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  1. BigBen

    What breed?

    I got these girls about 6 weeks ago. They have a touch of blue. They have black legs and mostly black beaks with a touch of yellow. They are about 4 months old and have no combs or waddles
  2. BigBen

    Broken leg?

    I have a 16-18 week old chicken thats right leg is sticking out at an odd angle. She is eating and drinking and limping around the yard, but it definitely looks like it's dislocated or something. She has always been the kind of bird that lays in the grass a lot and wonder if it's genetic...
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    dead hen

    One of my girls started looking much larger than all the rest and started sleeping in one of the nesting boxes. Yesterday I watched her in her normal dusting spot and her tail kept going up and down like she was in distress or trying to lay. Last night I went down to lock them up and she was...
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    girls are making mess

    I have one of those galvanized hanging feeders. it holds like 30 lbs or somewhere around there. the hens keep pulling all there layer pellets out. there are pounds of there food on the floor. I thought maybe the feeder was to low so I moved it higher and I think it got even worse. Has anyone...
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    tail down..acting weired

    one of my RIR looks huge and she is moping around bearly eating. her tail is down. I have no idea what it could be, any thoughts.
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    watery eggs

    I have noticed lately when I break and egg the clear part is very watery. does anyone know what might be causing this.
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    Clogged vent?

    Hello all, i have not been on in quite some time, but sure are glad your still here. One of my RIR hens started acting strange a few days ago...hanging out in the nesting box...roosting on the floor, staying close to the pen when let out to free range. I noticed yesterday that her backside was...
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    Still fighting

    I introduced 4 new poults last Sunday. They are 16 weeks old. All my other RIR's ar e15 months now. There has been no blood shed, but they are still chasing them around, picking at them on the roost and bullying them. You can always find the poults huddled together somewhere. Now and then they...
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    mixing ages

    I just added four 16 week old birds to my flock. will it be alright for them to eat the layer mash that the rest of my girls eat.this is my first time adding birds to the flock.
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    *

    Added four new four month old poults to the flock on sunday. so far no pecking or fights. the young ones are so afraid. they keep hiding in the smallest places. all the girls got loose last night. everyone made it back safely.
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    Mosquitos

    My coop is on the back side of my property right against wetlands. The mosquitos are unbelievable. Tonight I went down to the coop to give a treat and collect eggs and there were so many mosquitos you could here the hummm. Will they bite my girls all night and drive then crazy? I'm thinking that...
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    When do they molt

    I have 7 RIR's and they are just 1 year old and have never molted. When can I expect them to drop there feathers?
  13. BigBen

    First time with an injury

    One of my largest hens developed and bad limp the other day. I'm assuming she crash landed off the upper roost and either hit the wall another chicken or the waterer. Anyway. She doesn't want to put much pressure on it and on accasion she uses her wing like a crutch. She is sleeping on the lower...
  14. BigBen

    7 girls 6 eggs

    Everyday Iget 6 egs from 7 hens(RIR). Is there a way to tell if someone isn't laying.I'm assuming that it just might be that each day one or another isn't laying, but want to rule out that I have a slacker.
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    Found something strange

    I wished I had taken a picture, but I'll discribe it and you tell me if you have seen anything like it. I looked down on the floor off the coop near there food dish and found what looked like an egg covered in poop. When I picked it up and tried to peal away the poo i realized it was a large egg...
  16. BigBen

    poop door/wind

    Does anyone have cloth or plastic over there poop door to stop the wind and hold in the heat. if so,does it freak the birds out or do they just push it aside?
  17. BigBen

    Is it me or are my girls getting fat?

    How can you tell if your flock is fat.
  18. BigBen

    Small eggs

    My RIR's have been laying for a couple of months now. I get 7 eggs from 7 hens almost evey day. Once I got 8. Every now and then I get a monster size egg and some of them are what I consider large, but for the most part the eggs are small and medium. Is this what I can expect or will they get...
  19. BigBen

    Stinnnnky

    Not sure if this is the right spot. All summer long my coop has not smelled at all. As soon as the weather turned cooler I noticed the amonia(sp) Smell realy strong. I cleaned to coop and changed the pine shavings a few weeks ago and it already smells I know that in cooler weather i will get...
  20. BigBen

    Fresh eggs

    My wife asked me today.." how long will the eggs last without refridgeration?" I said " I don't know I'll ask online. Does everyone here put there eggs right in the fridge or will they keep for a while without refridgeraion?
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