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    New Hens in with the Old

    I have four Barred Plymouth Rocks that are two yeas old. Now I put four Rode Island Reds in with them. Not fighting, but are very weary of each other. How long until they become buddies? Will they ever share the roost, nesting boxes, etc??
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    Missing Feathers

    This spring the rooster knocked the feathers out of the back on some of the hens. They have been with a bald spot all summer. Got sun burn a few times, etc. The rooster has been gone since early spring, but the feathers still have not grown back in. Will these hens have these bald spots the...
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    Eggs safe shelf life ??

    How long can I safely keep chicken eggs. There are times I get more than I need, and other times not enough. I don’t want to take chances.
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    Winter Eggs

    I thought chickens need fourteen hours of light to lay. I got the first egg from my Barred Plymouth Rocks today. The hen house is not heated and does not have a light set up for extra hours. Here in central Pennsylvania we are like most everyone near the shortest day light hours of the...
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    Potato Peelings

    [I read somewhere not to feed potato peelings. Can someone tell be what is the problem with potatoes or the peelings??
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    Whole Corn ???

    I have access to whole kernel corn, shelled but not cracked. The Chickens seem to like eating the full size kernels. Is this a problem or do I need to get it cracked??
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    Dusting !!

    I have eight Barred Plymouth Rocks that are about thirty five days old. I live in about the center of Pennsylvania. I have them in a old block walled milk house that is about fourteen feet by twenty. I have noticed they try dusting in the wood chips, sometimes the grit, etc. Should I just...
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    Eating the Bedding

    I have Barred Rocks that are 18 days old. Moved them into the coop on wood shavings. They are just kicking up the chips and eating the saw dust. Is this going to be a problem?
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