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    Broody banty, what to do?

    Our banty just started getting broody, she's a little over 5 mos. old and is tending to her golf ball night and day. We have no roosters so she'll never get anywhere with it...I'm just wondering if it's best to take her off the nest when this happens or let her work through it. Any...
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    Why do combs flop?

    Hi everyone, wondering if anyone knows why combs flop? Is there something missing in a chickens diet whose comb won't stand up? At first I only saw it in pics of cramped caged chikens, but my friends chickens who are happy healthy backyard birds have started to have floppy combs. Any...
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    new layers

    Congrats to all of you first eggers! We've just begun reaping the egg benefits too. Our RIR was the first to lay, early, at 17 weeks. Now just 2 wks later, our Golden Sexy layed her first today. I was expecting to have the practice round like our RIR had, but this egg is beautiful -hard...
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    Questions from a first-timer

    How long did it take to get your first eggs? Can anyone describe how your hens behaved prior to laying? My girls are all just over 4mos and my RIR (about 17.5/18 weeks) was just sitting in the coop panting in the heat while the other girls are finding shade and dust baths. She's now made her...
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    Starter Feed

    Hi everyone! Thanks for all of the great information you've posted to this site. We're first timers so this forum has been essential! My question is about starter feed. We brought our chicks home on Saturday (so their in their first week) and the feed store sold small bags of CHS "Payback"...
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