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    Barred Rock born first week of June is Stella really a fella?

    Here is my BR Stella. She is wild! Do you think she might be a fella? Her comb is just now getting red. She DOES NOT have rear plumes...she was sold to me as a pullet by a reputable store. She has not laid any eggs yet.
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    Shipping an adult bird?

    I am in Texas...daughter is in PA. I need to ship a bird to her that is just too loud for our stealth operation. But I can't decipher various posts/inx. Question: Can I ship via Fed X? If so how( their website is not helpful) Do I have to have a special container?
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    chickens turn nose up at crumbles

    My chickens ( 2 hens) just make a mess of the crumbles. They won't eat it. I let them free range for hours...also toss them grapes....what can I do to get them to eat their crumbles? Could they be getting enough via free range?
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    Suggestion for BYC threads...or does it exist

    I am new ( a year) to keeping meat and egg layers. Feel I am pretty good with them. I want to go on vacation... I don't know who to ask to watch my chickens. I send dog to pet resort but there are no chicken resorts! So I was thinking there must be other's like me...I would love to chicken sit...
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    Eggplant...can they eat/like

    My gals are getting the garden left behinds,,,stuff still hanging on in the heat that are too bitter for us... I have some eggplants...can they have these seeing that they are nightshades ( my gals love tomatoes) They also love my giant bitter cukes! My Jack Russell and RIP got into a fight to...
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    yams?

    can I feed cooked yam to chicken
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    So tired of the wasted feed...any ideas>?

    When I put the feed in their cups, they peck all out and it is under the cage so they can't get it, so they poop all over it. Any better ideas for having free choice food? I was thinking of some of the cakes/flock block thing...any ideas to keep the crumble from going everywhere?
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    Less Stinky poop?

    If I feed my dog a higher quality food, I notice her poop is less/smells ok, not horrible. Is there any chicken feed/additive etc that will do the same for chickens? I am feeding them Layena.
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    If you are in Houston area...store up some water for your birds...

    The heat here is starting to make water lines break. If you have outdoor animals/birds, you might want to store up some water for them. It would be horrible for them to run out and then you have to go up to store to get more...
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    A House trained chicken? Video

    With it being close to 100 I am keeping my RIR named Sun inside. I let her out to free range when I get home and it is only 93! So she is getting used to our inside routine....so here she is with my cutie pie dog and our "going out" routine...
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    How much crumble to feed?

    I have a laying RIR. I have been keeping her inside while I am at work since it is just to blazing hot here in Houston Tx. My question is: I let her free range before work and when I get home. How much layer crumble should I give her in addition. No matter what I put out she eats. So want to...
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    Texas Heat...moved my gal inside

    After raising 26 rock cross for FFA, we are well equipped with deep clear buckets! So I was so worried about my RIR named Sun overheating with it being 97-98 every day. I also have a new little few week old Barred Rock named Stella Luna. So I moved Sun and Stella in. Sun has a deep bucket with...
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    coop design with measures

    Me and the hubby are not handy. But we want to try and build something for our two. We do not have any saws so we will need to have the wood cut at home depot. Is there a place on here I can find designs with measures of lumber? Looking for coop design and tractor design. Thanks for any help...
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    Introducing New chick

    I have an RIR layer. Just got a few week old barred rock and my RIR is so mean to her! I get the pecking order but this is like the Bully order! What should I do to introduce new chick? All she wants to do is go under or sit on RIR.
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    Asking your suggestion to keep a chicken inside

    I am in suburb of Houston. I have one RIR layer and a Barred Rock chick. It is so hot outside, I feel so sorry for them. My house is big enough I could keep them inside. I need suggestions for poop odor containment! My question is: What are some good ways to do this. I have a large dog kennel...
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    EMERGENCY HELP!

    Hello, I am actually writing under my moms name. Today she had the most horrible thing happen. One of her chickens was found with out a head surrounded by feathers. Another one has vanished. The chicken killed had no bite marks, no broken legs, bones, or any kind of gash marks... I was unable to...
  17. Rivka

    corn husk/silks

    Just shucked some corn tonight. Can chickens eat husks/silks and pieces of cob?
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    My RIR Sun, admiring herself

    I caught my gal Sun, admiring herself...
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    Blood spots in eggs?

    We keep kosher at our house. Blood spots in eggs as I have been taught make the egg unkosher. I would rather give these eggs to our friends who are not kosher or jewish and don't care about this. Is there a method at home to tell if blood spot is in egg before cracking? Thanks
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    Age to start laying

    I bought these cuties on Jan 21st. They were a few days old. When should I start seeing some eggs? Thanks! They are the Easter eggers/Ameraucuna types
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