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    Hens have stopped laying

    My 2yr old hens have abruptly stopped laying after quite a few of them had already started laying for the year. We went from getting six eggs a day out of seven hens to absolutely nothing for two weeks. We do free range them, but we've left them locked up in the coop for four days during a cold...
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    Feeding guinea keets

    I am considering getting Guinea keets soon and was wondering if I could feed them the regular chick feed. If so, do I need to feed them the medicated feed? Thanks for your help.
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    Sluggish Hen not Eating,

    I have a 1 year old Buff Orp hen who has recently stopped eating much at all and hardly drinks. She barely moves, and when she does she is slow and lethargic. Glancing at her she looks perfectly normal, except that she just stands there. Doesn't scratch, doesn't peck. She also will go and get...
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    Pecking order

    I was putting the girls in the run for the night and one of the Rhode Island Reds, Lulu, challenged me. This is nothing unusual, Lulu challenges me every time I heard them into the coop. Well Lulu was trying to peck my foot off, every time she got close I pushed her back, and our Buff Orpington...
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    Market of Spizhauben hatching eggs

    I was thinking about getting a Spizhauben rooster and some hens to sell hatching eggs on eBay. Before I get committed, what is the market for Spizhauben and Spizhauben cross hatching eggs? How much are they generally going for? Thanks for your time!
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    Shipping hatching eggs across the country

    I was wanting to start selling hatching eggs and was wondering if I need any kind of license to ship them out of Texas. I know you don't have to have one to ship inside of Texas when you are selling of eBay. Thanks for your time!
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    How manny hens does it take to sell hatching eggs

    I am interested in selling hatching eggs on eBay and I was wondering how many hens do you need to be able to produce enough eggs to sell. I would be using Appenzeller Spizhauben if it makes any difference. Thanks for your time!
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    Self-sufficient chickens????

    Here is the link... http://pinterest.com/pin/436849232579802000/ I saw this on Pinterest and was fascinated. Is it possible for something like this to work? Could the chickens possibly have all their nutritional needs met in this way? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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    Moving Chicken Coop To New House

    We are considering moving. The house that we might be moving to is about 45 minutes away from our existing home. We have a 8x10 foot chicken coop that me and my dad built together. It is a chicken tractor. Is there any possible way to bring it with us??? Thanks for your time!
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    Moving With Chickens/ Moving Chickens To Used Coop

    Me and my family are thinking about moving. The house we are considering is about 45 minutes from our existing home. The chicken coop we have is probably to big to be moved with us. The house we are moving to (maybe) has an enormous existing coop. I know it is used because in the pictures they...
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    What breed has the best Roos?

    Generally speaking, which breed tends to have the best roosters? They would have to protect the flock, treat the hens right, and be non-aggressive. I have a 2 year old cousin that comes to our house on an almost daily basis, so non-aggressive is very important. We free-range our hens and have a...
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    Do need to feed both layer and Oyster Shell?

    Do I need to feed both layer and oyster shell? Only two of my nine hens are starting to squat. They are about 23 weeks old. Can I give them all the layer? Do laying hens need to have both layer and oyster shell??? Thanks for all your help!
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    How long till first egg?

    My barred rock Pullet has started squatting for me and her comb and wattles have grown really big and red. How long do I have to wait??? Thanks for all your help!
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    Can the chickens help with a Euro mount ?

    I shot my first buck a almost a week ago. We have already processed the meat ourselves. My dad and I were going to try and do a European mount ourselves. Has anyone tried giving the skinned skull to the chickens to pick some of the meat off and spead up the process? Would it damage the skull or...
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    Pullets won't use roost bar.

    Our 9 18 week old pullets won't all consistently use our roost bar, which is higher up than our nest box. When I go to check on them for the night there is usually 1 or 2 roosting on the nest box. Any help is appreciated!
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    Red Stars?

    We ordered Red Stars from Ideal Poultry, but I'm wondering if they gave us Rode Island Reds instead. Here is a picture of one of our galls. Reason being I looked up pictures of red stars and RIRs and ours look more like RIRs. Thanks for your help!
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    Bantam Crosses?

    I was thinking about getting a silkie and a Sebright chick this spring. If one of the two turned out to be a rooster and crossed with one of my large fowl hens (Buff Orpington, EE, Barred Rock, Red star). Would the babies be decent layers? Would their eggs be tiny? any help is appreciated! Thanks!
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    4 week old Pullet with liquidy poop

    Dixi, my favoret pullet, has been having liquidy poop lately. She acts fine, eats and drinks normally, and is active. Is anything wrong with her???? And then this one..... Please help!!!!! :(
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    Is lantana poisonous to chickens?

    I know lantana is poisonous to people. My mom has an enormous lantana and we let our 9 pullets free-range. Do I have any thing to worry about? Any help is very much appreciated!
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    Ideal poultry silkies and sebrights

    I was wondering what quality silkies and Sebrights ideal poultry has. I was thinking about getting some from our local tractor supply this spring and they order from ideal. The only shows they might be in would be 4-H and/or our fair. Please post pics of ideal silkies and/or Sebrights if you...
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