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    Will a hen sit on and then hatch a fertilized egg that isn't hers?

    Since it's winter, my 9 month old hens have slowed down on laying eggs, but the people who pay SIX DOLLARS A DOZEN (!!) for their eggs are still demanding more. Can I buy fertilized eggs and place them in the coop in hopes that the hens will sit on them and hatch them? I know it's a stupid...
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    Can an old hen be kept together with day old chicks?

    Three years ago, I started my flock with "teenaged" chickens. I didn't want to kill a helpless chick and thought it would be better to start with more established girls. Since I've done well with caring for chickens, and because the egg laying is terribly slow, I've decided to start a new...
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    How do you get the rooster in the mood?

    Specifically, I have two barred rock roosters and a mix of 28 RIRs and BR hens. Currently, the roosters are kept separately, in an inadequate bunny hutch. I only recently acquired all of these animals: I have my own flock of 5 chickens that I keep on a property next door to a farm. The...
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    How do you get the rooster in the mood?

    I love the funny resonses to my original question! I don't want bare backed chickens! Can't I just separate two hens and a rooster and watch for a few minutes and wait for fertilized eggs? I really need a good beginner's guide to mating! Anyone know of a good link?
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    How do you get the rooster in the mood?

    This is a dumb question, but how do you get a rooster to mate with a chicken? I'm thinking about trying to raise chicks. I don't' want to buy eggs and I don't want to buy an incubator. I'm not sure where to find the basic information for this topic because most of the posts start with...
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    Should I keep my roosters?

    I had my own small flock of five girls. A next-door guy decided to move and left his 28 girls and 2 roosters on the property that belongs to a busy farmer. The farmer asked me to take care of the larger flock and I get to keep all of the money from selling the eggs. Chickens, for me, are a...
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    What if everyone is ganging up on one?

    How about if I take each chicken home to be with Sommer, (the picked-on one), beginning with the least aggressive and ending with the least aggressive and then moving them all back to the coop together? I really don't like picking up the poop though, but if it works...
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    What if everyone is ganging up on one?

    Thanks for the new ideas! Yes, I have only five chickens total. They include...2 RIRs, (one is at the top, the other is #3), 1 ISA brown, (she's #2), a GLW, (who was removed for a few days due to an injured leg, but is not doing fine and has been returned...#4), and my poor little Sommer, a...
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    What if everyone is ganging up on one?

    Other posts I've been reading for advice say that if there is an aggressive chicken who is beating up on others, (or even just one), that you should remove the aggressive bird. What do you do if four chickens are plucking and pecking and spilling blood on just one bird? I live two miles away...
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    Should I use Blue-Kote for plucked out feathers?

    Has anyone tried Vick's? On a similar link, someone suggested that Vick's would put an end to the plucking.
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    Should I use Blue-Kote for plucked out feathers?

    I'm trying to solve a plucking problem of four against one. My SLW is getting her tail feathers plucked out by four others. There was blood. I took her inside our porch where at least she wouldn't keep getting plucked. I was told to try Blue-Kote. Can you buy that at Farm and Fleet? Also...
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    How do you solve pecking in the butt/tail problems?

    How long should I keep the plucked chicken separated from the others? I'm getting tired of picking up the poop!
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    How do you solve pecking in the butt/tail problems?

    I have a SLW that is getting beat up by her four sisters, (2 RIR, 1 ISA brown, 1 GLW). The four are plucking out the one's tail feathers and there are traces of blood. I took my sad little chicken inside to save her from the pain, but I don't want to keep her here forever. How do I fix this...
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    Leg injury advice needed!

    I've never had to give medicine of any sort before to a chicken. When you say "three drops ON the beak," does that mean I literally let the drops fall on top of the beak, or should I try to get the beak open, or should I try to aim the dropper upwards so that it catches the curl of the upper...
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    Leg injury advice needed!

    I don't know what happened, but when I went to take care of my chickies today I noticed that Elke was limping. I don't see anything unusual, but then again, I don't know what to look for. When she walks, it looks like she avoiding using her full foot--like she is putting the weight on one side...
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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

    How about owning chickens to prove that there is a better way to produce a higher quality egg than in a smelly, overcroded, rotating factory? Then you can eat those eggs and feel good knowing exactly what the chicken ate and how it was cared for. If you're someone who eats your chickens, (I'm...
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    My girl hasn't ate or drank in 3 days*update, I culled her*

    You are a very good chicken owner. You did a very brave thing. An animal couldn't ask for more consideration and kindness from its owner. I bet the other chickens up in heaven were very excited to welcome in your girl and she's probably thinking how lovely it is there. May we all have...
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    My girl hasn't ate or drank in 3 days*update, I culled her*

    I think you should follow your heart. If you aren't able to seek out vet care, (and I understand about spending money with the vet--four cats and a dog), and you don't want to let your little friend suffer, then you already know where you stand. Nobody wants to say goodbye to an animal, no...
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    Golden and Silver Laced Wyadotte?

    In addition to one gold and one silver, I also have 2 RIR and an ISA brown. Both of the wyandottes are the least friendly of the flock--they don't want to be picked up and they don't come running to me like the RIRs. Also, the silver one who had a beautiful looping pattern seems to be the...
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    How long to get used to a saddle?

    Where did you get your saddle? I need two of them right away!!
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