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    Help!! quarantine and pecking

    hi guys, yesterday, i added four 9-11 month hens and the day before 5 fully feathered cochin pullets i was keeping the newer, bigger gals in a totally separate area and the babies were sharing a run with the orig flock, but they have their own doggy kennel, water, feed and space. today i...
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    my chooks are in the composte heap!!

    hey guys, will my chooks get sick or are they smart enough to know what to eat? i tend to think they know whats good for them but i want to know your expert thoughts. thanks.
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    buff cochin bantams

    anyone have some of these? i'm wondering how often they lay an the size of the eggs. and... how do i introduce them to my existing flock and do i have to keep them separate. thanks
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    bleeding comb and somewhat lethargic

    9 month old BR is not moving around much and her comb is bleeding. i inspected her, and other than the bleeding comb, she seems fine. i noticed blood on the other birds too. she wont walk around much and so i'm worried she is going to die on me. update: i did give her some yogurt and apples...
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    Loud Hens!

    Why? What are the reasons? And...Is there a way I can shut them up?
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    what age to white leghorns typically lay their first egg?

    mine are at 28 weeks.
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    is there another breed very similar to the white leghorn

    but with a much smaller comb? i have one gal who is the same age as the other two white girls but she's just a little different. sorry. no pics. i'm at work. thanks
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    is my chook house too small?

    i have 5 hens and they share a very large dog house (big enough for a large lab) the house is connected to a 10x4x3 run that i move around the yard. when i built it, i only planned on three hens. do i need to build another home? thanks
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    how can i tell which hen is laying?

    i have two hens of egg laying age. is there a way to tell who dropping presents on the ground?
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    why do my chooks need a roost?

    some use it, others sleep on the floor. or on the rim of the nest box (that nobody uses) for fun, i put a few rocks on the floor tonight and they all are perched nicely on them right now. any suggestions? do they have to have a roost? and why?
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    will a rooster cause a hen to lay?

    i heard this over the weekend as a possible explanation of why my hen stopped laying after we killed mr. woo. any thoughts?
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    squatting

    i read on another thread the term "squatting" will someone explain to me what this means?
  14. mfranti

    hen stopped laying

    i have a barred rock and RIR that are about 27-28 wks old. (i also have 3 white leggerns? that are only 23 weeks) i was getting one small brown egg every couple a days for close to two weeks when the eggs stopped coming. it's been almost two weeks since i've seen any eggs and i'm totally...
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