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    Murderous broody - what to do now - Update

    This is going to be a very short post - trust me, it could be pages. My JG has brought her eggs to 21 days, we just had one hatch and she promtly tried to kill it. At least I assume that is what she was doing (pecking very hard at it). It may be there is something wrong with the chick. It...
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    Broody hen - help?

    I have a hen that has been broody for the last 10 days or so. It took me a while to figure out what she was up to and I'm not really sure what to do with her now. I do have a roo in with the gals and according to the pics by speckledhen I have some fertile eggs. The trouble is that she was...
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    Torpedo eggs?

    One of my gals is routinely laying long narrow eggs. Really narrow. Yesterday we got one that was so long that we can't put it in an egg box and close the top. It is twice as long as the other eggs (which are a good size) and a distinct torpedo shape (both ends taper, middle is widest point)...
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    Eating mud?

    I really do feed my flock! Now that the eggs ar no longer being eaten about have the gals have taken to eating mud out of one big hole. The wramer weather we had for a few days melted the area and they all have been wandering around with mudcaked beaks. In the morning they run straight over...
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    Update on my egg eaters

    So after my complete panic about the egg eating going on in my coop I made a few simple changes. I made new nest boxes that are very dark and private, I stopped giving any scratch, I made sure they had continuous oystershell available, and I spent the next few days checking for eggs constantly...
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    Need guidelines with egg eaters

    I'm in some kind of chicken disaster right now and I am wondering what the best path to take is. I've got 10 pullets, at least some of whom are laying now (a mixed bag of birds courtesy of MM brown egg layer assortment). One rooster who is older and mostly wanders about and snuggles with the...
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    An egg! An egg!!!!!!

    I let my adopted roo out with my girls for the first time today and spent some time watching them check him out. I ran inside to get hot water for the waterer and came out and he was rolling an egg on the ground! (Obviously not his). Not sure who did it but it is small and brown and oh so...
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    Choosing my imaginary rooster

    While I very gently convince my husband that we DO need a rooster I am dreaming of what I will choose. Temperment is going to end up being a factor as I have two small children who like to be around the hens. Does anyone have any thoughts or anecdotes to share about brahmas or chanteclers...
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    Layer vs grower

    My gals are somewhere between 14-15+ weeks, can't say for sure as I didn't get them as chicks and the former owner was a little hazy on it. They look like little hens, they have rosy cheeks and combs, they make chickeny noises. The trouble is that when I sent my husband out for their feed...
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    When are the roos obvious?

    I know most everyone here posts in hopes that they don't have roos. I, on the other hand, kee hoping that one is going to suddenly appear in my flock. I had two great rescue roos up until August and then they vanished while I was away. I live in a rural area and they were very determined to...
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    Update on my unknowns

    I posted a while ago about my new girls and not knowing what breeds they all were. I've spent hours staring at pictures (and with my antique country line dialup connection is was truly hours) and I think I've figured them all out. I definitely have three RIRs and two white wyandottes. The...
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    Not sure about my new girls

    We just got our first girls, a set of ten 7 week old chicks who came from a McMurray brown egg layer mix. Some of them we have good guesses on, a few RIR and two black Giants, but a few other I'm less certain on. There are two all white ones that I am assuming are white Orpintons, but the...
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    Can't send a picture now but...

    I'd love to have some idea of what I have. My rescue guys are BIG, and mainly white with red combs and yellowish greenish legs. I was going back and forth on whether they were truly golden on top or whether they were just weathered, but they have been loosing feathers lately and the feather...
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    Second floor coop?

    I am getting hens for laying (and to keep my roos company) and I am trying to figure out how to make the most of the facilities I have currently. I have a two story shed that I am going to be renovating for goats. They would be on the ground floor. This leaves the top, which is an attic...
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    Have roosters - need help with hens

    Hi, This is my first post here. During January I became the very accidental keeper of two large roosters. I live in a rural area but alwo near a large university population, and I found these guys while I was out hiking. Their location (and the fact that they were all roosters) leads me to...
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