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    What are my roosters doing? Strange behavior!*PIC*

    Today, two of my 9-month-old cockerels left the flock while they were free-ranging (they have a big coop and outdoor run but I let them out to free-range every day with supervision (too many predators) and went into the coop together. They have never done this before. After a minute or two...
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    Broody sat on fertile egg for 1-2 days. Is it OK to eat?

    Hello, I have a BO that has recently decided to go kinda-broody. For a while, she was just sitting on an egg for most of one day, then she'd give up. But she was on one all day yesterday and still on it this morning and possibly was on it since night before last. So, that's 24-36 hours...
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    The Worming Thread **Please share your info here**

    I would like to start this thread as a place for people to come and post their opinions, experiences, and other information about worming chickens. Please share any info/stories. Here is mine: I have been doing some research myself and I have found it to be an extremely confusing topic. I...
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    If my girl goes broody and I'm not there... could she starve herself?

    I am going on vacation soon and my neighbors will be feeding and watering my chickens and collecting eggs. They are super nice people and the wife grew up with chickens and is happy to do it however, I don't want to ask too much of them. I want to make it as easy as possible. However, one of...
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    Extreme heat! Two chickens dead! Trying to save the others! HELP!

    We are having an extreme heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Yesterday we clocked 107F outside our coop, and 111F while driving in the car! The day before peaked at 105. Predictions for today put us at least at 105 again and for the rest of the week I am out of town and my fiance is taking...
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    2 egg questions: strange shell texture and small cracks on the ends?

    Hello all, I have been raising my first flock of chickens (11 pullets, 4 cockerels, but soon to be fewer boys). They are almost 22 weeks old now and we have been getting eggs from some of them for as long as 2 weeks now. Question 1: I found an egg just now with a shell that feels kinda rough...
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    Need advice on moving roo to new flock

    Hello, When I ordered chicks this February from MM, I didn't want all 25, so I placed an ad on Craigslist and found a lady to split the order with me. They shipped us 27, she took 10, I took 17 and we have kept in touch. Long story short, our Marans came straight-run and I ended up with 4...
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    My amazing (IMHO) pullet & our first eggs! *a love story w/PICS*

    Hello everyone, I just had to share that my Lady B, star of my blog and chicken coop, has truly proven herself to be a star among pullets! She laid her first egg ever this past Friday, and as of this morning, she has given me six eggs in her first seven days of laying! Amazing! She is an EE...
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    HOORAY!!! PICS of our VERY FIRST EGGS!!

    Hi All, I have been raising our very first flock of chickens since they arrived from Murray McMurray here on February 9th. We have 11 pullets and 4 cockerels (yes, I know I need to lose some boys) and they are 20 weeks and 1 day old today. Sadly, I was out of town when my fiance found our...
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    Anyone fluent in Chicken-Speak? What are my birds saying??

    So this afternoon, I let my chickens out of their coop/run to free-range in the grass as usual. I have 15 birds - 11 pullets, 4 cockerels (yes, I know I have too many boys) - all 16.5 weeks old. 14 birds came out. My one pullet, Dorothy (who has been acting strangely - click to see my other...
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    How do you feel for an EGGBOUND egg?

    Hello, I have another post here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=190094 About my 16-week0old pullet that is acting sick. Most responders seem to think she could be eggbound with her first egg. If you want to read my other thread and have other ideas, please post...
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    16wk pullet panting hard, wings out, tail down.*nothing new to report*

    Newbie here, raising my first flock of chickens. I will try to give you as much information as possible. I am very worried about my girl! I have 15 chickens - 11 pullets, 4 cockerels, all from the same batch of chicks from McMurray Hatchery, hatched on February 7th, 2009... so they are all...
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    Oyster shells before laying? Opinions needed...

    Recently, we have found a local mill that is making us custom organic feed for our chickens. The lady there is extremely nice and helpful and says she has a degree in nutrition and has been doing this a long time. Her whole job is to design custom feeds and diets for poultry and other...
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    Cup-Waterers - need help understanding - **UPDATE**

    Hello, Yesterday we installed a cup-watering system. The brand is Easy Garden and we ordered it from McMurray Hatchery. There is a picture here: http://www.easy-garden.com/watering.php However, I can't figure out how it is supposed to work. The installation was easy enough, but to get...
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    I just signed up for Golden feather but it's not working - help needed

    Hello, I have been a regular member for a while and I was running out of picture space, so I decided to become a Golden Feather Member. I went to the store and bought the membership, but I can't figure out how to get it working. I guess I assumed that it would just kick in, but it hasn't, and...
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    Post PICS of your GLORIOUS ROOSTERS here!!! All breeds welcome!

    Let's see 'em everyone! All sizes, shapes and colors! I love the incredible masculine beauty of glorious roosters! Share your pics here! I'll start... I am 11 weeks into owning my first personal flock of chickens, so none are all that glorious or masculine yet. This is JB (short for...
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    Do I need to take action now? Is it certain my rooster will be mean?

    Hello all, I am a first-time chicken owner and my 15 chicks are now just over 10 weeks old. I have four roosters (I will be getting rid of two) right now. One has always been ahead of the game - he started crowing at 8 weeks old and at 9.5 weeks, he started courting and trying to mount the...
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    Is 8-10 weeks a young age for Crowing, courting, etc..??*with PIC*

    I am raising my first batch of chicks and they will be 10 weeks old tomorrow. This is my first time having any chickens myself, and they are all from the same place and are all the same age. I believe I have four cockerels, all Cuckoo Marans. One of my boys, JB (short for "Johnny Bravo") has...
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    Why don't my chickens like/want to eat scratch?

    Newbie here - My chickies are 10 weeks old and eating all kinds of things, including lots of free-range. They get grit from me and also from outside on the ground. I got them some scratch grains because everything I read says that chickens are NUTS for scratch and that I could use it to lure...
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    Help me understand the difference between BEARDS and MUFFS?

    Newbie here! I generally hear about beards and muffs together in the same sentence. I know what bearded/muffed birds look like in general, but I have tried to look for an exact definition of each, and have come up emptyhanded. Can someone please tell me exactly what is a beard and what is a...
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