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    One hen died, another seems close behind

    We lost a hen yesterday, she had been acting a bit funny since we returned from a vacation about one week ago. Yesterday, she wouldn't move,eat or anything once she was out of the coop. (We free range/ pasture raise). Today, everyone seemed happy and healthy. My daughter noticed another hen...
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    Six Mobths old and no one is "screaming" roo

    I'll have photos in a bit. I have four 6-month-old Sussex Speckled, and four 6-month-old Delawares. They were purchased from a feed mill, there was no guarantee on gender. None of them looks definitively like a male. Is it too soon? My husband is convinced that we have all females, I...
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    Flock Integration and space...how old is old enough?

    Hello All! I have had my original flock of 20 hens for just over a year. They were inherited from a friend (coop and all), the hens are between 5 and 6 years old. I have a set of 8 chicks (about 8 weeks old now) that have outgrown their space. I want to build a smaller coop, so that they...
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    The Ladies may have gotten into undiluted Roundup

    Help please!! I'm not sure what to do. I had a small amount of undiluted Roundup I had used a few years ago to kill Buckthorn safely (so I thought) stored in our garage/barn. Some time in the last two days the ladies seem to have knocked it over. Almost no liquid was on the ground. There...
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    Hello from a Happy Flock. ..I hope!

    Hi. We're just getting started with our hens. Friends of ours decided to cut down on the number of animals they have, so we were given a beautiful flock of Barred Rocks,Red Stars, Rhode IIsland Reds and a couple of Aracondas. They are about 3-4 years old and lay daily. Right now I'm just...
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