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    Hen with 2nd year of EYP type presentation

    I have a hen that around this time last year presented with a swollen abdomen, waddling gait. Was being bullied by other hens in our small (8 hen) flock. We isolated her from the bullies, tried to draw fluid off her - got a small amount of cloudy opaque yellow fluid (think uncooked scrambled...
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    Lavender Cochins - Cockerel or Pullet - 11-12 weeks old

    Thanks. I appreciate the confirmation. Sad, but better to know now.
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    Lavender Cochins - Cockerel or Pullet - 11-12 weeks old

    I had a feeling. Thanks. 😭
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    Lavender Cochins - Cockerel or Pullet - 11-12 weeks old

    First time with Cochins. I was hoping for pullets. Out of a batch of 7 chicks, 2 Wyandottes are definitely cockerels. This morning, I caught one of my lavender cochins crowing too. Trouble is I have two, and they look very similar, so I'd like those more knowledgeable to weigh in and...
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    A cluttered run

    @kattfink - this thread has a bunch of good advice on integrating birds as well.
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    Integrating new pullets

    I think the biggest thing I learned from reading a few threads here about integrating new chickens into the flock was to give them places where they can have a break in the line of sight and or hide/have shelter from more aggressive birds. Having a better understanding of chicken mentality...
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    A cluttered run

    Thank you! This is very helpful! We have just started integrating 4 pullets with our existing flock of 4 - I knew the look but don't touch part, but understanding chicken mentality better - providing breaks in line of sight and places to hide or get away from each other makes a lot of sense...
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    Help introduving 2 hens to lone hen

    THANK YOU!! These tips are very helpful for our current (first) integration. Much appreciated.
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    Integrating new pullets

    Interested in advice on this too. We have four new pullets - age 3-4 months and trying to integrate with existing flock of four 7 month old hens. I have a 6x6 coop and a 6x10 covered run. Currently we put a chicken wire partition in the coop so the new four have their own "safe" space, and...
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    First egg...nick of time

    :lau:lau:lau Let's not even start thinking about ROI. LOL. They'd have to be Golden eggs at this point. Maybe Titanium. :D
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    First egg...nick of time

    Woo hoo!! Congratulations!! So exciting!
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    First egg...nick of time

    It may be the lighting...in person the fake eggs look very typical of "regular" brown eggs. The actual egg from our Barred Rock is a little lighter in color, but not maybe as pink as it looks here. J-Quellin tailgating by tpatricco posted Sep 30, 2019 at 11:21 AM This is our egg laying girl!
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    New laying hen

    I was wondering the same thing. We got our first egg yesterday! I'm guessing it'd be at least a day or two in between eggs in the beginning. First egg too by tpatricco posted Sep 30, 2019 at 11:21 AMEgg Watch by tpatricco posted Sep 30, 2019 at 11:21 AM
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    First egg...nick of time

    We got our first egg this weekend! So exciting!
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    What is chest height on a full grown chicken?

    Thanks everyone. I realize it does to some degree depend on the breed. Of course I still need to hang the thing and hope to "do it once, do it right" so as to not make more holes than necessary. The waterer I'm building is a one sided (L-shaped) version of this one: Chicken Waterer by...
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