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    My rooster is not crowing!!!

    About 6 weeks ago a friend of mine gave me a rooster who was ousted by his flock and he hasn't crowed since. I figured it was because his ego was shot from getting beat out of the flock, but he hasn't crowed here either, then I noticed that he streches his neck out and opens his mouth, then...
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    How late in the year to let my hen go broody?

    Hey! If I were to let my Cochin hatch some eggs, when is it too late, here in Montana it will usually start snowing mid November. It hits freezing temperatures around the beginning of November! Thanks!
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    Adult rooster trying to crow

    I have a friend who has a flock of chickens with a few rooster...the alpha rooster was kicked out of the flock by his son and he was getting beat up all the time...his comb is covered with sores...so I offered to take him but is it possible that they damaged his crow...it looks like he's trying...
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    Bantam White Cochin

    So, I have a flock of 17, with one mini rooster. Yesterday a gal gave me a Bantam White Cochin and I love her but she's not eating or drinking. She has very little activity with the others, she just hides a lot. Idk what to do. The gal that gave me her has another Cochin, so should I go that...
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    Mini Rooster

    So, a few weeks ago I added a bantam/English game rooster to my flock. My flock consists of 6 full grown birds and 10 pullets that are ten weeks old. The thing that is sad is that the rooster is smaller than the pullets. My question is whether he will be able to fertilize the eggs or will the he...
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    Tired chicken

    Hi, I am very concerned about one of my RIR's she's been very sluggish lately and hasn't done a lot of moving around with the other chickens. She has poopy butt and her poo is very watery. I don't know what to do I've tried giving the whole flock yogurt for the probiotics because I'm concerned...
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    Chicken being weird?

    So about a week ago I noticed one of my RIR's being very weird.she would go to the roost a lot earlier than everyone and would stay in the roost longer too. She is also very agitated at the younger chicks who moved in a few weeks ago. She also keeps on getting a very poopy butt and no matter how...
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    Is my 7 week old Americana chick a rooster??

    As I mentioned above it is 7 weeks old and I was just wondering if anyone had any idea about what gender it is??? :)
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    Heat lamp

    So this is my first year with chickens, I'm 15 years old, and live in Northern Montana. So far this winter it has been brutall. We have about 1.5 ft of snow and the past few days it hast gotten above 12 degrees. I have a heating lamp in the coop that gets the coop about in the 20s during the...
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    Chickens in winter?

    I live in northern Montana and last year it got down to -30 and the weather people are saying that it is suppose to be an even worse winter this year. It is starting to cool down up here, we've already had a little snow, and it's not even September. When it does eventually get down to negative...
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    Mixing breeds?

    This is my first year raising chickens and I have a flock of RIR hens. Next year I want to add some more birds to my flock. I want to add some EE and BR. Are they ok to all have together? I will start the EE and BR from chicks then introduce them in. If that will work to have those three...
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    I got my first egg!!!!

    Today I came home from working out and saw the the nesting box was a little brown egg!!! The hens are almost 16 weeks old, she laid really early, I was really surprised. Now that I got my first egg does she start the cycle of every 25/26 hours of laying one or will it be a few days until the...
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    Why is my chicken standing still?

    Today I found out that she squats when I put my hand on her back, which I was really excited for, but now she is just standing right next to the garden not moving. The other hens are moving around chasing grasshoppers and eating. She is the most developed bird and is the only one who really...
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    How long until eggs?

    Hi, I am a first year chicken owner. I have 6 RIR hens and 2 of the hens have really bright red combs and wattles. I've read on almost all sights that this means that eggs will be here soon. The thing is is that they are only 14.5 weeks old. Does this mean that eggs are soon or what? I have know...
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