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  1. catlikethief

    Change in layer feed...

    Our local feed store is out of our normal 16% layer crumble, they sold me a new brand that's made locally (pretty cool in my opinion!) but it's 19% . Is that too high? Will it throw off my hens diet? I tried searching but kept getting an error msg. Thanks for any help!
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    Do chickens change eating behaviors w/ change of seasons?

    I see alot of post asking why chickens stop eating their food and I've never run into the problem until now. Could it be weather related? My issue is I have seven girls all but one is laying. All are on organic layer pellets and have been for some time, no sudden brand changes. I've noticed...
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    How to deworm the safe way??

    I have searched the forums and am still a little confused about de worming. Is there a product I can deworm with that is safe for chickens (meaning I can eat their eggs and them with peace of mind) I tried raw pumpkin seeds with buttermilk. My chickens seem to be above such a meal. The thing...
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    Coop add on w/questions

    Hi all We are buying a chicken coop off of craigs list tonight pending its delivery. We built a coop a few months prior and just were not thinking of winter arrangements. With the price of plywood and the time (that my husband does not have) it would take to board up the coop it just seems...
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    Great news to share!

    This post is a follow up to my post here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=90971 Maisy worked her kinks out and is now laying one jumbo/large hard shelled blue egg a day in her nest box. I'll never figure out why it took her so long to lay a decent egg. I tried the...
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    I need to share my frustrations

    I posted last week about my hen Maisy, she's an ameraucana with so laying issues. Yeah, I understand this is a new thing for her but enough is enough! The post i am referring to is here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=90425 So since that day( my original post) she has...
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    Ameraucana with laying issues

    I have an Ameraucana who is about 6-7 months. She just started laying, either she's just slow or something is wrong with her. Her first eggs were a week ago. She laid them in the middle of the night on top of the nesting boxes (roost connects to them) both eggs were shell less. I did all the...
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    Mites & lice *fun times*

    Ok, a little back story. I came home from vacation this weekend and did my routine monthly check on the girls. First I found lice eggs on the neck of one of my girls. So after the freak out subsided I bought some poultry dust and some spray for the coop. Well while I was putting the poultry...
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    So my hen has gone broody sorta..

    I noticed days and days ago she would sit in her nest box for what seemed like hours admiring her hard work. Today when i went to grab her egg from under her I was a bit shocked to feel her naked chest. She's a 9month old RIR. The thing I am having a hard time understanding is, (and I have...
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    Could my chicken be molting?

    Sorry no pics to show until later this afternoon. I picked up my 9 month old RIR and noticed her whole underbelly was missing feathers. Nothing looked inflamed, she wasn't pecked at and I saw no bugs, no new feathers popping out. She is just naked. She still lays me an egg a day, so what...
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    Chicken help Needed in Inner SE Portland, OR

    My family and i are going on vacation next week Sept. 4th-7th and the person who was planning on checking in with our chickens & feeding them had a sudden change of plans. I would ask my other neighbor but uh, let's just say I want chickens when I get home I know there are many of you on here...
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    younger pullet laying, older pullets not?

    I have kind of a long winded question. Many months ago I bought an 11week old ameraucana from a breeder who sells his chicks to a local feed store. Then about three weeks after I purchased *nugget* the breeder was selling some more of his older pullets at the same feed store, so I bought two...
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    mystery illness

    I have a 4 month old EE who is showing some strange signs of some sort of illness. She was drinking water and eating fine yesterday morning, but I noticed she would not leave the coop with the other girls. It's unusual for her. She's the dud, unsmart chicken that sits at the bottom of the...
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    The girls helped themselves to an new treat today

    I laid out slug and snail bait around the zucchini and various other vegetables last night after the chickens went to bed. this morning they ate every single last morsel of it. There was a pretty good chase when the older girls realized one of the smaller chickens got the last bite! I'm not...
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    Rhubarb rant

    Yes, I know rhubarb (leaf, flower and seeds) are poisonous. I've read so many contradicting things. Some people with chickens write saying they have it in their backyards/farm and chickens instinctively know not to eat it, others say their chickens have nibbled it and been fine. I haven't read...
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    Only growing one wattle ***UPDATED WITH PICTURES***

    I have a 5 month old pullet (RIR smut) who is only growing one wattle, what gives? How unusual is this? Thanks This is Miss Petunia. This is the side with no wattle. It's just kinda flat red skin. It looks like it has the potential to grow one, but in the last 3 weeks, nothing just this...
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    Ameraucana vs. EE

    Goodmorning! A few weeks ago I picked up three EE's. I bought them from an member of the Ameraucana Breeders Club. He told me they were EE and that they would lay blue eggs. I'm happy either way. But rather confused. I was under the impression that all EE's have green legs and their egg color...
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    Chicken not gaining weight

    Hi everyone! My favorite pullet, Little Miss Sunshine (RIR mix) has some issues. Few weeks ago I posted on how I thought she broke/sprained her leg. An update to that: She's almost at 110%. Seriously, I gave her some warm baths in Epsom salt and some herbs and homeopathics and my husband and I...
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    Two BR Pullets for sale or trade, Portland, OR

    I have two BR pullets for sale. Both are a 2-4 weeks away from laying age. They're good girls, they just need to be in a home with a tall fence. Mine is only 4ft and they love my neighbors yard! Out of all my chickens only these two jump the fence, daily. Out of respect for him and since I can...
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    The girls were making sweet music tonight, but...

    It was the smelly kind! In all seriousness. My pullets (ages 6wks-5months old) Have had alot of fruit this week. I had bought some cantaloupe at Costco last friday and just wasn't in the mood for it. So I gave it to the girls yesterday and today. ( It hadn't gone bad or anything) They're...
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