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    Advise Please

    I'm not sure where to post this as it is a 2 question post. Question 1: How many laying hens can free range comfortably in 1 acre? What I mean is, how many laying hens can be kept outside in 1 acre without them killing all the plants/damaging the soil. Question 2: In 1 acre, in order to...
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    The Law Regarding the Sale of Eggs for Consumption

    My husband and I started with a small flock and now we have over 40 chicks. We love sharing our lives with our girls. Right now with 6 actively laying hens we get more eggs than we know what to do with, so we're giving them away to neighbors and friends. But once our new babes start laying...
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    Our first loss

    we lost a baby from our flock today. She was a little white leghorn, only a month and a half old. She suffered an accidental death, and I happened to see it when it happened. The little girl started flapping, so I ran to her and she took her last few breaths on my hands. I've never had a...
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    When do these breeds start to lay?

    I have buff orpingtons, white leghorns, a barred rock, and a red producer. At what age should I expect them to start laying eggs? And will they look any different as laying time approaches? Like, will their combs get more red, or will they look chubbier, etc? They free range all day...
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    First time chicken coop

    We have a young flock of 10 ranging from 4 days old to 3 weeks old. Hubby and I are working on a coop but I wonder if we are going about it correctly. We are making a coop only for the hens to lay eggs and sleep in. For the rest of the time, we are planning on letting them free range in our...
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    What is she?

    This little brown specked chick came with my batch of buff orpingtons. They are about 3 weeks old. The brown one is smaller, and more slender than the orpingtons. Do you have any idea what she can be? p.s.: I hope you can see the picture, this is my first time posting here.
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