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    STILL WAITING... for the first eggs

    We have 13 Reds that are just over 5 months old. No eggs yet. We are in cold climate. We have had snow the last month and cold along with it, but we have had three other batches of chickens that never seemed to mind. Any ideas?? I made them new laying boxes. They have fresh oak shavings...
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    Stinky birds

    Thank you
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    Stinky birds

    rainfall
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    Stinky birds

    The yard is 16 feet by 30 feet with 25 birds. What is a litter run?
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    Stinky birds

    It has been a wet year. The yard has turned to mud and the odor is... well... not good. Any ideas to relieve the senses?
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    Girl"s home.

    This is the outside yard and elevated hen house. 24x16 yard with a 6x8 hen house. Bird netting over the yard and 3 feet of poultry wire buried around the entire yard. Seems to be working well so far.
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    New chicks meeting old hens

    Our chicks are 6 weeks old. No free ranging. They are in a 24x16 pen with a 8x6 raised henhouse in one corner. Think we'll give them a few more weeks and try feeding the older birds while they are being introduced.
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    New chicks meeting old hens

    We have 5 one and a half year old layers. Just started raising 12 more. Till this point, they have been separated. Today we tried mixing the young chicks with the old. Bad idea... The first chick out got chased and pecked until we could catch it and get it away from the hens. When and how...
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