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  1. AlaskaGrown

    Renovated Coop - Insulate the floor or skirt the bottom?

    I inherited a coop (8X12) from the neighbors and renovated it with a new roof, floor and nesting boxes. The coop is on an axle and sits about 2 feet off the ground. It can get pretty cold here in Alaska in the winter, but not as cold as the interior or north (0-40 F for 4 months, rarely below 0...
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    No Rooster - Broody Hen - Lots of egg...

    I recently went on vacation and the folks watching the chickens sent word that one of the hens went missing. I figure that a hawk or eagle got the hen while they were in the yard. A few days after I returned I found the missing hen sitting on 14 eggs on the back edge of our property! I was able...
  3. AlaskaGrown

    Red sex link or cinnamon queen

    Is there a difference between a red sex link and a cinnamon queen? If you breed each with their respective mate, will the offspring be sex linked?
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    Egg eaters!

    I noticed a wet spot in the coop last week... on two occasions. This morning I went into the coop to collect eggs and found a hen eating an egg. Trouble is there were three hens in the coop while this was happening. I chased the three out of the coop and confirmed that they had in fact eaten an...
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    Do some mixed breed laying hens never lay eggs?

    ...this may seem counterintuitive, but do some mixed breed laying hens, who have genetic traits of multiple breeds never lay eggs? This is more along the lines of breeding a horse and donkey and coming up with a pain in the ***... Thanks for the help
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    Any insight into Production-Orpington cross breeds?

    I have two hens that appear to be a mix with a RRI or production red and BO. They have red heads and yellow bodies. Four of my hens lay brown eggs and I am pretty sure that the 1 or 2 brown eggs that I am getting each day are coming from my Black and Red sex links. Does anyone have a RRI/BO...
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    Strange wet spot in the nesting box...no shell or and membrane?

    I just got eight laying hens last weekend. The hens are between 10 months and 2-3 years old. Here is a link to a thread with a pic of them https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/873917/what-breeds-are-these#post_13270680 So far one of the hens has laid an egg that had a soft partial shell and...
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    What breeds are these?

    I am pretty sure the oreos are Hamburg bantams, the lighter three might be red sex links or comets?! I am unsure about the two black chickens and the other greyish brown chicken in the back. Thanks for the replies.
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    To feed or not to feed...

    Can chickens eat sprouted rice and quinoa that is uncooked? I have a pretty healthy bag left over and was thinking of throwing some down in the chicken run but was unsure if they could eat these seeds/grain without it being cooked. Thanks for the help!
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    Ermine, mink, coyotes, lynx and bears

    Our property seems to be chalked full of potential predators. We routinely have brown and black bears wondering through the yard in mid to late summer. Our neighbor has spotted a few lynx within the past year. But the biggest pest I have found is the ermine and mink. These little buggers can...
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    chicks vs adults

    I am getting back into raising chickens. Before I purchased 5 1-year old chickens from a local who had too many birds on her hands. I am on the fence right now as whether to purchase adult hens or chicks. What are the pros and cons to selecting one over the other?
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    New to BYC, 2nd attempt at keeping hens.

    I live up in south-central Alaska and had 5 good layers (3 reds and 2 buffs) last year. Unfortunately last fall a hawk got two of the hens and the other three didn't produce much after the second bird died. I attempted to keep the remaining three happy over the winter, but the temps were so low...
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