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  1. wfwolfe

    Hi Everyone!

    My name is Frank. at present I have no chickens but have had a few in past. I presently live in Newport,NC very near the coast of North Carolina but plan to move to the foothills soon. My plans are to build a coop and run and have chickens then. I used to have chickens in a chicken tractor that...
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    sick red star?

    I noticed my red star hen was not out today. I have four chickens in a chicken tractor and she is one of them. I checked she was in the coop part. she has not come down all day. I took her out late this afternoon and noticed she acted like she had no energy and she had dark places on her comb. I...
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    integrating the chicks

    I need to move my chicks (10 weeks old) in with the older chickens. the problem is one is the daughter of the older rooster, the other is a young rooster and one of the hens is his mother. will this cause problems? I am not interested in inbreeding problems, but people have had chickens for...
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    Roos or hens?

    here are pictures of my chicks, they are about 10 weeks old. the darkest one has been trying to crow but I need to know about the other two. the two dark ones are a cross between a cornish hen and a modern game rooster. the black and white one is a cross between a silver laced wyanddette. Third...
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    had to move new chicks and broody

    I had to move my chicks (three) and broody yesterday. the chicks hatched either may 11 or 12. the were in the coop of the chicken tractor on the 12th, dry and happy. yesterday I woke up to major rain, weatherman said we got between 2 and three inches. when I walked the dog I saw the chicks were...
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    chicks hatched: do I need to separate them?

    my broody hen has hatched some of her eggs. so far three that I know of.I have been busy today due to my wife's birthday so there might me more now. they are in the top of a chicken tractor. there is also a rooster and two hens in the tractor. I have a ramp for the chickens to get from the...
  7. wfwolfe

    Hello from NC

    Just wanted to say Hello. new to byc and chickens. I have three hens and a rooster. hens are Red Star, Cornish and silver laced wyandotte( I think). the rooster is a game rooster, I was told. I have them in a 4 x 8 chicken tractor (home made). In North Carolina. frank
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    moving a broody hen

    hi everyone, new to the forum. I am new to having chickens and are learning. I have a hen I think has gone broody. she has been setting on the nest for the past two days. she has about 12 to 14 eggs. I have my chickens in a chicken tractor and have three hens and one rooster. I need to know if I...
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