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    New Mama leaving her chicks?

    Our SL Wyndotte went broody at about 9 months old so we gave her a few eggs and ended up with 2 chicks. She has been in a separate coop in an adjacent yard to the rest of the flock. She has done well protecting her chicks from our Lab and Doxie (who would never actually hurt them). The chicks...
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    Stop laying completely during the winter?

    We have 14 hens. Three of them are nearing two years old and are Americaunas. We have not received a single egg from them since our first freeze, they did also start to molt around this time. We have seven 9 month old hens that started laying about a month or two before the first freeze. There...
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    Given a hen that was found roaming the neighborhood, what is she?

    She has apparently been roaming between about 6 yards for the last few weeks. She started brooding and the couple was able to finally catch her, we took her in. She is TINY! Bantam I'm sure, but what breed? They said she was laying an egg a day, is there any way to tell age? She seems to...
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    What breed is this?

    A couple found this hen in the neighborhood and she has been hanging out for a few weeks between about 6 yards. They finally caught her and we agreed to take her in. Any idea what breed she is? She is tiny, same size or smaller than our 3-4 month old pullets. She is laying an egg per day. I...
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    Our DIY Coop so far!

    The entire thing with the run is 10' x 16'. It's been a long, labor intensive process, but it's getting closer! My husband and I have been working to complete this coop and run for our girls. It's not finished, but it's close enough that they can sleep in it now. Wish they'd stop digging out...
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    Clipped wings and still able to fly over the fence

    We got four Ameraucana laying hens (about a year old) today. We already have seven 12 week old pullets, we haven't had to clip their wings as they seem content staying in the yard and have only flown to sit on the fence a couple times. I was afraid with these new ones that not being their "home"...
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    Looking for Black Astrolorp and Barred Rock Laying hens

    We currently have seven 11 week old pullets of various breeds and four 1 week old pullets. I would like to add 2 black astrolorp and two barred rock laying hens to our flock. I am in Oregon, near Portland. I am open to babies as well, but having some eggs before our others start laying would be...
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    Breed clarification?

    The signs said Blue Laced Wyandottes, silver laced Wyandottes and Russian Orloff. The employees weren't sure, but I think we got two silver laced (last two dark colored chicks)and two Russian Orloff (the rest of the bin looked like these two.) Any input? Alos, after researching the Orloffs...
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    Catching wild baby ducks

    We saw some baby ducks at the pond the other day. There were many groups in fact, most following their moms around. There were four hanging together with no adults watching over them, we watched for a couple hours. A few adults would chase them off, they were peeping loudly with no response. We...
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    Tips on protecting our flock w/ list of our local predators

    We are in Oregon and have raccoons, opossums, skunks and hawks all within the neighborhood for sure. We plan on enclosing the sides and top of the run with hardware cloth and putting a layer on the ground under the concrete blocks that border the run as well. Does anyone have any specific tips...
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    Can you spot a roo in our flock?

    We have heard sad attempts at crowing on two occasions, but didn't see who it was. These girls were bought as pullets, but we all know there are still chances at getting a rooster. They are four weeks old now. Can anyone see any signs that point to a rooster? #1 is Spud. Listed as an...
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    I don't think my chicken likes me

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    was that a crow?

    I heard what sounded like a crow, but in a chick whistle voice (does that make any sense?!) They are only 2 1/2 weeks - 3 weeks old. First thing this morning though I was half asleep and heard that sound distinctly...... Supposedly all pullets, but who knows. When do they start crowing and do...
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    They grow so fast!

    We are doing weekly photos and today was exactly one week after we got them. This is Spud the day we got her and today. Losing their baby fuzz
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    Does a puffy chest have anything to do with chick gender?

    Supposedly we got all pullets, but I know there is still at least a 10% chance we have some roos. I've noticed two of our seven have puffy chests (both EE) Does this have anything to do with gender in your experience? They are also two of the most easy going. Compared to the other EE...
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    Spreading out chicks

    We got seven chicks about a week ago and since falling in love with them I've found at least two additional breeds I'd like to get, yay for chicken math! But I've been told it's best to spread them out in age. Wait and see if we have any roos in our flock and even to space out their ages for...
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    Guess What

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    Should I be weighing my chicks and recording their growth?

    They all seem perfectly healthy, but is this something I should be doing just in case?
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    Moved to a larger brooder and now they won't quiet down!

    We moved our seven (week old) babies from a medium aquarium to a large dog kennel for their brooder. But now they are being SO noisy! They will not quiet down! Usually it's just Click (one of the Welsummers) that gets everyone wound up and as soon as I remove her she falls asleep on me and...
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    I am just LOVING their little personalities!

    We finally got our first baby chicks and I am just loving their personalities! I will be so heartbroken if any are roosters as we cannot keep them in the city. Spud is the favorite as she is very laid back and just goes with whatever, Click will peep at me from the edge of the brooder until I...
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