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    What a newbie needs to know about hatching eggs

    Hi all! I am very interested in hatching eggs. We lost a chicken recently so have room to add to our flock. However, I am relatively new to chickens and have never hatched eggs before. I have done some research but have A LOT of questions. 1. How many eggs should I get? I don't want to be...
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    What ate my chicken?

    Unfortunately, one of my chickens was killed today. I only found a clump of feathers attached to skin in my kitchen (I am assuming one of the dogs dragged it in). There was no other evidence that the chicken was attacked. None of my other chickens were harmed. The chickens free range in our...
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    Severe Scaly Leg Mites

    One of my chickens has a severe case of scaly leg mites. She is our shyest chicken so we did not notice until we saw her limping today. One leg is so bad it looks like a growth on the side of her leg. We caught her (with a net, unfortunately) and washed her legs and generously applied...
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    What is this weed?

    Can anyone help ID this weed? It has taken over my garden and I am not sure what it is. You can see in this picture the root of it all. I think it looks like a giant bulb. Around it you can see the new shoots coming up. These pictures are what I cut down a few days ago. They grew to be...
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    Small eggs-Year old chickens

    Hello! I have 4 chickens that are over a year old. They have been laying beautifully for the past 8 months or so. From the very beginning they were laying good sized eggs. I never had any small eggs, broken eggs, or anything. This week I have gotten 2 small eggs. They are both around an...
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    Wood Shed Kit to Chicken Coop

    Hi all! We have had 4 chickens for a year and are working on expanding our flock as well as giving them their own designated space. Currently the chickens have a small chicken tractor that we are able to move around the yard. We have a fenced in yard that they are given free reign of. However...
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    Healthier, homegrown options for hens

    Hi all! I am looking for healthier, homegrown or made ways to feed my chickens. They are currently on bagged chicken feed from TSC and our kitchen scraps. I have been doing a lot of research about healthier options for feed and just don't know where to start. I don't think I'm ready to switch...
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    Why did you get your first chickens?

    I feel like there must be some good stories out there. Growing up I had a goat, and after the goat died I always wanted more animals. A couple months ago, we had some chickens come visit us. They lived down the street and kept showing up in our yard. They had such great personalities and were...
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    Stink Bug Delicacy

    Do your chickens like stink bugs? In MD, we get so many in the house, so we collect them and feed them to the chickens. They LOVE them! We are supposed to get infested with them in the spring, so we are very thankful our chickens will be helping us get rid of them.
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    Introducing New Chicken - Different Age

    I have a couple questions about introducing a new chicken to our flock. We currently have 3 hens and we just got a new hen. The 3 we currently have are 14 weeks and not laying yet. The new one is 5-6 months and laying. -How do I introduce the new chicken to the other 3? -What do I feed them...
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    Disinfect coop after Marek's?

    I just had to cull one of my hen's for what we suspect was Marek's. It was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make, but she was clearly suffering. She had been acting strange for over a month now, and we never separated her. Does that mean it is too late for my other hens? If I were to...
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    Hen can't keep her balance-squaking in distress-HELP!

    My hen who has been out of it for a little over a month has taken a turn for the worse. I heard distressed squacking and went outside to see her flying around the run haphazardly. I picked her up and she had cuts on her comb and beak, I believe due to her flying into the chicken wire. She is...
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    Cleaning auto-waterer

    Hi all! We recently purchased an auto waterer for our coop. It is mounted on the wall ( screwed in) so I'm not sure the best way to clean it. It gets dirty pretty much every day. I cleaned it out once, but that involved syringing out all the water and then cleaning out the bottom. It was...
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    Cleaning sand in coop- strong odor

    Hi all! When we moved our chicks outside I decided to use sand in their coop based on people on here saying it is easy to clean and relatively odorless. I, unfortunately, have not gotten those results. I try cleaning every day using a cat litter scoop. It is a very tedious process, even though...
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    Hen's neck falling to one side

    1) What type of bird, age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others?) 10 week old Barred Plymouth Rock pullet, she seems to be the same weight as the rest (though she does seem to be the smallest) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is holding her head...
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    Neck injury? Pullet acting lethargic.

    1) What type of bird, age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others?) 8 week old Barred Plymouth Rock pullet, she seems to be the same weight as the rest. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is holding her head strange. It seems like she can't (or won't) lift...
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    Moving chicks outside

    Hi all! I have 4 7-week old hens that I am getting ready to move outside. I have read that you need to keep them shut in the coop for a week so they know it's home. Does that mean they can't go into the attached run either? I have a chicken tractor. It's essentially a big rectangle. If you...
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    My first chickens!

    Hi all! My name is Stacey. I am a college student in MD living at home. I finally convinced my dad to get chickens, and we're in love. My dad grew up with chickens, goats, pigs, cows, and a pony. My next step is to convince him we need all of that too! We have 4 7-week old chicks. They are 2...
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    When to start adult chicken feed?

    I have searched through the forums for an answer to this but I keep seeing a lot of different answers. I have 4 7-week old hens. They are being moved outside tomorrow and I was wondering when we were supposed to start them on the adult pellets. They have been on starter/grower since we got...
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    Lethargic Chicken

    I have 4 7-week old chicken. They are still inside, but we are moving them outside this weekend, Last weekend, we took them outside for a couple hours. My dog snapped at one and I am unsure if he got her. I checked for puncture wounds but couldn't see any. After that incident she started...
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