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    Can a hen-obsessed roo impact egg laying?

    Last year, I purchased 2 chicks - an Americauna & a Japanese Bantom. The Japanese Bantom turned out to be a roo. I introduced both to my small flock of 3 mature hens. The tiny roo submits to the mature hens & all of his considerable attention is focused on the Americauna. She laid 2 tiny...
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    Brahmas - are their molting patterns different?

    My recently acquired Dark Brahma hen is bald underneath her wings & on her butt. According to the books, chickens tend to molt from the neck down in different stages. Are Brahmas different...? Or is she plucking all of her feathers out...? Poor little Mable...
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    Can a chicken strain her voice??

    On Sunday, my 4 hens started cackling loudly - & they kept it up for about an hour. Yesterday I noticed that my Americaunas hen had lost her voice - a voice that is usually VERY loud...when she wants something. All she's doing is making these pathetic little "peep peep" sounds. Is her voice just...
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    Rooster-Hen Ratio...and merging young with old

    In April, myself and 2 others ordered a specialty breed package of 25 chicks from Rochester Hatchery in Alberta. Out of the 25, I took 8. At first I thought I had 3 roosters...and found them a home. And then I discovered another rooster...and found "her" a home. Now, out of the 8 chickens, I...
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    Help Me Sex My Orpingtons....!

    I've become a lover of chickens. They are fabulously affectionate, curious, warm little birds. I have 8 chicks - 2 Australoops, 2 Brahmas, 2 Americaunas & 2 Orpingtons. So far, I know that I have 2 roosters. But...I cannot figure out the sex of my orpingtons...so, as a newbie, I too would...
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