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    how can you tell the sex without much doubt

    I have 17 12-week old birds and I would like to "get-rid" of the males before their meat gets too tough. There are two that have shown definite signs of being males but the rest I am not sure. I hatched them from my own eggs so I will likely have more males. They all look very similar so I cant...
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    Mysterious Chicken Death HELP!

    All my chickens were fine this morning. This afternoon I found a chicken lying on her side, struggling to breath, legs extended and almost no use of her neck. It was just hanging and flopping like it was broken. I picked her up and placed her in cold water thinking she was hot. She wouldnt...
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    Special light to keep predetors away?

    I thought I read on here once that there is some special flashing light or so ethi g you can put out that will discourage opposums and others from getting in the coop. What is it? Does it work? Where do I get it?
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    Looking for plans or prefab link for 30+ coop

    I have 30+ chickens and I need to up grade my coop I need links to detailed plans or even prefab designs though I prefer to build myself. My birds free range during the day and just need a place to sleep and lay eggs. Would also like to include a brooder area.
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    Extreme cold - suggestions please!

    We are expected to be between zero and 20 over the next few days. I am really worried about my flock. We hardly ever see temps this low and only usually go below freezing just a few times a year so my coops are not well insulated like some up north may be. I have my 4 month olds in the "best"...
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    Chick with large growth

    I have a three month old chick with a large squshy growth infront of her right wing. She is very tiny. About 1/4 of the size of the other chickens born on the same day. She only recently got her feathers but still has bare spots all over. She runs around ans seems "happy" and eats and drinks...
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    Chicks wasting TONS of feed. What to do?

    I have 23 chicks that are 5 1/2 weeks old. I have 2 hanging feeder in their coop area that hold a few pounds of food but they are putting most of the food on the floor. They can easily reach the feeders and between the feeders there is pleanty of room for them all to get around. I have been...
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    baby chick cant walk

    I have a 5 day old chick(buff orpinton) that cant seem to walk. He can stand but when he walks he falls over. His wings seem less developed than the others as well. He keeps getting stepped on by the others. Is there anything I can do? also if I keep him seperate for a few days while he...
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    HELP Chicks hatched! What do I do now?

    I have had four hens for just over a year. When they went broody a few weeks ago I got some fertile eggs from a friend for them to sit on and they started hatching yesterday. Now I am not sure what to do. They are in the nest still with 2 hens and lots of not yet hatched eggs. Our...
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    Meat birds and egg layers

    Right now I just have layers. In the spring I would like to increase my flock to include bot meat birds and layers. Can I keep these guys together in the same coop? They will be free range in the day? Also how to I hanlde feeding if the layers get egg ration and the meat birds get...
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    Not Laying

    I bought 2 buff orpingtons on May 10th. According to the farmer they were 16 weeks which would make them about 30 weeks now. They have had full red combs since mid July yet I still have not had a single egg! Am I doing something wrong? I suppose the farmer could have been wrong a out the age...
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    Muddy Chicken

    Okay I have a chicken question. we have had temperatures well over 100 for the last few days and it is expected to last a few more days. I set up one of those mist-er hoses on one end of my chicken run. I have it up high so it isn't soaking the ground. Just cooling the air and getting a few...
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    how much should I feed my chickens

    my neighbor told my husband that I wasn't feeding my chickens enough and now he is all upset. I think I am feeding pleanty. Please give your thoughts. Here is what I do for 4 buff orpingtons. They have a yard with access to grass, bugs etc. I have a gallon size waterers that I fill in the...
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    Pooping in the nest box

    I have 4 buff orpingtons. 2 are only about 7 weeks but my other 2 are just about ready to start laying eggs. I have 2 nest boxes. I have been making them available because once my girls start laying I would like them to go in there. However, SOMEONE, in pooping all in the back of the nest...
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    Bloody poo?

    I have a hen that has has a poo that looks bloody. One poo looked normal but had a watery/red discharge with it. Later she had one that was about quarter size and thick and moist. Almost looked like a small dog poo that was sort of like diharrea. Should I be concerned?
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    can you tell when they will come into lay

    I have 2 hens that are old enough to start laying soon. Are there any signs to when they will start to lay? I don't want to miss my first egg!
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    Are my chickens lazy?

    my chickens have a coop attached to a run so they have free access to forage in fresh grass. However my chickens seem to like to stay in the coop most of the day. Is this something I should be concerned about or is this typical? I only just got chicken so I don't know what to expect.
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    how much to feed?

    I am new to chickens. I just got 4 - 8 week old Buff Orpingtons. They will be let out to range feed all day. My question is how much feed should I give them? I want them to forage so I don't want to over feed with the pellets. Any suggestions?
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