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    When should I put my chicks/pullets in with my older flock?

    you need to construct or find - like a used child's playhouse you can recycle - a much larger safe space inside your garage because your temps are way too cold for them to be outside and they are being beaten up by the hens because they are way too young to be with them AND they need different...
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    Killed my rooster.....

    organic - of course you feel bad about the rooster but as has been said, your daughter's safety comes first AND i echo others who have suggested you wait until your daughter is older before getting another roo OR if you do, NEVER allow a child of any age or an adult not experienced with...
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    Is It Common for Easter Eggers to go Broody, Hatch and Mother the Chicks?

    I've been a chicken 'addict' for 8 years now and i thought i was told or read here that EEs do not go broody. i have had hundreds of Easter Eggers and never did one go broody - until now. Ginger and her lifelong 'buddy' Saltwater Taffy - a pair of EEs i purchased as adult birds 4 years ago...
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    Lost All Feathers at Once - Is This Usual for Molt?

    One of my EE young hens lost all of her feathers over three days time. Most of my birds lost many feathers but others are starting to grow back in to keep them warm enough to survive during the molting process. Could this have been a genetic thing? I isolated her and tried to keep her warm...
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    BLRW + SPPR - No eggs

    Congrats on your first ever egg! Actually it is rather large as pullet size eggs go. I'll bet the other girls will be following their 'sisters' and start laying very soon. As I said in previous post, collecting the eggs NEVER GETS OLD!
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    Feeding flock that is forced to be cooped up

    Predation from multiple sources is an issue for me too. I put apple cider vinegar in their water, put a large bowl in each of my 3 large coop/runs and put in dehydrated alfalfa pellets and cover them with water - also add the whey from when I make my Kefir twice a wk ( if you are not familiar...
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    BLRW + SPPR - No eggs

    It's been my experience over the last 5 years raising and keeping Heritage Breeds ( many different breeds ) that they often don't come into lay until around 26 to 30 weeks of age - my Welsummers sometimes even take longer to begin laying. Another behavior pullets who are about to start laying...
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    Taste of GMO Free & Soy Free Eggs

    I've been raising Heritage Breed and Easter Egger chickens for 5 years now and could not afford to feed Non-GMO feed as I have over 100 full grown birds to feed. Tucker Milling has recently come out with an affordable Non-GMO and No Soy Poultry Feed that I began feeding my birds two weeks ago...
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    Chicks Bottom Part of Beak Severely Dislocated

    Hello All - Have never had this happen in the 5 years I've been hatching and growing out 100's of chicks. One of our hatchlings, now 5 weeks old and thriving, but has a badly dislocated bottom part of his beak that juts out at a 35 degree angle under his upper beak. He was perfect when he...
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    One chick with very slow growth?

    Hi Firewife - I've been growing out 100 day old chicks twice per year now for the last four years and in my experience one of two things occurs in your 'little' chicks situation. 1 ) Genetically the chick is just 'small' and will eventually grow up and feather out like her sibs - just will...
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    Silver Laced Wyandottes

    I have Meyer Hatchery Silver Laced Wyandottes and they average 4 large brown eggs per week.
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    Should chick starter crumble be as fine as, say, ground cinnamon?

    I feed starter grower crumbles, have used a number of different brands, don't use organic as cannot afford it for my large flock but 'crumble' IMHO and experience should not be powdery as you describe.
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    Medicated vs non medicated food for pullets

    If you have 'egg laying pullets' you need to buy and feed Layer Pellets vs. Starter/Grower which is for younger birds. Starter/Grower will not have adequate calcium for a laying chicken. I also put apple cider vinegar in their waterers at 1 tbsp. per gallon water.
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    food in the coop at night?

    Ditto on what's already been said about feed left out at night and rodents. I have 60 pullets and 8 Roosters and know how much they will consume on a daily basis so I put that amount split between two hanging galvanized feeders - one in each side of the coop/run area. I always feed in the...
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    question about minimizing dusk

    Have you tried using the deep litter method in the coop area? I use it and the dirt floor of my large coop and covered run is covered by about 10+ inches of deep litter which has built up over the last 18 months. The deep litter method has been discussed numerous times on here but it's...
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    walk through screen door for chickens

    Hi - not sure about the screen door thing - can't quite picture it but about the fly problem---------- Can't remember if it was someones post on here or not but I read that putting up vanilla scented car air fresheners around the inside of the coop area - high enough so chickens won't eat them...
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    Chicken Combs Changing Colors?

    Just relax and enjoy the process and your girls. Getting that first egg is such a thrill and the good part is that it never goes away - always fun! Let us know when you get that first egg.
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    Getting the breed I want

    You will have to have a Roo of the same breed as your Hens in order to get 'true' breed in their offspring. That said, I do a lot of breeding on my homestead and some of my most interesting looking and great colored egg laying pullets and handsomest and best tempered cockerels have been the...
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    What would be your choice for best overall layer breed...longevity, hardiness, egg size, winter layi

    I've been raising various Heritage Breed chickens for nearly 5 years and have had experience with many breeds. Hands down, my 'all around' favorite breed are my Black Australorps. They lay almost daily, large to extra large light brown eggs, lay throughout the winter months even w/o added...
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