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    how to tell if a hen went broody

    My girls (3 RSL) are faithful layers an egg a day,well the last few days I have been only getting 2 eggs,tonight 1 hen came up missing I found her under the coop and it appears like she is puffed up possibly laying on eggs,i am sure that at most only 1 egg will be good beings we have freezing...
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    roosters gang raping hens

    Last April I bought 6 baby chicks from TSC, as it turned out 3 were girls and 3 were boys,I know way to many boys to girls,but these were my 1st chickens and I got rather attached to all of them,as you can imagine my girls are paying the price....so I bought 15 female chicks in October,they are...
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    just wanted to share this

    at the present I only have 3 laying hens which have laid me an egg everyday since they were 4 months old (RSL) went to collect their rent and only had 2 eggs so I left them in their run a bit longer they only get to come out after all eggs have been given,well at 1 p.m. and still just 2 eggs I...
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    my 2 day old baby Buff Orpingtons

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    recieved mail order chicks today

    they have been in their 95* brooder for an hour and a half,most are up running around eating and drinking, I have 4 that are just laying around they are alive my question...do I need to dip their little beaks back in the water or just let them lay there until they are rested from the flight, I...
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    mail ordered baby chicks

    i have only been raising chickens for 6 months,i bought 6 baby chicks in april they were 3 days old and 3 turned out to be roosters so I ordered 15 female baby chicks from Ideal,and they are suppose to be mailed this Monday...I cannot tell you how nervous I am, hoping and praying they make the...
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    what is going on with this egg

    all my chickens eat the same food and this hen is the only one to lay eggs like this,what does she need or is this "normal"
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    Is this Aian Pox

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    worming chickens

    my chickens that I know of do not have worms or any health issues,however at the end of this month I will be getting some baby chicks through mail order and after they are fully feathered they will be around my 6 existing chickens,my question should I worm my existing chickens before the new...
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    building bigger coop

    at the end of this month I will be getting 15 3 day old baby chicks,they will be in the brooder separate from my existing 3 hens and 3 roosters until fully feathered, I am going to build a larger coop so all can comfortably sleep in it,i plan to build this in a week and place it in my run where...
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    to feed "all flock" or chicken started

    I will be getting baby chicks at the end of this month and they will be introduced to the flock after they are fully feathered,I will have them in the same pen with a wire fence separating chicks from existing older flock(they are 6 months old), that will only be temporary,so what I have read is...
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    to vaccinate or not

    I have six 5 month old chickens 3 hens and 3 roosters that I bought from tractor supply,I do not know if they were vaccinated or not,I am going to assume...they were because when I asked what food to feed them she took me to the unmedicated feed,my question..I am mail ordering 15 baby chicks...
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    5 month old rooster getting very mean

    In april I bought 6 baby chicks,Buff Orpingtons,3 turned out to be roosters,and 1 Mr.Roody Roo is getting very mean towards the other 2 roosters,my husband and myself,the other 2 roosters are not mean at all,can his bad attitude be changed or his fate sealed
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    my 1st egg and it is HUGE

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    pullet acting odd

    I bought 6, 4 day old BO chickens in April,they will be 5 months old soon,i ended up with 2 possible 3 rooster and 3 hens,1 of the roosters started crowing at 2 months old and the 2nd rooster started crowing a few weeks ago,the 1st crower has already started mating 1 and only 1 of the girls,this...
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    new to raising chickens

    so I just bought 6 baby buff orpingtons that are almost a week old,i have research a little on them,and they seem to be the kind of chicken I am going to be happy with,they are under a red light when can I take this light away so they can get used to normal hours,also I do not know how to sex...
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