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    Help...80g eggs!

    Hi all, One of my hens is consistently layign giant 80g double yolk eggs. She is young, about 18-19 weeks, and has been laying for about 3 weeks. She is a "red sex link" or "golden comet" (I have both and can't tell the difference). Is this bad? Can she die? What I can do to stop it? I...
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    Help me understand raccoon problems and other nocturnal predator issues

    Hi all, I've been reading a lot posts here and I'm having a hard time understanding the problem with raccoons and other predators. My chickens free range during the day when someone is home, otherwise they have a secure run, so I am very fearful of daytime predators, mostly hawks, but so far...
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    Help me sex my silkies

    That subject line just sounds wrong. :) I have four silkies, each is different, they are now about 8 weeks old. It's hard to take pictures of them because they run from me if I get too close unless they are in the coop, where it is always dark. 1. Looks like a normal hen, no head...
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    Do roosters suddenly turn aggressive at a certain age?

    I have a 5 week old barred rock rooster chick that likes me. My kids have named him Columbus because when we first got him he was always the first to check out new stuff (so he was an explorer). He always comes running when I show up (hoping for worms), he walks on my shoes, lets me pick him...
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    My Silkie chicks hate me!

    Hi all, I've previously raised 11 chickens of various types (no bantams) and they all love me. I bought their love with dried worm treats and now whenever I come around they huddle around me, walk on my shoes, jump on my lap and seem to enjoy my company. I can pick them up and most of the time...
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    Does a loft count as square footage?

    Hi all, I built my coop a little too small for the 4 square foot rule, and while I know they don't need that much space, it would be nice to have it. My coop is 6' tall, so I was thinking of adding a second floor over half of it, sort of a "loft," which would, in theory, make by coop 12x4...
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    Predator proofing run - bury hardware cloth or extend it out two feet?

    Hi all, I am about to finish off my run. I live in a place with very rocky soil and I have a 15x15 run. To dig a 1' trench around the run would break my back, every swing of the pick/shovel hits a rock. To plant a tree I dig out about 10 or more large rocks. I was reading something online...
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    Worried about week and a half old chicks in coop at night

    Hi all, I just finished my coop and put my chicks out for the first time. They've been living in a 3'x1.5' tuperware box and they were ecstatic to have all that room to play in. However, I'm worried about the younger chicks. I have 8 chicks that are just over three weeks old but I also have...
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    Silkie with 4 toes

    Hi all, I just picked up 4 silkie chicks from TSC (they are cream colored, so I guess they are white silkies?) and one of them has 4 toes. Furry feet, etc., but 4 toes. Thoug it looks like he may have one tiny tiny vestigial toe on one foot. Does this happen a lot? Is it indicative of any...
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