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    Lethargic 1 yr old buff Orpington hen - copious amount of spinach-dip-looking poop....originally tho

    I have a 13 months old buff Orpington hen who has always been a reliable layer and social, bossy bird. On Sunday morning, she was reluctant to get off the roost when my husband opened the coop in the morning. A couple hours later, she had moved from the roost to the ramp, where she was just...
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    Do I have to "break" a broody or will she get over it on her own?

    I have an 8 month old buff Orpington who seems to be going broody. She's been fluffed out for a few days, and yesterday spent all day in a lay box on a couple of eggs. She stayed on after the other ladies went to roost, and I had to remove her - she wasn't happy at all - late last night so I...
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    Laying hen releasing clear liquid when she squats?

    I have a 5 month old Buff Orpington hen who has been laying daily for about a week. I noticed a few days ago, while she was in squat position and I had ruffled her rump feathers a bit, the she released quite a bit of clear watery liquid. She remained in the squat position for nearly a minute...
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    We added some height to the fence around the yard.

    To keep the jail-breakers in. We originally did just a 5" fence around the run area, more to define the space as 'poop central' and keep the dog out. Of course, the birds eventually starting roosting on top of the fence. Then they just said 'what the heck...let's take a trip' - which would be...
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    Uh-oh. Just opened my new 50 pound bag of organic layer feed.

    And it's PELLETS. Being new to this, I honestly didn't know there were choices - I just asked for organic layer feed. I just gave them some in their treat bowl, and they looked at me like "you have got to be kidding???". Pushed it around with their beaks, thinking maybe something better was...
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    New England area people - about when do your birds slow down/stop laying for the winter?

    And what breed do you have? I'm new to this, have 5 Buff Orpington and 2 EEs. Only 2 of my Buffs are laying right now - one daily, one just started 4 days ago and is currently laying every other day. Nothing from the EEs yet. I'm wondering if all of them will even start this year. I know...
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    Hey FOODIES!!! Whaddya eatin'?

    I'm in a rut - give me some delicious ideas! What are you having for dinner? What's your signature dish? The thing you are always asked to bring to a party? I want it all!!! Tonight I'm grilling marinated pork tenderloin sauteed green beans and sourdough bread that I got at the farmer's...
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    New layer is struggling...maybe?????

    My one lady who is laying seems to be having a hard time today. She gave me 4 eggs, starting some time last week (we were on vacation) and I have no idea when she laid the first two because they were missed by my chicken-sitter. I know she laid one on Saturday and one Sunday. I didn't find an...
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    One hen just started laying, gets VERY mad when I take her eggs.....broody already????

    We went out of town last week, and of course, one of my hens (Betty) was showing signs that she was ready to lay. I had 2 friends helping out with the flock, AM and PM, and told them both Betty was ready to start laying, so please check for eggs each day. When we came home yesterday, there...
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    20 week Buff Orp - not yet laying, but today noticed vent is VERY red....eggs on the way, or problem

    My flock is roughly 20 weeks old and not yet laying, though a couple of the hens are pretty red in the comb/wattles - and one in particular is VERY red and obviously more mature than the rest. She has been incredibly vocal over the last week or so, and eating like a hog - which has me excited...
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    The Waiting Room - For Impatient Egg Wanters!!!

    My ladies are coming up on 16 weeks of age, so I know it's early to be tapping my foot....but I'm tapping my foot!!!!!! We got them at 6 weeks old - 6 Buff Orpington and 2 EE - and I expect I have at least another 4 weeks of daily disappointment ahead of me. I'm not even getting the 'egg...
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    What's just outside your front door?

    I want to see what you see when you open your front door - I think it would be cool to see the different places/settings where backyard birds are being raised. Take a picture and post it, please - and let us know where you are (generally) if it's not in your avatar info. I'll start - this is...
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    What's just outside your front door?

    I want to see what you see when you open your front door - I think it would be cool to see the different places/settings where backyard birds are being raised. Take a picture and post it, please - and let us know where you are (generally) if it's not in your avatar info. I'll start - this is...
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    Do you play favorites? Admit it....it's OK....I won't tell the others....

    We only have a small flock (8 ladies, about 3.5 months), 6 Buffs and 2 EEs. My EEs are uppity little things, but the Buffs are very sweet and friendly. I haven't named the buffs because it's hard to tell them apart right now - except for Runt (the EEs I refer to as Spit and Vinegar). Runt is...
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    Any suggestions to encourage sleeping on the roosts?

    Our coop is a converted play house, and our birds are about 14 weeks old. We have more than adequate roost space - enough for 15 birds, and we only have 9 birds. Here is my problem - instead of bedding down for the night on the roosts, the birds are opting to pile onto the "dam" we put right...
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    Is this normal?

    I just spent the better part of the last 2 hours, sitting in a lawn chair and watching my chickens peck around their yard. They chased a butterfly, and that was some incredible entertainment - suspense, drama, disappointment. Then I watched them sleep. Then I dozed off. Then my phone rang...
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    Newbie with questions about vocalizations - growling, crying, warbling...oh my!

    So, I have a small flock of 8 birds, hopefully all hens (we had one suspected roo, but sadly we lost him last week to disease). They are roughly 12 weeks old, 6 Buff Orpington, 2 EEs. Up until the last week, I've been hearing the 'cheep cheep cheep' and coo-ing that I expected to hear from...
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    So, we lost a bird to Marek's (I think) last week, and now another chick is acting 'odd' and watery

    Never mind
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    Buff Orpington Rooster? Pictures - opinions, please!

    Hi all. I am totally new to raising chickens. We got them on April 14th and were told they were approximately 6 weeks at that time. These pics were taken today, so age would be about 10 weeks. In the first pic, the chick in question is the one in the center of the photo. In the third, it's...
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    Hello From New Hampshire

    Good morning everyone! I'm Michelle, I live in southern NH with my husband and two young boys. We are finishing up our chicken coop this coming Saturday, and hopefully will be obtaining some layers from a chicken swap on Sunday. We've never had chickens before, so I'm sure there will be lots...
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