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    Columbia Cross Rock Roo?

    . Sorry, this is my CCR
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    Columbia Cross Rock Roo?

    Hello BYC family! I have added some new breeds to my flock this year. I am wondering if can help determine if this 7 week old "pullet" is really a roo. I'm also including a pic for a 7 week old Comet. Please help me know what to look for in these two breeds. I also have 6 one week old French...
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    Can hens have "spurs"?

    Thank you!! She does lay nice dark eggs......she is just broody for most if not all summer. Hard to tell about the other one becuase I have 3 BO's and I can't be 100% sure who is laying. Do you think the young roo will take his place as "chief" over time or will he submit to the older...
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    Can hens have "spurs"?

    I have two hens in my flock of 12 the have spurs...one is Buff Orpington and the other a Maran. The Maran is Broody from June to Sept, while the other is not. I just find this odd.....is it common? I have not a roo in my flock for years, but have a young one now, as a pullet I bought in the...
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    Feeding Chickens Beef Suet

    I purchased a side of beef this week and was given the suet for my wild birds. I live in upstate NY where it is very cold in the winter. I got to thinking, if wild birds love this stuff is it ok to offer my chicken as a treat. Also, is there any harm in feeding the chickens whole "cow" corn...
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    Reintroducing

    I have a hen that fell ill and had to separate her from the flock.  After several weeks of nursing her back to health, I am trying to place her back with her sisters and brothers.  She is very shy and my rooster is chasing her all the time.  When I come into the area, she clings to me like "oh...
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    What is going on here??? (graphic picture)

    Thank you all for the advice. I will get some prep H and try that. I have soaked her bottom in warm bath water and tried to give her some plain greek yogurt. She ate a little and will get some more oyster shell. Does anyone think this is the change in diet or just coinidence? Does anyone...
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    What is going on here??? (graphic picture)

    Thank you. For now, she is eating and active free ranging in the yard. Her comb is bright red...I feel so bad for her! I want to help her back don't not have to do!
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    What is going on here??? (graphic picture)

    I need some determining what is going on here. This is my year old GW. I cleaned out pooped that was packed in her vent. What causes this? I changed feed about a month ago to Nutrena w/ omega 3's nad probiotics and have noticed darker black poop and some have poop stuck on their bottoms. I...
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    5 Ameraucana's Hens-1.5 yrs old,2 months after moult,NO EGGS!Plz Help!

    I live in upstate NY and my Americana's stop laying from Oct to Mar. Not sure if that is the case since you feel the egg.
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    Who is laying what?

    Oh YEAH...I"m going to try that!
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    Who is laying what?

    I am getting 4 eggs a day from my 17 hens in cold upstate..... I have 5 new girls I got this spring so I am thinking all but the white egg are coming from them. Do Silver Wyandotte's lay different color eggs than gold? I am getting a very large pale brown, pinkish egg, a med brown and dark...
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    Breaking a Broody Hen.....question??

    Great info. Thanks a bunch!!! Additional question...Can I place more than one broody hen in a dog cage? or one at a time?
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    Breaking a Broody Hen.....question??

    Thanks, I'll try locking them out first and see how that goes. Crossing fingers!
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    Breaking a Broody Hen.....question??

    I have two broody girls and no rooster, so sitting on the eggs is fruitless. One lady has been broody since May. I have 5 10-11 week pullets in a separate pen. Can I remove my two broody girls from the nest and put them in with the young girls to break them? Can they eat the same food for a...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    8 out of 13 (1 broody) but only 3 yesterday.
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    Broody hen for nearly two months....

    Is this normal??? She is barely a year old and the only one sitting in the nest ALL Day, EVERY DAY!!
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    Hen with spurs...

    Quote: Yep...I have seen her many times in the box laying and I get one dark brown egg. She's my only CM. Weird!!
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    Hen with spurs...

    Have you ever seen it? My cuckoo maran hen has spurs!!! How can that be?
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    Worming.....can lack of effect egg production?

    Hello BYC Friends, I have a small flock of almost 2 years hens. I have never wormed. I live in Upstate NY, where it gets very cold. Couple of questions: 1) Can worms effect egg production? I am getting very few eggs daily and probably coming from my two new girls. Some girls have not laid...
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