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    Hens are Roosters??

    I hope this is the correct place to post this! We had 24 "Hens" that we raised from chicks we ordered from Murray McMurray 16 months ago. We have been involved with "chickens" for only two years. Well, we decided to downsize, so we just sold 6 White Stars and 6 Black Stars, well the...
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    Broody?????

    Good afternoon........We have a 7 month old Barred Rock, that we think is trying to brood:rolleyes:. We have 25 Hens in that "coop", all the same age, and have never had a rooster.....are they still going to want to "Brood"? I didn't think that they would, since we don't have a Rooster...
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    Bleeding Around "vent"

    Good evening........We have 25, 20 week old chicks (pullets), and they are starting to "lay". First 1, then 3, and today there were 9, but we noticed one of the Road Island Reds, had blood on her back side. There does not seem to be anything like "prolapse", we think that maybe (hopefully), she...
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    Partition in the Run

    Good evening! Well, this week we decided to bring(drag) the "coop" back down the hill to the "Barn coop" run. We have 5 "Hens" in the "Barn coop", and 26 "chicks" in the "coop". The "Hens" are 9 months old and the "chicks" are 8 weeks old. We wanted the big girls to get used to the little girls...
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    Swollen Crop......

    Good evening........After reading so much about "impacted" or "sour" crop, is it possible that my Hens are eating a lot, all of a sudden, because of the cold weather? They are all getting a "swollen crop" every evening, for the past few days. Hopefully, it is fuel for heat...
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    Barn/Coop with tunnel....Works

    Well we are finally done. We think it came out O.K. There are a few things that we will "tweek", but all in all we like it. It is 12'x12' "coop" with a 12' tunnel to get to their 25'x35' free range pen, covered with plastic netting.
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    Chicken Tunnel?

    Good evening all...........WE are still in the "barn stall to chicken coop" mode:D. My question is , Do you think the chickens will pass through a "tunnel" made of chicken wire:/. We are making it 14"h x 12"w x 10' L. We are using it to get them from their "coop" to the outside run:rolleyes...
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    What about the eggs??

    Good afternoon....We have only been raising chickens for about 7 months. We started with 6 Red Stars, lost one to a Hawk,but the five we have give us an average of 32 eggs a week. Well we like them around ,so we just got 26 more( chicks of 4 different breeds) so in a few months we have PLENTY of...
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    1 Hen not feeling well??

    Good evening all.....We have 5 hens that are seven months old,we had 6 but lost one to a hawk two weeks ago. They have been doing great. We have them in a 6'x8' coop at night but, they have a 25'x35' run that is net covered(now). They get layer feed and some scratch,plus all the "goodies" they...
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    Super Girls

    Good afternoon all.....I guess we must be doing something right. We have 6 hens that have been laying for about 3 months now, and we get an average of 40 eggs per week...they are awesome!! Just ordered 25 more, can't wait to see how they do(around February)! P.S. still working on the "Barn stall...
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    Old Barn Stall for Coop??

    Good afternoon fellow Chickeners.....We all ready have a 6'x8' coop, that we built about 6 months ago, for the 6 rir that we already have. However, we are planning to get 25 more chicks. So, the plan is to convert the Barn stall, which is 12'x12' ,to a coop for the 6 adults, and provide them...
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