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    Broody hen wont eat or drink

    How do i stop broody behavior? Ive never had a broody chicken, she's been like that for over a month and wont eat or drink unless i remove her from the nest box/coop, and even then she barely eats or drinks (i have food and water in the coop with her but she ignores it or the other hens eat it)...
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    New coop

    This is what i started with. My dad had been using it to store fire wood and it was being taken over by hornets. And this is where i am at now. The two center panels on the front are going to be quadruple doors. There will be a top and bottom half that will open separately. If I'm just...
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    Ideas on how to turn this into a coop?

    This is a metal thing my dad has behind the house that he was storing fire wood on, but now he has a pellet stove, so its just become a place for hornets to build nests. I want to make this into my next chicken coop. Obviously i would have to cover the sides with wood and all, but what else...
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    How to introduce new hens?

    I have 3 rhode island red hens that are a year old that were raised together and get along fine. One is a clear dominant and the other two are more subordinate and they all get along fine. This year I got 2 new pullets that are about 6-7 weeks old now. I've been keeping them in a 4x4x2 foot box...
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    I have a duckling....

    I went to get a couple pullets and ended up with a rouan duckling too. I have it in with the two pullets I got in a very large (4 feet x 4 feet) box and it's eating and drinking and seems to be getting along well with the chicks. What do I need to know about raising a duck? Can it be happy...
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    Are these eggs safe to eat?

    I wasn't sure what forum to post this in. I hate to admit, but I haven't gathered eggs from my hens all week. It's been getting pretty cold here and staying below freezing even during the day. The coop is in the shade, so it's still pretty cold. My hens don't lay their eggs until the middle of...
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    who doesn't refrigerate their eggs?

    Most of the world does not refrigerate eggs. The only reason we do here in the US is because the egg industry washes the eggs and removes the protective mucous coating called the cuticle that protects the egg from bacteria. Fresh eggs that have not been washed can be kept at room temp for weeks...
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    Should I start offering oyster shells?

    My RIR hens are 20 weeks now. Their combs and waddles are much brighter red and bigger than they were only a few weeks ago. I haven't seen any of the squatting behavior yet, or heard the egg song (though one was squawking really loud yesterday for no aparent reason), so would it be safe to start...
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    Are they all girls?

    I bought all four of them as pullets. They're 12 weeks old today, Rhode Island Reds. They're just starting to get their combs and waddles. One has a slightly bigger comb than the rest. None of them has especially thick legs, and all of them have the same plumage more or less. One has a little...
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    Are they using the horizontal nipples?

    I set up a bucket with a horizontal nipple for my four 10 week old pullets. I showed them how it worked by pushing in the post and letting water drip out while they all watched, and I've even grabbed one of them and pressed their beak into the water. I removed their other water source, but it's...
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    Some questions

    I have four 6 week old rhode island red pullets. I've read that RIR's are used for both eggs and meat, making them a dual purpose bird. At what age would one slaughter the bird for meat? The last RIR I had mostly stopped laying after about 2 years, we kept her for another 2 years, then rehomed...
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    water nipples

    I just called the feed store and asked if they had the water nipples as I'd like to switch my 6 week old chicks to this kind of waterer soon. The lady I talked to said that the ones they have claim to be 360 degree water nipples, they can be used from any direction? The description makes it...
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    When to switch to "grower" feed?

    My chicks are 5.5 weeks old, they're almost completely feathered and have been spending time outside. They've almost finished off their 40# bag of starter feed. The directions say to use starter feed for the first 8 weeks, then use grower feed for 8-10 weeks, then when they start laying, switch...
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    When can I let them out?

    I've got my chicken run finished. I covered most of it with some deer netting, but there are still some spots on one side that are uncovered. My chicks are almost 5 weeks old and they're getting feathers on their heads finally. I've been letting them out in the run the past few days for an hour...
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    Can you over ferment feed?

    So I tried out fermented feed on my 3 week old chicks. I put some feed in a mason jar with some water and a little home-made yogurt as a starter culture. I let it sit in a warm spot in my house for a couple days until it looked like it was fermented, then fed them some. They loved it and gobbled...
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    Can I put them in the coop?

    The brooder I've got my chicks in is already looking cramped, and they're only 2 weeks old. I knew I'd have to give them more space before they're ready to go outside, but I'm not quite sure where to put them. I have a coop outside. It's pretty basic, and small, but big enough for the 4 of them...
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    New babies!

    I got four rhode island red pullets today. I've been planning to get them for a while now, but I just kind of went for it today. I had originally planned to just stop by the store and see if they had/could get the feed I wanted for them (scratch and peck corn and soy free) but then I saw they...
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    Soy and corn-free feed

    I just found a new home for our two hens that we've had for more than 4 years. They hadn't laid an egg in about 2 years and were pretty much just pets. Some people with 28 acres out in the country came and got them to be pets, so they are going to a good home. I want to get a couple new baby...
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    Questions about butchering/slaughtering

    Hello! I have a few questions. Can birds bought for laying be good meat birds as well? For example, I would like to get a few Ameraucana this year because the green eggs are awesome. Next spring when I get new chicks, would it be feesable to have the previous years chickens slaughtered for meat...
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    Will this work?

    I currently have 2 older hens (about 4 or 5 years old and no longer laying) and I'm strongly considering getting a few babies this year so I can have eggs again. I would like to get 3 as I am eating a lot more eggs recently, and I can always sell or give away the extras. I live in a small duplex...
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