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    im over waiting...

    OH I know that feeling and still doing it. Have my first ever hens and they are going on 23 weeks. Got them when they were a 2 days old. One had her first egg a few weeks ago, yesterday the second one had an egg. The other two don't even seem interested!!! I talked to them and informed them...
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    blood on outside of egg

    I am a newbe and have 4 hens. The first started to lay about 2 weeks ago and has one a day and the eggs look great. The second had one 6 days ago. It had just a little blood on the shell. She skipped a day, than another one that was fine. After a day off, she laid another one today. This...
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    another pumpkin question

    Have been reading the questions, but didn't see if you feed them the seeds and all the inners too? Newbi here and don't want to do any thing wrong. One of my hens just started to lay, the other 3 are just "free loading!" for now---
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    pumpkins

    do you feed them seeds and all???????????
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    Has any one ever heard if this????????????

    Long story short---had 4 hens, after a while realized one was a rooster. Due to city law, had to replace him with a different hen. So now two of the hens have red wattlers and comb, but one is only laying---the other two are a little behind. A farmer told me that some times when a rooster...
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    egg eater by the second egg?

    I hear your pain and frustration, I am a newbe and have 4 hens. They are 21 weeks old. One of my hens was strange yesterday and i was worried she was egg bound or sick. Well this morning i found a smashed egg on the floor--it looked like she dropped it from the roost. The shell was almost...
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    dropping eggs from the roost!

    thanks for the words of wisdom. This is all new to me and getting me nervous instead of being fun. I went out to the hen house this afternoon to check on water and food so when they come back in for the night i would have to do it than. Well i found another rubber type egg smashed again...
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    dropping eggs from the roost!

    I am sure this has been answered before, but being a newbi i am looking for answers now please. I have 4 hens starting on their 21 st week, none have layed an egg yet. Yesterday afternoon i notice one acting strange. Tail down, not running for a treat, things like that. At night i put her in...
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    how do you know if she is egg bound???

    First time "Urban Farmer" and have a hen 20 weeks old. She acted strange this afternoon. Didn't come running for afternoon treat, and very very easy to pick up. I don't know if she is sick or egg bound. Seeing first time raising chickens, i have not had an egg yet from my hens----so don't...
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    sick or egg bound???

    I am a first time "Urban farmer" and my hubby say i read to many books about raising chickens--but here is my problems. I have 4 hens that are 20 weeks old. I live in the city and they have a " condo" living. The top floor has food, water, roosts, and two nesting boxes. Bottom open air and...
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    Help me please---I am very upset!!

    Thank you. My coup is only about 5' x 5'. I can't put the new hen in a section to keep her separate, way to small. I will try tomorrow to let her and a nice hen in a section that is fenced off for a part of the day and hope they will become friends over time. They will all have to sleep in...
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    Help me please---I am very upset!!

    Try and make a long story short: Had 4 chicks, one died at 4 days. Contacted a farmer out of town and bought a new baby hen---well the hen turned out to be a rooster. Living in the city, I can only have 4 hens--so she said she will bring me a hen from the same hatching. I have a small two...
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    grit? scratch?

    I have given them good bird seed, but now i am feeding half of the little creatures of the world too! It is OK but the gophers are starting to go in the "hen house". I guess they are "packing it in" knowing winter is on its way. With all your help i can put my "Raising chickens for dummieds"...
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    grit? scratch?

    Thank you for your help. I am a first timer and trying hard to do it right. My hubby said my problem is that i "read" to much! These are little living animals that i choose to raise, so i want to do it right. Thank you again, you made me feel much better knowing they are getting what they need.
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    do i still need to put vitamins in their water

    Thank you---I can do both!
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