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    Why aren't my pullets laying yet?

    Hi all, I am going to run down my scenario and I would like you tell me if I am being impatient or if I need to make changes: I have 4 hatchery pullets, RIR (23 weeks), Light Brahma (23 weeks), Dark Brahma (22 weeks) and a Salmon Faverolles (22 weeks). My RIR and the light brahma have had...
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    Roost - room to get down? Poop board - how much head space?

    Unfortunately I did not spend enough time on BYC before starting to build my coop, otherwise I would have seen that nearly everyone says "wish I would have made it bigger"! I have a 3x4 hen house with a 4x10 covered run for 4 hens. Two of which are big hens, brahma's. If I had known then what...
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    Cocci???

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others? -Salmon Faverolle, 6 weeks - yes it definitely is smaller and lighter than the others. 2) What is the behavior, exactly? -When she was around 3 weeks old we picked up another chick from the...
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    the long slog to coop completion - DONE! ...mostly :)

    This was ground breaking day, leveled, put down some gravel, well dirt-gravel actually, some concrete garden borders we had laying around to support the frame and help keep it level. The frame itself is protected with a wood sealer, primed and painted untreated fir 2x6...we'll see how it holds...
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    Very Interesting - Cat vs. Rat research

    Quote: Full text of the research at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1690701/pdf/11007336.pdf Basically, the research states that rats that are infected by Toxoplasma gondii, most likely from cat feces, are more likely to be attracted to the scent of cats, are therefore more...
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    Guesses?

    I took the little ladies (hopefully) out of the brooder for some garage floor adventure time...would appreciate any opinions or guesses on the sex of these chicks, they are from a hatchery (not sure which), and sexed as pullets. Please offer breed corrections if necessary. This is Aabbee, a...
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    Feather loss - is there a bully in my brooder?

    I have a 6 wk old RIR, a 5 wk old Dark Brahma, a 5 wk old salmon faverolle and a 4 or 5 wk (not sure) old light sussex. About a week and a half ago we moved the brooder into the garage and the chicks had to deal with much lower temperatures, they all handled it well except the SF was especially...
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    Bury hardware cloth for run floor - how deep?

    My run is 4'x10' and bordered by 2x6's on edge. I am planning on filling with sand and gravel to a depth of about 4-5 inches. I have been thinking a lot about predator protection and decided I want to step up the rat proofing. Not in the least inspired by the rat I saw on the power lines two...
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    Chicken Math strikes again

    So as you can see in my sig line, we have 3 chicks, a 4 week old RIR, 3 wk SF and a 3 wk DB. Yesterday, my wife said, I think we should get another one this weekend! Now we are wondering what breed to add. A local store has two 3 week old RIRs which age-wise would fit in nicely, and we would...
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    First time drinking from poultry nipple - video

    I put a waterer with a poultry nipple in the brooder for the first time last night. I spent awhile trying to get the chicks to drink to no avail. My wife did not observe them using it today either. It was surprising to me that they weren't pecking at the shiny metal just for the sake of pecking...
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    Brooder inside - best bedding for low dust

    We've got 3 chicks (1@4 week, 2@ 3 weeks) in a 2x4 ft box in our living room. We are currently using pine shavings for bedding. The box won't fit in the bathroom and the bathroom isn't that big anyways, the other three rooms in the house are taken. The garage could theoretically handle them but...
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    Nest Box Opening

    Hi all, I know this topic has been covered pretty thoroughly but I couldn't find an answer to a specific question...If my nest box is 13" high on the inside, but I put a 3 or 4 inch lip on the front to keep bedding out and eggs in, the effective opening is only 9 or 10 inches. So, if it has a...
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    Coop plan - thoughts, tips, suggestions?

    Hi all, I am building my first coop/run for my first three hens. At least I hope the three chicks at home are all hens! :) We have a Rhode Island Red, Dark Brahma and a Salmon Faverolle...the latter two we specifically got for their demeanor as we have a 2.5 yr old and 9 month old at home...
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    New to chickens from Portland, OR

    We just got our first 3 chicks last Saturday, 1 RIR, 1 Dark Brahma and 1 Salmon Faverolle. Our coop is fully designed and mostly sited but the work still needs to be done...waiting for some decent weather! This site has been a tremendous resource already with regard to coop design, feeders...
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