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    Feather loss - juvenile molt or more serious problem?

    Our 7 month old mixed breed flock of 12 pullets have been laying for a couple of months now. The last few weeks, we have noticed some with odd feather loss. One just above her tail, one on each side below her wings, now one on her posterior belly. The last one's skin on her belly was so red I...
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    Amount of calcium supplement for possible prolapse?

    One of my 7 month old Buff Orps has a vent that looks as though it's open. Nothing is protruding...yet. After some research, I found that not enough calcium can be a factor in prolapse. We had been watering the chickens from an outside faucet all summer and fall (hard water) but recently...
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    Automatic door triggered by power interruptions

    After looking at timers online, there are plenty that feature battery backup for the settings, so if the power goes out you don't have to reset it once the power comes back on. But the power still goes out. I think we might end up getting a small UPS, plugging it into the outlet, and plugging...
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    Automatic door triggered by power interruptions

    We purchased a chicken coop already wired for electricity and with an automatic chicken door installed. The door plugs into a timer, which in turn plugs into an outlet inside the coop, on the wall directly above it. There is a plug on the outside of the coop to plug the whole coop into an...
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    Breeding retired Production Red hens

    Thanks for the replies! I was thinking either Buff Orp or Black Austrolorp would be my best bets. The Buffs are more common around here than the Blacks for some reason. I have talked to folks who have gotten both white and red "retirees" from this particular operation and they say they are in...
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    Breeding retired Production Red hens

    I am going to get a dozen Production Red hens in June, retired at 72 weeks from a commercial operation. Assuming they do well and are in good condition after a couple of months, I would like to get a rooster at the end of the summer, when many people are getting rid of their straight run roos...
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