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    Sexing Chicks

    Somebody told us at our local Atwoods that you can tell the Roosters from the Hens when they are chicks by a gap between the primary and secondary flight feathers on the wings. I haven't tested this myself, so I was wondering if that is actually accurate. This is only our second year hatching...
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    Drastic Drop in Number of Eggs

    I have a total of 38 hens, thirteen are about 17 months old and molting. I know these girls have probably stopped laying for now. (Can I expect them to start again and when?) Our egg production has gone from 24-29 eggs a day to 6-10 eggs per day. The other remaining hens, aside from the 13 I...
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    What breed are these two?

    I bought chickens from a local feed store a while back and I have identified all but two. Could you help me out? There are two pictures of each one. Thank you.
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    How to move hen and eggs/hatched chicks

    My Buff went broody and we let her have some eggs. She decided to go broody in the nest box. This is our first time doing this. I tried in the past moving my broody hens before they got too settled and they just quit on me. So this time I decided to leave here. The problem is the nest box is...
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    Brooding and Incubating

    Hello all, I haven't properly introduced myself. I've been a reader, your posts have been very informative. I'm not new to chickens, we've raised them off and on for about 10 years now. I am new however to hatching my own chicks. So I made a barter with a friend to get one of her incubators...
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    Getting Guineas

    We are getting 1 year old guineas, 2 males and a female. We've never had them before. What should I expect to do with them once we get them home? Should I try to confine them for a while before letting them free range?
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