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    When to worry about no eggs?

    We've got two white leghorns that started laying around 18-20 weeks. They're coming up on 26 weeks, and the leghorns haven't laid any eggs for five days. Before the two of them made one or two a day. I can't find any hidden eggs (there aren't really places for them to hide them in the coop)...
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    Q about pullets and daylight

    I know this is probably a super newbie question, but how does it work when your chickens are not laying yet and the days are getting shorter? We have 2 White Leghorns, 2 Welsummers, 1 Maran, and 3 EEs. They're all almost 24 weeks. The Leghorns have been laying for a while but none of the rest...
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    Keeping rabbits underground?

    Has anybody ever done this? Ran across this while I was researching setups for meat rabbits... http://ressources.ciheam.org/om/pdf/c08/95605275.pdf It makes lots of sense, seems like it would replicate their natural lifestyle a lot more than wire cages, and take care of the overheating issue...
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    Slaughter half of a meat bird flock at game hen weight?

    I've done a search on this, but I'm still unsure. Can you seasoned chicken owners help me? We live in a really urban area, but are thinking about trying to raise meat birds. Would it work to order 25 Cornish X, raise some to game hen size and slaughter at 3-4 weeks, then let the rest grow out...
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    Do laying hens eat more?

    We got our first egg a couple weeks ago and the feeder has been emptying out really fast, it seems. Do they eat more once they start laying, or should I be looking for feed thiefs?
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    Egg color genetics

    Hi out there, Have a question for the genetics experts... If I have a blue egg laying easter egger and breed it with a white egg layer, there are two possible scenarios--50/50 blue/white or all blue. Am I right? What happens if I breed that same easter egger to a brown layer? Is it 50/50...
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    Eating Feathers

    Hi there, I just posted a question about rooster IDing, but also have a different unrelated question... Is any feather eating a sign of protein deficiency? I've noticed that my chickens every now and then eat feathers that have fallen off already. No sign of excessive pecking. They're coop...
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    Rooster confusion

    Hi there, I'm new here, looking for some chicken wisdom. :-) We've got two white leghorns in our group of eight, and one has been very roostery lately. Has a much bigger comb and wattle, and last week started growing spurs. It is definitely the most assertive of the chickens, as well as the...
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