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    Hawk or fox or other?

    Lost 4/8 today. No blood, no bodies, just feathers. They were free ranging at the time. We have coons and hawks, but very very few foxes. The raccoons usually only come out at night. South Louisiana. Any ideas?
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    Egg production nosedive

    So I have 8 girls, 7 buff orpingtons and one red star. They are 31 weeks old and have been laying for about 2 months. Once everyone started laying, we have been getting 6-8 eggs a day. Mostly small, some mediums, and a few large. For the past week, egg production has dropped to 2-5 eggs a...
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    Buff Orpington 1st egg!

    Got 8 baby chicks on Jan 14. Almost exactly 20 weeks later, we got our first egg. 3 of our girls have big bright red combs, so any of them could be the culprit. It's small and tan, laid in the nest box like it was supposed to! Guess the fake ceramic eggs worked. My 2 boys are super excited!
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    The Expensively Inexpensive Pallet Coop (picture heavy)

    So I got voluntold earlier this year that we were going to get chickens. My wife has no idea about chickens or building, but I had chickens when I was younger and am fairly handy around the workshop, so the onus fell on me. My wife likes things of a contemporary rugged design (if that makes...
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    One of these chicks is not like the others

    So I have 8 three week old buff Orpington chicks bought at our local feed store. Well I think I have 7, with one feathering out different from the rest. She started out slightly darker than the rest of the girls, but barely noticeable. Here is Yolanda, she is one of the buffs, and they all...
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    Heat lamp question

    It may be a stupid question, but here ya go. I've got 8 Buff Orpington chicks. Almost 3 weeks old. I was using a large plastic bin in the spare room bathtub as a brooder. They've since out grown that and I just have them in the tub with a wooden frame on top covered with hardware cloth. So...
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    New to the world of chickens

    Let me start by telling you a little about me. I'm from south Louisiana on a 9 acre slice of heaven. I have two boys, age 7 and 4. They are everything to me and we do everything together, from hunting/fishing to science projects to deciphering common core math. My oldest loves nature and my...
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