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    Egg Productivity and Roosters

    We had a flock of hens where each hen would lay an egg everyday. After a while, we added a rooster to the flock, and they stopped laying eggs. We figured it was the rooster, so we gave the rooster to our neighbor. We waited, but they never started laying eggs. They're 3 years old. So do you...
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    Pecking Order Question

    I've only had flocks of 6 hens at a time, and there was really know mean pecking order, so no chickens ever got picked on. But in the spring we want to get more than 6, but don't wanna any pecking order problems. So basically where's the number where they start to get to bullying eachother...
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    Sand?

    I heard a lot of people talk about using sand? How exactly do you keep it clean? And how much does it cost you per month?
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    A Little Pecking Order Question

    Next spring, (It just may be a little early to be thinking about this ) we are planning on getting many chicks. So far, the idea is that we will get 10 Red Sex-Link Hens for eggs, and then 10 pullets of my choice for my 4h shows. I think I'm going to get mainly bantams. Now the question is...
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    Name Change

    Can I have my name changed to Sheepy? Thanks!
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    Goose Gender/Goose Eggs

    I have 3 White Embden geese that I got from a straight run tub in Orschelns. Last month I got 9 goose eggs. I left the eggs in the house, since the bigger goose was NOT gonna let me get near them. I'm wondering how you can tell which ones are male and which are female. The geese burried their...
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    Sick Hen - Need some help!

    I noticed one of my Red Star hens has been sleeping in the corner of the coop, next to their water can, all day for the past 3 or 4 days. Her manure is clear, kind of like an egg white. It looks like she's losing a few more feathers than usual. She hasn't laid any eggs. I put antibiotics in the...
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