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  1. Mrs. K

    3 year old Australorp hasn't lasted in a year

    Then I would think she is done. When they talk about breeds - they are talking averages, but each bird is an individual. Personally - I would not expect her to lay again. I have seen posts were a hen quits and then years later begins to lay again, but I don't think it happens often. Some...
  2. Mrs. K

    How Common Are Double Yolk Eggs?

    It really depends on the bird, I once had a BO that laid double yolkers several times a week the first year, then once a week the second year, and then never again. My sons thought they were a sign of good luck. People are often worried about them, but really does not seem to bother them or...
  3. Mrs. K

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Mine are dropping drastically in production. Their feathers are bedraggled, molt is waiting to happen.
  4. Mrs. K

    Chicken laid weird looking egg, should i be worried?

    Weird eggs are really pretty normal and generally come and go. No need to do anything.
  5. Mrs. K

    Hen laying in secret spot or stopped laying?

    When I have a sudden drop - it is almost always a hidden nest. Sometimes they are hidden in what is almost plain sight in a run or a coop. BUT, not sure where you live, but we are headed into molt, and they tend to drastically slow down to few or no laying at all. Mrs K
  6. Mrs. K

    Rooster count

    It is hard even when they are just mutts. Solving for peace in the flock is worth it in the long run. But I will be the first to admit, it is easy to put off, even when you KNOW you need to do it.
  7. Mrs. K

    Rooster count

    An ugly and very hard part of keeping chickens is the roosters. And almost all of the solutions require a fair bit of luck. The truth is, they are a crap shoot, need more space than hens, and often times do not turn out. So you can: Keep them with your flock. IF YOU HAVE A HUGE amount of...
  8. Mrs. K

    Culling Towards the Best Flock

    Close enough for this week, next week who knows. I too am struggling, but only trying to get down to 8 and a Roo.
  9. Mrs. K

    Integrating just 1 mean chicken

    Always solve for peace in the flock. There are birds for whatever reason that just do not fit in the flock. It happens. Move this bird on. It is just not going to work. She might work out well in someone else's flock. But she is not going to in your set up. And it is not your fault. Mrs K
  10. Mrs. K

    Rooster drama and selection - what should I do?

    I would not keep 2 roosters unless I had over 25 head. Maybe if I had separate flocks - but I would want at least 8 hens to a rooster for each flock - knowing that is not an exact number. Some roosters need more, some can get by with less. But you really can't plan on getting by with less...
  11. Mrs. K

    I could be wrong...............

    Old feathers, and probably going to look worse. Mine just look kind of like old rags. Then they molt, grow new bright shinny feathers and they look dressed up in their Easter dresses.
  12. Mrs. K

    Rooster drama and selection - what should I do?

    Thing is, I think I would cull both the wry tail and the bully. Wait a bit on the shy one, but don’t set your heart on him. Just because you got four cockerels is not a valid reason to keep them or even one of themvfor breeding. A breeding rooster needs to meet a number of checks. Contact...
  13. Mrs. K

    Now is the time: measure your coop, count your chickens!

    The thing is, in the summer, one can cheat on the numbers, the days are long, the nights are short, the chicks are small. But as the fall comes on, chicks in the spring become full size, while the coop remains the same size. And as the fall comes on in the northern hemisphere, the days begin to...
  14. Mrs. K

    Ranting Chicken's Reproductive Ill health.

    You know, I love ISA brown chickens, they are such good layers. But I don't expect them to live forever. I think that the rescue chicken is probably getting old, that also makes for problems. As you are tenderhearted, I bet you took on that heartache. Sometimes I think that chickens are really...
  15. Mrs. K

    Give me the truth about roosters

    They will pick up on it, without that. Many a time, I have successfully put store bought day old chicks underneath a broody hen. Works a treat, and you can freshen your flock without a rooster. While I think this is a perfectly admirable way of keeping chickens, one would do better to indicate...
  16. Mrs. K

    Only Murders in the Coop

    I don’t think it was other chickens, but much more likely sudden death. Sometimes it just happens.
  17. Mrs. K

    Invading Neighbors Garden

    If you lock them up 24/7 for several weeks, then when you let them out, they will stay close to that space for a while. The more you let them out, the farther the will roam, and if you let them out every day, well very quickly they will be back in the roses.
  18. Mrs. K

    How to divide up this year's chicks ?

    Older roosters tend to attracted to bright red combs on mature and laying hens, just not really seeing pullets until their combs redden up. However as Ridgerunner often says one never really knows and that is very true. I would expect a pullet to be safe under a mature rooster. But one never...
  19. Mrs. K

    Give me the truth about roosters

    I think it is the luck of the draw, and what you want with your flock. Some people never have predators and I have hit hard multiple times. There is really nothing you can say as true for all roosters. Some are good, a few are flock masters, and a lot are rotten. Some are good at flock...
  20. Mrs. K

    How to divide up this year's chicks ?

    Option 3 - will keep things the most apt to be peaceful. Are you planning on keeping all of the roosters? That is a lot of feed for unproductive birds. If not, process them before the winter, says the lady with two cockerels in with the layers as I speak. But I am thinking of pulling them out...
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