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    Duck - Chicken - or Duken

    Had a dozen chickens and a dozen ducks. All in the same yard all free ranging during the day. Chickens come along and ducks move over and away. Never excepting each others company. Along comes some stray dogs and I am now left with one chicken (Roster) & one duck (hen). After a couple months...
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    Need some help on losing feathers

    Thanks for the reply. I will go with the seven dust (can't hurt even if its wrong) and I think it is time to put a roaster in the pot. Thanks again,
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    Need some help on losing feathers

    I have ten RR hens and two rosters. All but one of the hens has lost the feathers around the tail area, both top and bottom. I can't say mostly on top or bottom about the same. The areas are very red. Even the dominate roster has a bald spot on his bottom. Not knowing what to do I have sprayed...
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    How many laying??? 4 girls 3 eggs every 2 days

    No all are fenced in. I have a 4ft square box filled with hay that they all go in. They always lay in just one corner and then cover them up with some of the hay.
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    How many laying??? 4 girls 3 eggs every 2 days

    New guy here with an observation. I have 11 hens and 7 drakes all mallards. They all lay in the same nest. If I gather the eggs every day I get 2 or 3 each day. If I gather the eggs every other day I get at least 10 eggs. I have check this by changing from one to the other more than a couple of...
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    Laying or not laying

    I have 11 hens. I get average 10 eggs a day. I am thinking I would like to find out who is laying and who is not. Thinking that if one is not laying she needs to be in the pot. Problem is how do I determine if one is not ,and which one it is?
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    Hello from South Carolina

    Been hanging out and peeking over the fence. Thought I would jump in. I will try and do the question thing. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes very / Apr 2011 Got 12 hens & 2 rosters, all R. Reds (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 11 hens & 2...
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