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  1. KrystalRose

    Introducing Chicks and Mamas back to flock.

    I am trying to decide the best way to reintroduce my chicks/mama back to the flock I have. Here is what I have: My main flock is 13 hens (not including my broody mamas), and 1 nice rooster. they are in a large shed size coop that is roughly 8x15 and they have an enclosed outside run that is...
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    Help me get a Broody hen to Adopt Feed Store Chicks.

    So I need help with getting a broody to adopt 3 feed store chicks I picked up today. Here is my situation. I have 2 broody hens that have been broody full on for at least a month, maybe more. Here are the contenders: Buff Orpington: She has already plucked out all her belly feathers. When I...
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    When will chicks start eating and drinking?

    I have my eggs / chick under a broody mama, but she has sat so hard this whole time she wouldn't get up unless I made her. I even tried to go for 4-5 days without doing anything for her to see if I just wasn't being patient enough, she didn't make any messes in the brooder, no food was touched...
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    Which eggs are darker?

    I was hoping someone could help me, I have 4 kinds of hens who lay several shades of brown eggs. Could you try to put these breeds egg colors in order from lightest to darkest. I have a breed that is laying medium brown eggs, I think 2 breeds that lay light brown eggs and 1 breed that lays super...
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    Not sure what to do with broody hens?

    I have 3 hens that are wanting to be broody, a buff orp and 2 easter eggers, and I do want to let them hatch some eggs. This is my first time doing this so I am not sure what to do. They have been sitting steady for several days now so I know they are dedicated. One of my girls moved boxes today...
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    Favorite Hatchery Poll

    I have been debating on where to order this years batch of chicks. I would love to do a poll on which hatchery you have had the best luck with as far as health of chicks / chickens and being true to breed and anything else that was important to you. Please select your favorite hatchery and if...
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    Hen breathing hard and lethargic

    I have a hen who is breathing hard and it sounds like she has crap in her lungs, like she accidently inhaled water or something, she is lethargic also. I have had a couple problems with Cocci before so I immediately treated with corid because it wont hurt if that's not the problem and if that is...
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    Help!! Hens going from totally fine to dead quickly!

    Please help, I have had 2 hens die and a third who I am trying to keep from dying! Hen 1: Fine in the morning, acting normal with everyone else, found dead in the afternoon, I autopsied her and found no worms, no mites or lice, no nothing, looked like a totally normal healthy bird. Hen 2...
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    Rooster being mean to my ladies

    I have a rooster that is not being very nice to my girls. They are all the same age and have been raised together and about half the girls are laying so far. This rooster in question is pecking rather hard at the back of their heads and/or shaking their heads when he does his business. I even...
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    Hen not moving well.

    I have a Buff Orp hen that is not moving very well the past 2 days it seems like her balance or leg strength is off, also today at one point she was twitching her head, almost like a nervous twitch but then she seemed to stop doing that. I have checked her eyes, mouth, ears, nose, vent, feet...
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    Any Cuckoo Maran Rooster mutt offspring pictures?

    I have a couple cuckoo maran roosters with my hens. My hens are barred rock, Delaware, Easter Egger, Buff Orpington, and Black Australorp. Does anyone have pictures of mutt offspring from a cuckoo maran rooster? I have read that they mostly throw barred offspring but is that the rule or are...
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    How much more ventilation do I need?

    So this will be my first winter with the chickens, I built a large coop and have 21 chickens. I know I need more ventilation but not sure where to put it. I always leave the windows all the way open. Should all the ventilation be above the roost height? And how much more ventilation should I put...
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    Lethargic Chick Needs Help!

    I have a 16 week old EE hen that I just noticed is being mopy and not moving around like her coop mates. She looks completely healthy, normal poop, clear eyes and comb, no mites, not laying yet and doesn't have a red comb yet so I don't think she is ready yet. What can I do to help her? She has...
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    What should my next breed be?

    I started a flock this spring of several breeds. I am planning to order more chicks next spring and was debating on what breed to get. The things I am looking for in my flock are birds that can handle both cold and heat since we get both 100+ and below freezing temps here. I will be selling the...
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    Water Nipple Training

    My chickens are 14 weeks old right now and I have been trying to train them to use my water nipple system, from what I read the best way to train them is to take away their other water and show a few how to use the nipples, eventually they will all get thirsty enough to catch on. I have been...
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    McMurray Hatchery Easter Egger Pictures Anyone?

    I have only gotten one order of easter eggers from McMurray hatchery, the girls look fairly similar with the partridge coloring but the boy I got is very different in color, I think they gave me him as my mystery chick. I was wondering how varied their stock of easter egger colors they have are...
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    Roosts? 2x4s, 2x3s or Branches?

    Right now I have 22 large breed chickens that are all 13 weeks old, I have a large roosting ladder I made out of branches, but every night they all fight over who can fit at the very top which is a 2x4 and a metal fence rail that I use as my hinge to be able to lift up the roosts to clean under...
  18. KrystalRose

    Cuckoo Maran Pullets or Cockerels?

    I ordered 24 chicks, 4 of them are Cuckoo Marans and they have been stumping me for gender, I know one is a cockerel for sure since he was caught crowing this week and seems to be the alpha of the group but the others all look like they could be beta cockerels. Please tell me what you think...
  19. KrystalRose

    Feeding striped sunflower seeds

    I am new to chickens, I grew a ton of striped sunflowers in my garden for them but I was reading that most people give their chickens the black sunflower seeds. From what I have gathered the striped ones aren't as nutritious and have a tougher shell. My question is am I right that they can still...
  20. KrystalRose

    Chicks sneezing at 10 weeks old

    I have a total of 24 chicks, they are all 10 weeks old today. When I ordered them I had them vaccinated for Mareks and Coccidiosis before they were shipped to me and they have all done really well up to now. Now I have 2 out of the 24 that are sneezing fairly consistently, they do have dry noses...
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