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    My Chicks are Hatching!! Join in the Joy with Me!!!!!

    Guys I had my first broody a long 21 days ago. Today is hatching day and when I went out first thing this morning there was already a baby chick! Couple hours later and now there are 2!!! I'm so excited I want to go watch if anymore are going to hatch!!! This is a first for me and I'm just so...
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    Worms? General Worm Questions.

    So i have a flock of 20 or so chickens. half of them are 3 years old. Other half are 5 months. One rooster. I noticed a long white worm in one of my chickens poop last summer, and made a mental note to keep an eye on that, never saw anything again. Everything was fine. I've been noticing...
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    Rabbit basics. Help please :)

    I am wanting to get a rabbit or two. I have a 10x12 horse stall I want to set up for them. So...what all should I get? What kind of essentials do I need. Litter box. Water. Food. Anything else in there? Also what kind of footing. It’s sand right now as we used it for a chick brooder. Straw...
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    Where to house my Silkies

    Hello! Just need some advice. I current have a large chicken coop (17x10) and attached run for all of my chickens (various layer breeds). I just added 7 young silkies to the mix, but I would like to keep them separate (my rooster is HUGE and my hens are...less than friendly to smaller chickens...
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    What breed is this monster??

    anyone know what breed this is? Got it in a “rainbow layer pullets pack” from Meyer. All 2 weeks old but this chick is easily twice as big as the other chicks. It’s hard to get a good picture of it, sorry. All yellow with one black wing. So big! I’m terrified it’s like a Cornish cross that snuck...
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    Which feed-once and for all!!! HELP ME DECIDE!

    Okay guys. I need help figuring out what to feed once and for all. Have a flock of chickens, hens 1-3 years old, and one rooster. Also have 15 chicks in the basement heading outside in the next month or so. What the heck should I feed. I read don't feed layer feed, feed high protein, feed this...
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    Suggestions for Coop Improvements/Upgrades

    Hello all! I have had chickens for 3 years now. I have one ridiculously handsome rooster, 10 hens of various breeds, and 20 chicks coming in the mail next month. We free range our chickens frequently over our 7 acre farm (and some of the neighbors...oops), so they are not cooped up 24/7...
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    How many chickens can I house?

    Hello! I am wondering how many chickens can comfortably be housed in my coop. My actual coop is 17x12ft I think. The run is 25ft by 30 ft. We free range them a lot but do lock them up sometimes. They usually get let out at least 5 days a week to roam out 7 acres. So, without crowding them if...
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    Brooder Location Questions.

    I'm in Indiana. It's getting COLD at night, a little less cold during the day right now. (Between -15 and about 40F. Fluctuating constantly as Indiana weather does). I want to get chicks but i'm torn between the best way to have them in the winter. Previously I have kept them in our basement...
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    Help me understand this broody hen business

    I have a broody hen. She's been on the same nest for a week. Today I went out to get eggs and she is sitting in a different nest box... What do I do now? I'm so confused lol the eggs she was laying on aren't any good anymore right? Is she going to keep jumping nests and wasting eggs? What do I...
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    First Time Broody Hen...HELP

    I have a hen that has gone broody. I have no experience with this so help! She's been on the nest for about 6 days now. She is in my coop in the nesting box. So my questions.. Will she get out and eat and drink or do i need to bring it and offer her some in the nest? Should I move her somewhere...
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    Introducing new rooster to existing free range flock. HELP!

    I have about 20 1-2 year old hens that free range on my farm. They have a coop they go in at night, but during the day they all are out and about on our farm. I am picking up a grown rooster on Saturday and I am not sure how to go about introducing him to my flock. I know where he is coming...
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    Hens quality of life. Please help!!

    I have an ISA brown hen that is 1 year old. She got hung up in the fence last week and dislocated/displaced her leg. I've had her inside by herself for a week and haven't seen much improvement. She isn't laying anymore (she did the first two days inside). She's eating decently and drinking well...
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    Dislocated/Injured leg on ISA hen! Pictures/Xrays attached

    I found my ISA brown hen hung up in the fence yesterday. I took her to work with me this morning and took x-rays of her hurt leg to make sure it's not broken. She won't use it, but she can still pull it up and put it down, so she has some control of it. It's obviously painful though, and is...
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    Help with Sexing Barred Rocks and Easter Eggers

    Got a couple chicks I can't figure out what I think they are leaning towards. 2 are barred rocks. 2 are easter eggers. 1 leghorn. I think they are about 5 weeks old. THERE ARE A COUPLE PICTURES OF EACH CHICK SO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT :) Chick 1. Barred Rock. Sorry for my dogs nose-he loves his...
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    Help me save this chick!

    I have a chick that is maybe 1 week old at the most. I got him (along with 5 others) from RK on Friday. This little one is the smallest, and this morning I found him flat out under the ecoglow. He must have gotten squished under the others over night. He is significantly smaller, although they...
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    WHY WONT MY CHICKENS LAYYYYYYYYY. ??

    Okay. Someone clue me in on if I'm missing anything or not. Here's the details. I have 18 hens. The first group: 9 of them are almost 2 years old (Born Feb. 2015). 4 Buff Orps, 1 BSL, 1 RIR, 2 EE, and 1 Barred Rock. The second group: 9 of them are almost 1 year old (Born Feb 2016) 4...
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    Egg Problems. Someone give me advice!!

    I have a few problems i'm not sure about. Some details first. I have 19 hens. 10 of them were born in March of 2015 (making them about a year and 4 months old). Various laying breeds. The other 9 were born february of this year, making them about 5 months old. They are fed an 18% pellet feed...
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    Feeding Questions...Please Help!!

    OK. My hens (all about 1 1/2 years old) have been on a 16% layer feed since they started laying. They used to lay about an egg a day (I have 10). Almost a month ago, we introduced 7 8 week old pullets into the coop too. Everyone is settled, they are all together now and have been for a few weeks...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte Sexing-7 weeks old

    Help! What sex. All are about 7 weeks old. Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3
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