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    Winter Prep - Hay on top of sand in the run?

    Thanks!
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    Winter Prep - Hay on top of sand in the run?

    Thanks! Any particular reason why you prefer straw to hay?
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    Winter Prep - Hay on top of sand in the run?

    Hey folks, Winter has arrived here, and I’m thinking of ways to keep my enclosed run warm and entertaining for my chickens since they’ll be cooped up for longer periods. I currently use sand in the enclosed run, which I really like, but was thinking of adding a bunch of hay on top for the...
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    New layer now super poopy?

    That’s reassuring. I haven’t noticed any unusual poops and she is behaving perfectly normal, so hopefully all is well. Thanks!
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    My First Sick Hen??

    Thanks! So far, she hasn’t come out of the coop. I just checked on her though and now she’s sitting in the nesting box trying to lay. Could she be egg bound? My automatic chicken door is malfunctioning, so maybe she didn’t lay yesterday because of that and is now backed up? Not really sure...
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    New layer now super poopy?

    Okay, here’s another one: I have an EE that just started laying five days ago. Her eggs are still very small. All but two have been pretty poopy, and one had what looked like dried blood on the outside. In looking her over today, I noticed she had quite a bit of poop caked on her butt. Outside...
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    My First Sick Hen??

    Hey everyone! So I’m in year two of raising chickens and so far haven’t had many issues, but today I opened the coop to find one of my EEs just sitting on the floor. She doesn’t seem to have any visible injuries, her comb looks fine and her eyes and nose aren’t runny or goopy, but she’s...
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    Broody First-Timer

    UPDATE for those wondering how it went: so, after letting Goldie sit on her eggs for a couple weeks, I candled them and didn’t see any signs of fertilization. So I picked up four day old chicks from tractor supply and snuck them under her in the evening after removing the eggs she was sitting...
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    Broody First-Timer

    Hey everyone! So, it appears I have my first broody hen…. For the experienced backyard chicken owner, what’s your best advice for dealing with it? We just dispatched our roosters, so I think it’s unlikely that she’s sitting on any fertilized eggs. By dispatching them, I could add two more...
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    Rooster Recipes, Do You Have a Favorite?

    Thank you! The chart is helpful. Stupid newbie question: do the names refer to ideal cooking method based on age, or is it just how we describe the birds at those ages? I realize that is likely self-explanatory, but figured I’d just confirm. Also, I’m assuming you know when rigor mortis has...
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    Rooster Recipes, Do You Have a Favorite?

    Thank you!
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    Rooster Recipes, Do You Have a Favorite?

    So, I have three roosters that need to go. I plan to process two of them tomorrow. They are roughly 18 weeks old. This is the first time I’ve ever butchered or processed a chicken, so it will be an adventure… I’d like to eat my boys, but I’ve also heard they can be pretty tough and gamey...
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    Hen stopped laying

    Thanks! It’s possible, but not likely. We had been free ranging them quite a bit, but I can no longer handle the havoc their wreaking on our yard, so we’ve been keeping them cooped up most of the day and just letting them out in the late afternoon/evenings.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    This thread makes me happy 😊. I got 3 eggs from four hens.
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    Hen stopped laying

    Hey folks! Here’s yet another “newbie” question: My 2.5yo Buff Orpington hasn’t laid an egg for four or five days now. Usually over five days she’ll lay 3-4 eggs. She seems to be eating and drinking and her usual nosey curious self. It’s been very hot here, so I’m wondering if maybe it’s just...
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