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    Hatched too early?

    Wondering if anyone else has had this experience. I had 6 eggs under a hen, today was day 17. Before going to work, about 1:30 I checked on her and found there was a completely hatched, fully formed, egg sac absorbed-but dead chick under her. And one of the other eggs had pipped a huge hole...
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    Will my hens keep attacking other hens?

    I apologize if this a redundant post, but...I started with 7 hens and when they were about 6 months old (mixed NHR and BA), integrated 9 (mixed variety) 3 and 1/2 month old hens with them with no major problems. Typical sorting of the pecking order. My neighbor then gave me 5 Red Sex Link hens...
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    Looking for opinions...Roos or Hens??

    Hoping someone can let me know their opinion. I'm sure the Polish and Brabanter (2nd picture in the back) are roos, but I'm wondering about the Americauna (1st pic). I'm taking the roos back to where I purchased them from in exchange for pullets of about the same age (about 3 1/2 months)...
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    Flemish??

    So, we bought this rabbit for a whopping $5 at the Livestock Auction. It was labeled "Flemish Giant Buck." There were 3 others that were identical to this rabbit but about 1 1/2 times as large labeled Flemish Does. I know you take your chances at the auction, but my daughter (and myself) took...
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    Any advice on why my 18 week old roos tasted...rubbery

    I had 3 of my 18 week old NHReds butchered/processed today. I roasted 2 of them in the oven, but they seemed kind of rubbery tasting to me, very chewy. They were smaller than the chicken you would buy in the grocery store, which I expected, but I thought they would be more tender and juicy...
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    Hello :)

    Hi, I just joined BYC, even though I've been scouring the forums for the past month or so for info and advice on my new flock. I have 7 NH and 7 BA that are about 13 weeks old. And then I got a bigger coop, so what to do? Get more chicks of course! I purchased 9 more of 5 different breeds...
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    Which roo should I keep?

    This is my first year raising chickens and I'm thinking of keeping a roo with my 15 hens. I have 7 now and am not sure which to keep if my hens decide to set on some eggs. The hens I have are New Hampshire, black australorp, Americauna, Deleware, Brabanter, Barred Rock, and Silver Laced...
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