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  1. Farmer Brian

    Maternal Hen?

    About 8 weeks ago, I picked up 14 assorted chicks a TSC. With so many birds in the brooder and growing fast, I opened it up to the main coop with my 3 Jersey Giant hens and a rooster. They all seem to be getting along just fine. The chicks can go into the brooder when they want, the door is half...
  2. Farmer Brian

    Abandoned at 19 days

    Have a jersey giant hen that's been broody and setting on six eggs till today, day 19. When I closed the coop, she was on the roost with the others. Eggs were cool. I know she was on the nest last night, and not sure how long she's been off of them. There are two extra eggs today so at least...
  3. Farmer Brian

    One egg older than the others

    I'll try to make it short. Have five hens and a rooster. I felt he was over breeding them so I separated him. Then, well after the eggs were no longer fertile, a hen went broody. I got 11 eggs from other coops from friends. Two mysteriously disappeared. Three hatched (one died at day two in...
  4. Farmer Brian

    Eating feathers and box training

    So, I was in the coop today to feed/water the flock. I was pleasantly surprised to find their first eggs (4), on the floor in the litter. Two were in a corner, the other two half buried in shavings. My jersey giants are 5 1/2 months old. I hadn't noticed any eggs over the last few days, so I...
  5. Farmer Brian

    Old layer feed

    I have some layer feed grain from a year or more ago when my last hen died. It looks fine, no mold. In a container in the coop. Does grain have a shelf life? Getting half a dozen Black Giants on 6/29/20. Can I use the grain when they start laying, or discard and start over. Thanks, Brian
  6. Farmer Brian

    Hen won't lay down...

    Have a buff orp that has been acting strange lately. I noticed a while back she won't lay down. Every time I've closed them up, whether still light or in the dark, she is always standing in the corner. She's never roosted with the others anyway. About 3 yrs old. A couple days ago, I noticed when...
  7. Farmer Brian

    Peanuts?

    Is it harmful to feed dry roasted, unsalted peanuts to my chickens? The peanuts are a little stale, but thought they might be a treat for the girls.
  8. Farmer Brian

    New Guy in NE CT.

    Hey all. I got interested in chickens a couple years ago, starting with broilers. This year, I got the broilers and 6 layers (2 each of RI Reds, Red Stars, Pearl White Leghorns). I made them a huge condo. 8x12 shed, divided for storage and living quarters. My girls just started giving me eggs...
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