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    Hens quit laying

    Have eight hens and they have quit laying eggs. Used to get anywhere from 6-7 eggs a day, now down to 2-3..... Hens are all less than 2 years old. Had one hen taken by a hawk the other week. Are they suffering emotional trauma from that? When they are let out to free range now, they stay...
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    Loosing chickens

    I started with 10 hens. Two Rhode Island Reds, four Plymouth Rocks and four Buff Orphingtons. I am down to 8 hens. One Rock died mysteriously....just fine one day, dead the next. Lost a Rhode Island Red just a couple of days ago. Flock was all free ranging, she was with flock in the...
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    Adding to flock

    I have nine chickens, two of which are almost 1 1/2 yrs. old, rest are almost a year old. When do chickens quit laying eggs? I would like to keep at least 8-10 chickens at all times. Coop can't support any more than that. Don't want any roosters, just hens. I order chicks but when should I...
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    Found one of hens in distress

    Found one of my hens this morning in distress. She was trembling all over, waddle and comb very pale in color. Wasn't long before she passed. I give them vinegar with their water about once a month as suggested by persons on this website for treatment of worms. Could she have died of worm...
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    Broody Hen

    Have a hen that is broody, won't get off the nest. Sits on as many eggs as she can gather. Have no roosters in my hen house so no way of her hatching any eggs...sooo...what to do. Will she stop on her own? Don't know if she is eating or not. Every time I see her she is sitting on a nest...
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    Question: What causes egg shells to become paper thin?

    I have 10 hens whom up to this time have been laying fine. Recently I have noticed that I am getting some eggs every now and then with paper thin shells or even partly broken.... The girls have been doing fine. They free range just about every day. I feed them a combination of laying mash...
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    Fenced in run for hens

    This Fall, want to add an enclosed run for my 10 hens. Have looked at this site for ideas about keeping run predators safe and have learned a lot. Plan on putting post and fencing in concrete footing so nothing can dig under the wire to get inside. (I have a fox who visits every once in awhile.)...
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    Yellow egg yolks

    What is that chickens eat that makes their egg yolks so much yellower than eggs that you buy in the store. Is there something special to give them to make their egg yolks as yellow as possible? My chickens eat a combination of laying mash and scratch feed. They also free range. Their yolks...
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    Heat Lamps

    When are heat lamps needed? I live in Atlanta, Georgia and have a flock of 10 chickens....8 of which are about 16 weeks old. We have been getting some cold night here in the South. Temperatures inside the coop have gotten to have got down to 32 degrees are below. Wind chill factor is always a...
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    Coumbian Rocks

    Am looking for someone who has baby chicks of Columbian Rock breed. Only want two or three hens and big hatcheries always have minimum orders of 5 or more....just didn't want to order more than I need then have to find a way to place the others somewhere else....
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    First egg is a little tiny thing.

    Is it normal for the first egg to be about the size of an under size golf ball? I have 8 hens that are turning 16 weeks old and think one of them is starting to lay. Found this small egg in the nest along with two of the regular size eggs that my two older hens laid..... Don't remember...
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    8 hens a fighting

    I have 8 hens that are 8 weeks old and they have began to fight and confront each other. They are allowed to free range every other day and they tend to want to battle each other.....is this normal behavior for these 8 week old hens who have all been raised together and are the same age...
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    Worming chicks

    How old do baby chicks need to be before you can start to worm them? Have 8 chicks that are going on 5 weeks old. Also concerns about integrating new chicks with old hens. Maybe the light is the solution. Thought the idea was to keep the old hens from noticing the new chicks being mixed in...
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    Integrating young chickens into existing flock

    I have eight four week old chicks. I am in the process of putting them into a small coop I have outside now that they have most of their feathers and it has not gotten real cold yet here in the South. My questions is, does it really work to sneak the new chickens in with the existing hens at...
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    Cleaning out Coop

    How often should I clean out my chicken coop? I will have 10 chickens once I introduce my new chicks into the flock. I have been literally cleaning the coop at least once a month, taking out all the debris and pine shavings, sprinkling everything with dust to keep the mites off of chickens...
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    Heat lamp vs. 60 watt light blub

    I am expecting 8 baby chicks on Sept 4th. I have a box ready with a light bulb for heating, 60 watt. Is this enough warmth for 8 baby chicks.....? Am in the Atlanta, Ga area and we are not cold by a long shot as yet....to be 90 degrees this week. Have hung the bulb relatively low in the box but...
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    Predator proof chicken run

    What are your suggestions for a predator proof chicken run? Is it a good idea to embed wire and posts for the run into a concrete footing so nothing can burrow underneath. What about the top of the run, covered with something, more wire? Good idea to use smaller hole chicken wire? Have had...
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    Egg bread recipe

    Does anyone have a good egg bread recipe? Seems I need to find ways to use more eggs.... Thanks
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    New chicks

    I have some new baby chicks coming on Sept 4th. There will be 4 Plymouth Rocks and 4 Orp Buffingtons. (hope that is spelled right) Anything special I need to know about these two types of chickens? Will they co-habitate peacefully? What are some problems I need to look for with new baby...
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    Bleach in chicken water

    I have been told by someone who has raised chickens for many years to put a little bit of bleach in their water every time you change. What does that do for the chickens besided sterilize their water container? Tootie123
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