and they stopped laying eggs. We figured it was the rooster, so we gave the rooster to our neighbor. We waited, but they never started laying eggs. They're 3 years old. So do you...

I've only had flocks of 6 hens at a time, and there was really know mean pecking order, so no chickens ever got picked on. But in the spring we want to get more than 6, but don't wanna any pecking order problems. So basically where's the number where they start to get to bullying eachother...

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Unless its covered in poop, nope! Its not like you eat the shell.

I heard a lot of people talk about using sand? How exactly do you keep it clean? And how much does it cost you per month?

I'd say just leave the three eggs you have under her. She'll know that she's hatching 3, so she'll stay. Plus you may not believe it, but chickens and unhatched chicks actually peep at eachother, so the mom knows if the chicks are developing or not. She'll know if they're about to hatch, and...

Don't buy chicks that are died colors. Its cruel. Its not natural. Seriously, I hate people who treat animals like this.

Who'd you get them from? McMurray?

Keep on feeding them the chick food, until the day you see the egg. Than switch to the layer's crumble.

Yeah, we are getting rid of the reds. The problem with getting good egg layers is that our fair doesn't have a class for em. We're thinking now that we're gonna not get bantams (we can never make up our minds!) Instead, more birds like Standard Sized Cochin and Polish hens, and then wyandottes...

Sorry to take over the post. I just can't help myself when it comes to talking about my animals.

I think its all in the dog. I have a black lab who loves to hunt, but she doesn't bug our chickens. She's a very smart girl. We're looking for another lab, and hoping that this one will be gentle with the chickens too! Wish us luck!

Hahaha! This made my day!