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    Difference between a white Delaware and a white Speckled Sussex?

    How does one tell the difference between a white Delaware and a white Speckled Sussex? They look the same to me. I have Delaware. I was looking online and came across a white speckled sussex. When I first saw the pic, I thought it was a Delaware until I read it was a speckled sussex.
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    Raising mealworms to feed to my flock question

    How does one know when there are to many beetles in a 12 x 12 drawer? Also when there are to many mealworms in same size drawer? So far I am having luck, but don't want this to go downhill because I have to many in one drawer. Help needed, and I know this group gets back with answers. thanks...
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    How to stop chickens from eating the mother hens eggs.

    I have a problem. This happened twice. My Black Australorps start sitting on the eggs to incubate and then either the mother hen or another hen starts eating them. I tried putting both the hens in a separate cage but then they won't sit on them. They either sit beside the eggs or they sit on...
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    What is the difference between a chicken and a partridge?

    I need to know the difference between a chicken and a partridge. I find comparisons of other breed to a partridge, but not to a chicken anywhere. I am looking at the Chantecler. They say it is a partridge and I need to know the difference please.
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    How can a hen go broody when their eggs roll into an angled layer box?

    I was watching my hens to see who is laying and who is not. I have Black Australorps, New Hampshires and Buff Orpingtons. Some of them wanted to keep the egg from rolling into the box where I collect them. So my question is: Does a hen go broody when they cannot sit on any eggs? Please help...
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    Molting, Lose egg production every year for months?

    I thought chickens layed eggs all the time. I never knew they would stop laying eggs for months every year. How does one keep customers if this happens every year? Not sure if I want to sell eggs anymore. What can one do?
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    How I deal with Aggressive Roosters

    The way that worked for us in dealing with aggressive roosters is this: We had several RIR roosters that were very aggressive. They would run after you and act like they were going to fly up at you. I would start clapping my hands in a wide way, putting my arms out and clapping while running...
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    My rooster lost all feathers.

    My rooster lost all of his feathers. He only has the fussy feathers left. He seems healthy, but his butt is red and has no feathers, it's bare. He also has no feathers on the back of his neck. What is going on?
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    My hens will not lay in nesting boxes

    I hope you all can help me. My hens started laying in the nesting boxes and all was well. Now that it's winter weather in our area and we can't let them roam because of predators (they do go outside in their fenced and roofed yard) they started laying on the poop board and in a corner on the...
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    What kind of chicken are these?

    These are what the farmer told us are bandies. We knew nothing at all about chicken breeds at the time. Just wanted some good chickens that would make good mothers. He said he would sell us 4 hens. They were 4 to 5 weeks old he thought. The farmer did not know exactly. As you can see, we...
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    Robin's Happy Chicken Farm

    Hello Everyone! Newbi here. I have had my chickens since May of 2014. Can't wait until I start getting eggs. I hope they lay them in the nesting boxes as I allow my chickens to run free. They always come back home in the evening. I placed a plastic egg in two of the nesting boxes. We have...
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