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  1. Mass Mike

    Advice needed re: egg production after 2nd molt

    First of all, Happy day after Thanksgiving. Hope you are cozy and warm. I could use a bit of advice regarding a dramatic drop in egg production and anything I can do to jump start it again. This is my first flock. Situation: We live in chilly New England with a 2 1/2 y/o old mixed laying...
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    Triple yolk... but at a cost

    I pulled a huge egg from the nesting box earlier this week. Turned out to be a triple yolk. The next morning one of my 2 year old RIR's was dead in the run. No external injuries or anything. The chicken appeared to be in good health. What is the likelihood that this was the chicken that...
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    I'd love some advice re: switching off of commercial feeds:

    Hi all, I currently use the Purina "all in one" commercial feed which contains calcium and then supplement with produce/kitchen scraps. I have access to lots of "day old" produce. I'm thinking of stopping the commercial feed altogether and just using the produce (lots of fruits, green veggies)...
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    dirty beaks/combs on RIR hens...advice please

    hey all. so, I've noticed that on many of my RIR hens, their beaks are always dirty...and their combs have what i'll describe as a very dark brown crust on areas of them. I'm not sure if it's just caked on dirt or what. I tried to scratch it off one of them but she wasn't too happy about the...
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    Chickens ate their own eggs this morning, need some insight:

    Here's my story, please lend some insight if you can So, last night, I accidently left two chickens in the run when I locked the rest in the coop (The run is very secure, but I choose to lock them in the coop at night anyway) So, I go out this morning and find them out there in the run. I let...
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    I caught this wonderful photo of my daughter last night..total joy....although the chicken looks a b

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    My little chicken...isn't chicken...to pick up a chicken

    This is Ivy, my almost-3-year old chicken wrangling machine...she's almost as good a herder as a border collie...and twice as cute :^) Have a great evening, everyone.
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    Some pics of our homemade coop/run (7 photos)

    Home for 7 hens. Our pumpkin patch is to the right. Gardens are to the left in the wide-angle shot. Total cost to build the coop was around $500...but she'll be up forever. Do it once, do it right. Also..couldn't resist putting up a few pics of the kids playin' with the girls...Man, do I love...
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    First Eggs!!! on their 20 week birthday.

    Got our first 2 eggs from our 20 week old RIR's today. My kids (age 5 1/2 and 3) FREAKED out when they opened the nesting box this morning to find these beauties. We've got a small flock of 7 so...more should be coming soon!! Nicely done, ladies.
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    Roosting in the Run, a problem and a solution

    Just thought I'd post this little problem and solution, in case anyone finds themselves in a similar bind... We keep a backyard flock of 7 RIR hens in a Wichita-style cabin coop. We have 3 roosts in the run, one of which is about 5 feet off the floor and goes the entire width of the run (6...
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    need help with wry tail RIR

    Hi all, I have a flock of 7 four month old RIR hens. One of them has an extreme wry tail. It's almost at a 90 degree angle from straight. it is also the last in the pecking order. It is always the last out of the coop into the run in the morning. It is often on a roost in the run or in the coop...
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    Have RIR hen w/ extreme wry tail...I have a few ??'s about this...

    Hi all, First, off thanks for reading this, this is my first post in the forums. I have a flock of 7 four month old RIR hens. One of them has an extreme wry tail. It's almost at a 90 degree angle from straight. it is also the last in the pecking order. It is always the last out of the coop...
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    Hi All! First Post. I raise 7 RIR hens in MA....

    Hey everyone. I'm brand new to the forums. Looking forward to getting some good info from you all. My name is Mike, i live in Massachusetts with my wife of 16 years and two young kids, ages 5 and 2. We keep 7 Rhode Island Red hends in a fairly large, homemade Witchita style chicken coop...
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