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    Winter Egg Production

    How much is the normal drop in egg production? I have 8 pullets (7 RIR Mixes, and a Brahma). We were getting between 6 and 7 eggs a day. Now we are only getting 1! A huge drop off and all of a sudden. At first I wondered if the eggs were being eaten, but there has been no evidence of shells or...
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    Consistent "JUMBO" Eggs

    One of my hens, either a RSL or a RIR (not sure which of the hens it is) is consistently (several days a week) laying eggs upwards of 90 grams. I feel like I could pitch it at a baseball game and no one would notice :) Most of these are double yolks, which doesn't bother me (its great for...
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    First Eggs - What Now?!

    I have six Red SLs, 1 RIR, and 1 Brahma. My guess on the Reds is that they are about 15 weeks old, and based on what I know about the Brahma, she's about 2 months older (purely an educated guess because I adopted her later). Anyway, I guess I wasn't expecting eggs for another couple of months...
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    Silkie - Hen or Roo

    Well, I don't know why I always assumed this silkie was a hen - all my other chicks were sexed, but I adopted the silkie later and just lumped "it" in with "The girls." So this morning when I was out in the garden I heard a very distinctive crow (several back to back, actually) and noticed...
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    the great debate..don't sleep where you lay?

    My DH and I are having a disagreement and are looking for impartial opinions. Our 9 pullets (most about 8 weeks old, two about a month older) are roosting in their hen house at night, and playing in their run all day. There is a nest box opposite the roosts that is higher than the floor and...
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    Light brahma/Silkie.. any roo's in this mix?

    I have just adopted a light brahma and a silkie (not sure how to classify: white? light?) I am trying to figure out whether or not we got a rooster in the bunch. I'm guessing they are about 8 weeks old, but I need to check with thier original owner. Brahma's cheeks are just starting to redden...
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    The Pickers and the Pecked

    I found one of my chicks (bw 2-3 weeks old) today being pecked at by her 6 companions. I am guessing space is this issue, and as the weather improves this week, the girls will be moving to the coop. They have been in their run the past few days but we bring them back to brooder at night and...
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    Purina Mills Coop - Big Enough?

    Hubby and I just constructed a 4x4 purina mills coop from the plans we found online. My question is, the plans state it will hold 8 standards OR 12 bantams. It seems so small. A smarter chicken momma would have asked questions before instead of after, but such is life. We have 2 bantams (a...
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    Complete Newbie Raising Layers

    Hello Asking some elementary questions, I fear, but I want to be sure what is best. My chicks are currently on chick starter, and are getting ready to make the transition to the coop. After they finish with the chick feed (the bag says 10 wks) what do I feed them and how. The end goal is a...
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    What type of Bantam is this?

    I have a two week old bantam, but I don't know what type/breed... Does anyone have any guesses? The rest of the birds are sex-links, so I'm not sure what the little one is.
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    Is this a Bantam?

    So, i'm still not sure what this little lady is. She hasn't grown much in a week and I'm wondering, (especially given that the tractor supply has apparently given me cornish rocks instead of leghorns- grrrr), if this little would-be "assorted red" is really some sort of RIR bantam. I thought at...
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    How old, boy/girl, what breed?? (Pictures)

    I got 7 pullets from the tractor supply one week ago today and they all seem to be different ages. My 3 leghorns are about the same size/age. I have no idea how to tell how old these ladies are. Can anyone help? Then there's this gorgeous Red??? New Hampshire ?? PureRIR?? Some sort of mix...
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    New and full of questions

    Hello! I have been unofficially all over this site for a few weeks. This is our first foray into having livestock, and if I can handle "gross animal stuff" we'll go beyond chickens, but for now: We are just getting started! My husband and I just got 7 (3 leghorns and 4 Red (they said a mix of...
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