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    An egg starts to hatch and someone eats it

    I've got a broody buff orp and I gave her 12 fertilized eggs 23 days ago. On day 21, she kicked one egg out of the nest and another disappeared. It left behind a non-smelly mess matted with black feathers. My guess was that one of my Jersey Giants hopped in, broke an egg, and a battle ensued...
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    Is there a downside to putting a light in the coop for the winter months?

    Adding the light can aggravate them and cause them to peck each others feathers. Personally, we do not use a lamp for heat and we never will. Insulating the coop and making it free of drafts is the way to go. When you make them dependent on heat, what happens during a power outage? They...
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    Ended Tell Us Your Funniest Chicken Story to Win Six Bags of Feed from Nutrena!

    Okay, I thought of another that happened yesterday afternoon. If this disqualifies me, that's okay. It's too funny not to share. When my Barred Rock hens were outside they started getting all worked up running around the yard. I immediately started to panic thinking it was the fox. Nope...
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    Ended Tell Us Your Funniest Chicken Story to Win Six Bags of Feed from Nutrena!

    We now have 8 chickens (so much for this screen name). I let them free range during the day in the backyard. They tuck themselves in at night and I just close up the coop door. A couple nights ago, I forgot until it was pretty late. I walked outside in the dark and checked the roosting bar to...
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    Wouldn't go in box, now eating thin shelled eggs

    My 1 year old RIR, "Robot," started laying in the sand outside of her nesting box. It's right in the way of the door to the run so she boxes the other 3 in or out depending on who is where when she starts laying. At first I thought it was because there was another girl in the box, but I've...
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    How do you keep your chickens warm?

    As long as they are free from drafts, they'll be just fine. It recently got down to the -2*F here overnight and we just closed their door to their run. They were okay.
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    One breed or many?

    We have all RIRs because I wanted dependable egg layers and when we ordered them we had to buy in groups of 5. The next time we get chicks though I want to try to buy a variety. It's really hard to tell 3 of ours apart. The tags I put on them have faded in the sunlight. lol.
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    Does snow confuse chickens?

    I don't think they are confused. They're pretty smart actually. Snow is freaking cold! I wouldn't want to be out there barefoot either. My chicken refuse to touch the snow. They will eat it sometimes, but only if their feet are on dirt. They fly from their ladder to their outdoor...
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    Surprising egg yolks !

    It's from the freezing. The same thing has happened to us when we haven't gotten out to the coop fast enough. I ended up just scrambling them up and giving them to the chickens as a treat. They scrambled up weird, but apparently they tasted alright because the girls ate them up quick!
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    Laying eggs on the poop board

    My gals are 23 week RIRs. Only 2 of the 4 are laying right now. Rose was our first to start. She wouldn't lay in the nesting box, presumably because my husband had it up too high. She kept laying in the corner of the coop underneath the poop board. So we moved the nesting box there. She's...
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    Running out of grower feed

    My chickens are 16 weeks old. We're running low on grower feed. We buy an organic feed that we have to order through our local feed store. We still have a half bag of starter or a bag of layer feed. Which would be the better one if you had to pick one to feed them?
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    bananas

    I gave my girls a peeled banana today that my four year old decided he didn't want to eat. They were so excited that I barely had the plate on the ground and they were chowing down.
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    Cooling Treats - Post Them Here

    Chilled cantaloupe rinds work well here. I've tried watermelon and they turn their beaks at it. Not sure why, it's delicious!
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    Feed Storage?

    We use a 55 gallon drum. We keep the feed in the bags in the drum though as I don't exactly know what my father-in-law kept in the drum before he gave it to us.
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    Organic chick starter- how much do I need?

    I have 4 chicks and they are still working on their 20# bag of organic starter and they are 8 weeks old. They've spent the majority of their time in the chicken tractor though since they were 5 weeks. That has helped cut down on their consumption of feed a bit.
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    please tell me your chickens names.

    My 3 year old named his RIR pullet "Robot." My 5 year old named hers "Rose." The other 2 RIRs are waiting for their names still. My other 2 kids can't think of anything they really like.
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    Can 5 week old chicks have cantaloupe guts?

    That is my chickens favorite treat! They go bonkers over cantaloupe guts.
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    organic scratch & peck vs. purina

    Quote: I agree about not trusting the media or the government. I do; however, put some faith into non-profit groups that are funded 93% by individuals and charitable foundations as the EWG is. I also agree about giving people info on current situations, which is why I posted to the contrary...
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    Can I take them outside?

    It seems like the temp would be okay, but I would worry about the wind.
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    organic scratch & peck vs. purina

    Quote: Unfortunately, that is not true. The Environmental Working Group has bumped apples up to the #1 spot on the Dirty Dozen this year because even after washing and peeling apples 98% of them still are contaminated with pesticides.
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