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  1. leaddog

    How long until she starts laying????

    I just took one of my Columbian Wyandotte hens away from the chicks she hatched a few weeks ago and put her with the rest of the flock. How long until I can expect her to begin laying?
  2. leaddog

    layers or loafers?

    I have 15 hens. Spotted Sussex, Barred Rock, Columbian Wyandote, and Buff Orpington. At the moment I have 3 nesting a Buff, a Wyandotte, a Barred Rock. I am only getting 3 to 5 eggs per day. I think I have a few loafers. How do I figure this out? Then what should I do about it? I thought...
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    Does a rooster need to service a hen every day?

    In order to lay fertilized eggs, does a hen need to be serviced every time she is preparing to lay an egg, or does one servicing fertilize multiple embryos at once and allow her to lay several fertilized eggs over some period of time? I apologize if this is a naive question. I know a lot more...
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    Thermometer?

    I purchased an incubator by a "Famous" maker. The turner was an option so I bought it too. Both had a thermometer in the box. Why include an itty bitty thermometer marked in 2 degree increments when the goal is 99.5 degrees? I tested theses gems of precision against two well regulated and...
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    Chickens in the dog food

    The chickens have discovered the dog food bowl. I usually leave it full so the dog and how ever many cats I happen to have at the time can eat at will. Suddenly I found the bowl completely empty twice a day, and poo blobs that match the dog food color HMMMMMM. I have been putting the food...
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    Where do I put the nest boxes.

    I am "designing" a coop for the 11 hens and a "grouchy" rooster that Grandpa has said the kids can have. I have a 10X12 concrete slab currently being held to earth by a pile of junk. I think I have the design pretty much figured at least in my head, from what I have been reading here and other...
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