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    Sick or injured ????

    I bought two Rhode Islands from the same feed store I've bought from before. They were both large pullets ready to start producing. 1) After about one month one started to give me about 4 small eggs then she started dropping two larger eggs. I went out to check the nest at her usual laying time...
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    should I kill and eat it.

    I have chickens born the same day. The others have been laying for 2 months. one just eats a lot and hasn't laid one egg. Should I process it and consume it or what. I just want laying hens not pets. any advice is very welcomed and appreciated. Thanks Cush
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    BIG BULLY

    I started with two hens I thought were Rhode Island Reds. After looking at breeds I think I have a Production and a Golden Sex. The Golden is a Big Bully. She eats ALL the food and runs the Production bird off when she tries to get near the feeder. The Golden lays an egg everyday and I get...
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    VERY Soft Eggs

    I"m new to this so I don't know the natural progression of a hen starting to lay eggs. I have 2 Rhode Islands I picked up from a feed store. One started laying immediately, small but daily, and the other now about three weeks later has started dropping a couple, plastic baggie thin, eggs out in...
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    One Does - One Does'nt

    I'm new to this adventure, and love this site. I have two Rhode Island Reds for about 2 weeks. Both the same age, have the same diet ( 20% layer feed, green grass, plus some cracked corn for dessert). One (Psycho Suzy) will lay 1 egg a day, and the other ( Bevo) 0. They will lay in the Nest next...
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    NEW MEMBER ......

    Hi everyone out there. I'm starting out with two Road Island Reds. Didn't want to give a bunch of chickens life long psychological scares from my attempt at backyard farming :-). If all goes well I'll introduce more as I learn the ropes. I'm in Texas so I don't know how the heat will effect them.
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    how do I train my new pullets to roost on the branch I put in the coop?

    I'm a new member and chicken Dad. I got my two Road Island Reds from a feed store. They had been raise on the ground their whole life. They are starting to sleep in the nest. how do I get them to sleep on the roosting branch?
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