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    Nutri-drench daily?

    Hi All, I have a few hens nesting, and I've been daily giving them a squirt of nutri-drench in a spoonful of yogurt mixed with feed. I also make a plate for my other hens & roosters to keep them from eating the nesting hens' treat. What are your thoughts on this? Is it ok to be giving it to...
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    dud eggs?

    What does a dud egg look like? Can it be dark all the way through apart from air bubble? I have several broody hens and when I went away for a long weekend three weeks ago, they started sitting on eggs. I let them have them for a few days before candling them. Of six eggs, one showed obvious...
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    Eastern Shore MD Bantam Cochin Roosters need a home!

    All three of my bantam cochin chicks have turned out to be roosters. They were hatched mid-April. All three are crowing, but only one, the black one in the back of the picture below, is showing affection to the hens (Just now learning the dance!). I am worried about the neighbors, as the...
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    listless chicken

    Hi All, My chicken has been quite listless lately. I first thought it was the heat, but I'm no longer certain. I first noticed something was wrong when she wouldn't sleep up on the roost but instead would sleep in the nesting box with the broody hen (she isn't broody). Then, on a hot day...
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    Maryland Eastern Shore - Bantam Cochin Roosters need a home

    Two of my bantam cochin chicks have turned out to be roosters, already crowing at 2 1/2 months old. I am worried about the neighbors, as the roosters crow for about 1/2 hour at 4:45am, but the cockledoodledooing is fairly quiet and only in the morning. Anyone on the eastern shore with some...
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