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    How good are these layers

    Before buying new chickens this year I investigated how good of layers they were. I bought 9 production reds and 9 brown leghorns. Their production was rated very high, one egg a day. I have not gotten an egg a day from any one of them. At best I will get six from the reds and 3 from the...
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    Chickens out all night

    Yesterday was my 34 anniversary and the wife and I went out for dinner. Well I had let the chickens out at about 3:30 and had the door propped open so they could return. Well it got late on me and we had to leave before they were back in. No big deal I'll close it up when we return. When we got...
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    Egg at thirteen weeks - no way

    I have 18 new brown leghorns and production reds that I got March 14. I found an egg in the coop yesterday. No way it could have been from these girls, must have been buried under the straw and missed from last flock.
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    Crumbles vs pellets

    At what age do you folks find it OK the switch from crumbles to pellets?
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    crumbles to pellets

    How old should they be before they can eat pellets?
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    Adding youngins to main coop

    I added my twelve week olds to the main coop a couple days ago. There was not to much commotion. I have two roosters that I thought might be trouble but it didn't seem to bother them. Today I go out and find two of the youngins in the run kind of off to themselves hugging the fence. One flew...
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    Adding new to existing

    When do you folks add the new chickens to existing flocks?
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    Rhode Island Reds

    Do any of you folks have trouble with the RIR's getting along with other breeds? I've heard that they don't get along with others especially smaller leghorns.
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    Stale Toco shells

    Do you folks think it would be OK to give chickens stale Toco shells? I have never given them any table scraps at all. Tonight the kids were fixing Tocos and some of the shells were stale. I was wondering if they were OK for chickens. Paul
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    Posting a location

    If folks would post a location in there profile it sure would be helpful. When the discussion is climate etc., knowing where you're from would be be nice. It does not have to be specific but at least a state would be nice. Just my thoughts Paul
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    Roosters

    How many of you folks do without roosters? I have two and am thinking of getting rid of both. They are beautiful birds but they are attacking me and my sons regularly. It doesn't bother us much but I have a three year old granddaughter living with us and I would hate to see her get attacked and...
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    Layer pellets

    I just read another post that said layer pellets contain calcium. Does that mean if I am using layer pellts I don't need to put oyster shell out?
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    Winters in Maryland

    What do you folks in MD do during the winter? I'm near Westminster. The winters are not to harsh. I'm guessing I will need a heater for water. How much do you close off the coop from air flow?
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    Laying trouble or question

    I have 8 hens, 4 Golden Comets and 4 Columbian Rocks. At first I was was getting 1 egg a day. Then two then three. I got five one day. How long after the first starts laying would you figure it would be before the rest start. All are the same age. Some days I will get two and some days three...
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    Crumbled vs pellet

    What do most folks feed chickens? I never heard of the pellets til yesterday, always used crumbled. Paul
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    Laying hens

    What is the best feed for laying hens? I know some folks don't like the Dumor from TSC. This is the feed they have been on since hatching. What do most folks suggest?
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    Taste of eggs

    Do any of you folks think eggs layed at home taste different then them from the grocery store? My sons seem to think they taste different, I don't see any diference.
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    Two Golden Comets - Maryland

    I have two Golden Comets, both roosters, free to a good home. They are twenty one weeks old and great looking. The crowing is annoying my wife. I tryed the wife free to a good home but no takers, so now I have to try the roosters.
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    Scratch

    Does any one toss scratch in the run on the ground for the chickens or does most everyone put it in a container? I remember when I was a kid my aunt tossing it all over the place.
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    From free range to run

    I had to put in a run for my chickens, neighbor complains about them running loose. Any way the run is 4 feet tall and all the chickens fly over it like it wasn't there. It is 600 sq ft for 10 birds, I figured at that size they would stay in. I guess they free ranged so long that freedom is...
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