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    Dominant Hen or Closet Roo?

    I have a couple hens that are acting weird. They climb up on top of another hen's back and it looks like they are mating? They bite down on the top of their head and hold them down while they do this. I now have several hens that have almost no feathers left on their head or on their backs at...
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    So what do I feed the roo?

    My pullets just turned 18 weeks old and since I got my first egg yesterday it is time to switch to Layena. My problem is that one of my birds turned out to be a roo. Is it safe for him to eat Layena with the other birds, or is the calcium going to be too much for him?
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    Creepy Hen

    I have about 20 hens and they are not quite laying yet. One of them constantly makes this croaking brrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaak brrraaakbrraakbrraak sound. I've notice when she does this (which is almost all the time when they are up and active) the other hens all sort of twitch their heads, like a...
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    I get to order more chickies! What should I get?

    I ordered birds awhile back and we are loving it! However because of a recent incident I had to add on to my coop and then ended up finding a new home for the flock instead (see post in emergencies if curious why). I had ordered araucanas because my mom loved the idea of blue eggs, however they...
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    Are they eating each other, how to save?

    My neighbors have chickens and I have not seen my neighbors in about a week (we did not see them often, this isn't a chummy neighborhood). I was worried about the birds so I went over and peeked in the windows and it looks like they moved out (in a hurry). Their birds showed up about a week or...
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    Hardboiled... Just the yolk, or white too?

    I give my 26 (almost 3 week old) chicks yogurt on Sundays and crumbled egg yolk Thursdays to supplement the 18% protein starter/grower that they are on. My question is: Can I only give them the hardboiled yolk, or can they have the harboiled white too?
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    Obviously a den...but for what?!?!?!

    So I was measuring areas on the property today to decide the best place for the coop to be built. As I was measuring I saw where something had built a very big den in one of the wooded areas. The previous owner left a large roll of chain link fencing to rust in that area and that made up one...
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    Fowl in the foul swimming pool?

    I have a weird question. My house has a large creek a few streets over that is a migration route for crane and ducks and stuff. We moved into this house about 5 years ago and soon discovered the pool was just rigged to appear to function (don't get me started on what they rigged in the house...
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    Out of the mouths of babes...Hilarious

    So the new chicks came last week and the kids are all learning about them and holding them. My neices were a little nervous about the birds pecking their fingers and I warned them that the pecks will hurt more as the birds grow and get stronger. So the next day my neice is out showing them off...
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    Had a Yogurt Storm, need container ideas...

    I tried to give my 2 week old chicks yogurt today and it did not go well. It was literally flying everywhere. (One would run through it leaving shavings and poo in it and then jump around trying to shake it off their feet and globs of it would land on a nearby bird who would flap her wings to...
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    Feed spoiled? 50lb bag Date Question

    This is probably a stupid question but I'm worried. My 26 chicks are a little over a week and half old and growing FAST. I have been buying the Purina SunFresh Medicated Start & Grow (it is all my local feed store offers) and I have been buying it in little 5 lb. bags with a best by date on...
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    Funny farm poodle harmony?

    We are currently raising 26 chicks in a garage brooder till their outside coop and run are finished. My daughter has a rescued miniature poodle (not the little teacup version, this girl is wacky, surprisingly sturdy, and active!). My question is, Does anyone know how poodles are with chickens...
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    Good store north of Houston?

    Does anyone know of some good stores to find things for raising chickens? I'm north of Houston. The feed stores near me have next to nothing and only 1 kind of feed. Guess there are not a lot of chicken people around here...
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    Going great...and then the pasting began...

    I got 26 chicks from MM on the 22nd and had grow gel, purina sunfresh starter/grower medicated crumbles, chick grit, sugar in water for first day and a half, lots of fresh water. They were doing great. Then today I have had to clean pasty butt off of 7 of them. I'm worried. They still seem fine...
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    RIR or Red Star?

    I ordered all pullets from MM (I am sure some roo's will have snuck in too) and I'm having a terrible time telling which ones are the 5 RIR and which are the 9 Red Star. No exact numbers of easily identifiable matches. I've got 4? that are a much browner red and the rest are all kinda the same...
  16. HeadHen

    Is my free exotic a Buttercup pullet?

    What is this one?
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    Splash? What is that?

    Ok so I'm new to chickens. Waiting for my first to arrive anyday and loving the BYC forum as an outlet for my anticipation and craving for education. Can someone tell me what a splash is? I keep seeing them mentioned but have no idea what they are or why they are special?
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    Disinfecting

    I don't have access to commercial poultry disinfectants and my birds are coming this week. Does anyone know what I should use to disinfect the chicks area before they arrive? I want to make it sanitary, but safe for my birds.
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    Upping the Starter/Grower protien

    My local feed store is very urbanized and doesn't carry much for chickens. They only have Purina Sunfresh starter/grower medicated. I know that is a decent feed but from everything I have read on here the chicks do best starting out on 20%+ protein for the first few weeks and the Purina Sunfresh...
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    Which will get here first...Tropical storm or chicks? CHICKS! Pics

    Has anyone in Texas ever ordered from McMurray? Can you tell me how long it took your chicks to get here? Mine are due this week and a tropical storm is on it's way and I'm really worried it could affect their trip time and condition.
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