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    Free flock in Montana

    I have about 10 hens and two roosters that I will give away to good homes. Roosters are not aggressive and good protectors. One I believe is a Barred Rock, and the other is a Barred rock/brahama cross. The hens are different egg layer breeds. Great way to start your own flock. conrad...
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    Will they eat this weed?

    It's not a tough weed. It has no thorns or spikes.
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    Will they eat this weed?

    The last three years my chickens have kept their yard completely weed free. This summer, they have let grass and weeds grow. One weed in particular, pictured below, is taking over the yard. They get 2-3 feet tall and the chickens aren't touching them. Is this a poisonous weed for chickens...
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    Cracks in eggs

    They have 24 hour access to clean water and to store bought grower food, which I feed because it's higher in protein which I understand is helpful to the ones molting. They get the scratch a few times a week thrown in the ground as a treat.
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    Cracks in eggs

    Older hens are Rhode island reds, black austrolopes, silver laced wynadottes. I throw them some corn scratch. I have no way of knowing if the hen who layed the egg is eating the oyster shells, I set it out in a dish for all to pick at. I haven't checked for parasites or worms. How do I do...
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    Cracks in eggs

    Hi, I have two questions. The first is, we have been getting an egg, probably from the same hen, that appears to have hairline cracks in it. It's a also a very large egg. See pic below. What causes this? I give them grower and oyster shells. Second question. Half my hens are 18 months...
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    Use a rubber waterer.....

    Hi, just wondering if it's possible and/or safe to use a metal heater base with a hard rubber tub for water this winter?
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    Sharp drop in production

    I'm in Montana, and yes, the days are getting shorter. However, I have read and also experienced (last fall and winter) that a young pullets first winter they keep laying pretty regularly through the first winter. Last fall and winter I was getting 12-14 eggs a day from 20 birds. So to only...
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    Sharp drop in production

    I have them all on a grower higher protein and yes, oyster shells.
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    Sharp drop in production

    Hi My older hens (1.5 yrs old) have started through their first big molt. So egg production from them have basically stopped. But I have 24 young ones, born in February, that should be laying up a storm. They are not. I am getting 11-12 eggs a day. That's it. No other change other than...
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    Odd shaped egg

    Thank you!
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    Odd shaped egg

    Hi, we have a hen who always seems to lay this weirdly shaped egg. Can anyone give me an explanation on the shape? Thanks.
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    Powdery mildew

    Ok, thank you all very much!
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    Powdery mildew

    I am starting to pull plants out of my garden and would like to give them to the chickens. (Except the tomato and pepper plants) I just noticed the beginning of powdery mildew on a few leaves of my squash plants. Can I feed the infected leaves to the chickens? If I cut off the infected leaves...
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    Egg production decline

    No, been hot and mostly dry up here in northern Montana. Few thunderstorms with rain. I'm thinking it's probably a combination of the hot weather and them getting older. :-). They've been great layers for the past year. I'm ok with them slowing down a bit. The young ones can take up the...
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    Egg production decline

    Not molting...... Not due to molting til around Sept I believe. Still fully feathered.
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    Egg production decline

    Oh also, my original 20 are Amber whites, Rhode island reds, new Hampshire reds, silver laced wynadottes, black austrolopes, Easter eggers and one blue andulusion (sp?)
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    Egg production decline

    I forgot to mention as an environmental change that 2 of the new additions are roosters. They are still young, about 18 weeks I think, and are starting to try to do the guy thing but I haven't noticed any major disruptive behavior yet. The older hens put them in their place if they get too...
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    Egg production decline

    My 20 hens turned one year old in April. I've gone from getting about 15-18 eggs per day to 12-14. Is this typical production decline for hens over a year old? Food, water is all the same. Changes in their environment are 3o young chickens. Hatched in February and added to flock without...
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    2 broody hens

    I have two black austrolopes hens who have gone broody a couple weeks ago. They pulled all their chest feathers and sit in the nest constantly, eggs or no eggs. They refuse to move, if I pick them up and move them, they go right back. How long will this last? Will they stop by themselves...
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