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    Are Sapphire Gems just blue Barred Rock? What's the difference?

    I bought some dominant blue d 107, Blue Gems, for the reported egg laying ability and find out they are basically blue Barred Rocks. If I'd wanted a Barred Rock I would have bought some of those. Is this breed heat tolerant? What is your experience?
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    Chickens not laying - solutions, please

    I know it is difficult in the Winter months but I want to be sure they will start laying in the Spring. I no longer feel like raising chicks myself and they are not broody, of course.
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    Chickens not laying - solutions, please

    Hello Peeps, As many have posted my chickens have stopped laying. Mine after a brutal Summer drought so I wasn't too worried but I have never had chickens stop laying. Mine have alway produced eggs all year well into their old age. They are free range and fed an old trusted home remedy plus...
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    One of the best resources I've found on dealing with roosters

    Great comments. One can train roosters. I haven't had much luck with one who was already aggressive. We have trained roosters and they were mild mannered and there were others who started attacking us and had to be rehomed. We have had very smart and cooperative roosters who viewed us as...
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    Bloated hen

    ** I found some solutions:; Risk factors: .. • High altitudes, Poor air quality or ventilation, High stocking density, Cold, Genetics, Old age, Congenital heart disease, Lung infections such as pneumonia, Excess salt in the body or salt intoxication, Poor hygiene, dirty pen, dirty feeders...
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    Bloated hen

    When similar posts came up it suggests the gurgling sound is likely a symptom of ascetis? Has anyone had success solving this problem? I'm researching.
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    Bloated hen

    A Delaware hen first had issues with dirty skirts. I gave her a bit of nutri drench and she perked up and the skirts began to clear up. Then she started to look sick, just sitting while the other hens were pecking around the yard. I picked her up and was startled to feel the distended abdomed. I...
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    Review by 'starryhen' in article 'The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.'

    Groundbreaking and useful info. High research standards. Well written.
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    Feeding The Roosters

    This is an old post but I will reply. My roosters get too fat eating with the hens and worrying about them is tiresome. My new rooster is young and likes to eat by himself in the garden (which has its own challenges). Since I make up about 1/2 of the hen's total diet myself and supplement with...
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    :weeYou speak wisdom.
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    Ah.... no blueprint, only ideas about where to put what and how large. We have built free standing run ins for horses and hay but never something so complicated (don't laugh). Basically nesting boxes outside one side and an enclosed roosting hut on the other side for the rare bad weather. Our hm...
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    Quite an excellent reply. It never occurred to me to raise the floor/base but I now see that it is crucial to keep things dry. In the past our chickens have been free range with only little sheds we have acquired to keep them in the rare instances of inclement weather.
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    We started an 8 x 8 chicken coop but we are too busy to finish it and we are knuckleheads as far as building goes. So we have hired our handy man to build it but are having trouble.... What we want: something very open with mostly hardware cloth walls and floor. ... What we have built so far: a...
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    Comment by 'starryhen' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    Good advice! Here's a story. I returned from a few days out of town. As I walked in the front door I heard peeps coming out of an egg in the nest on the porch. Surprised, I put a small hole in the shell and went to sleep. In the morning the chick had gotten out. 20 years of raising chickens and...
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    Devastated... Lost 7 of 13 chicks last night.

    you have my sympathy and understanding. One day a neighbor's dog got into the chicken tractor and killed my 5 young hens that I loved. Keeping chickens alive is the hardest task because they are the food of the world. We have 8 young hens now after a sudden rash of predators in our area. I was...
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