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    Losing chicks after lockdown

    I'm frustrated..... I have hatched my own eggs, and eggs from other sources,several times. m,y hatch rate has never been very good, maybe 25%...... What confuses me is that going into lockdown the majority of my eggs look super healthy and the embryos are moving vigorously...... Then something...
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    Day 23.... And still no pips

    This is our first try at incubating eggs. It is actually a project for my daughters homeschool science curriculum. Anyway..... We set 9 eggs. All were fertilized upon egg disection which is a positive point I suppose, but all but 2 have died in the shell. The 2 remaining eggs are at...
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    duck gone broody

    I have 2 Rouen ducks. the female has been wondering off during the day. I didnt think anything of it since im not getting eggs from my chickens either due to molting and the waning daylight hours. Well i found her the other day sitting on a nest of a dozen eggs! Very exciting, but with it...
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    were you able to sex your barred rock over EE chicks?

    I had a hen go broody so I slipped some of my ee's eggs under her. These are the chicks I got. Any way to sex them? The roo was a barred rock and the mother is an EE.
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    ability to forage : hatchery vs. farm chicks

    We got our 2nd set of chicks this year and while I am very happy with our older flock of chicks purchased from TSC. I've noticed a distinct difference in their ability and desire to forage for food in their lot. My little farm chicks took right to foraging where as my chicks from TSC are...
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    advice for pullets and ducks living together

    Hi all, i already have a flock of chickens but this spring we got 4 more chicks and 3 rouen ducks. All have feathered in and are ready to be moved outside. Weve made an additon on our current chicken lot and will keep the fence up in between the two until the pullets and ducklings have grown...
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    fox got a chicken

    A very ballsy fox came into my yard today and took a hen. I was outside with them! I put all the chickens back into their lot so I could "deal" with the issues at hand. Unfortunately the hen didn't survive. The other chickens have been uncharacteristically clucking and carrying on all...
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    boredom busters for chickens and how to get them to scratch and peck for bugs instead of being lazy

    I have 8 chickens. 7 hens and 1 rooster. They are fed a mixture of fodder, fermented feed, and free produce I get from the local grocer. They have a very large lot to scratch and peck around in, but they always act like they are starving! I know they aren't, so my question to everyone is... Have...
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    Free veggies for my chickens!!!

    It is supposed to be spring here right now. As a matter of fact some of my seeds in the garden have sprouted, BUT it is snowing this morning with a low of 18 tonight! That makes me think we are a long way from harvesting any fresh fruits and veggies my friends..... Went to my local grocery...
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    weeds/ wildflowers that are native to western north carolina that chickens like to eat?

    HI everyone, Ive planted my pallet garden inside the chicken run, but was also thinking that there has got to be some wildflowers/ weeds growing in my yard/ field already that the chickens would love to eat. Was thinking about going and digging some things up by the roots to transplant into the...
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    changed food and now chickens arent laying eggs

    This week I switched feeds and began fermenting it. Also began growing fodder for the girls. Thought they would like all of this healthy stuff, but now they aren't laying any eggs! Could it be the feed or should I be delving further into the problem?
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    Neighbors rooster crows non stop

    Hey everyone, Our neighbors have 3 roosters. 2 banties in one pen together and a barred rock in another pen by himself. The barred rock crows non stop and our adjoining neighbor ( almost 10 acres away) called animal control on them. I've read that roosters crow over territory but he...
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    do i need to supplement fodder?

    Hi everybody, I've decided to take on growing fodder for my girls and boy. Something is still unclear to me though. Do you still need to supplement the fodder with layer feed or is the fodder itself nutritious enough to support good health and egg laying. I also grow meal worms for the...
  14. danahud

    Pallet garden inside chicken run

    I usually let my chickens free range in the yard on a daily basis. However, weve had a hawk circling close by for about the past week. Today he circled right over my chickens! I got everyoone back into their tree covered lot safely, but now Im afraid to let them back out. Has anyoone...
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    My submissive dog

    We've had chickens for 7 months now and our dachshund lulu has never shown any aggression towards them. She is a great mole and mouse hunter but is very submissive to our chickens. ( they run her away from her dog food bowl!) anyway we boughten daughter 3 more easter egger chicks, integrated...
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    Introducing 9 week old EE to my already in place flock

    My daughter got EE chicks for Halloween instead of candy. We're slick I know. Anyway the chicks are around 9 weeks old, flying out of their brooder and so forth. We've had them out in the yard while our already existing flock free ranges in hopes of making the transition easier into the coop. To...
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    my chicks are sick and dying and i cant figure out why

    hi all. i am a new chicken parent and i need some assistance. we bought 9 chicks from tractor supply mid march. took them home and have done everything we should. 3 of the chicks we got were Brahmas. in the past 3 days we have had 2 of them just up and die. i noticed today that our last...
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