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    Winter Hatch.... maybe

    I have a young game that went broody 3 weeks ago. I decided since we really haven't had a really cold winter (Western NC) I would go ahead and give her some eggs. Due to her being small and it being winter I only gave her 4 eggs. Early this week marks 3 weeks and of course now we decide to have...
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    Skunk Attacked, The Skunnk Killed, The Skunk Was Dead

    Last night a skunk got into my pen where almost all of my chickens were including a mama hen (Goldie) and her six 11 day old babies. This morning I went in looking for Goldie after I found 5 of her babies running around peeping. I went into where she and her babies sleep and there laid a dead...
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    Black Sex Link Mom

    Yes I know most of the "experts" will say a black sex link don't go broody. In fact I know of at least one hatchery that claims they never go broody. Well I hatched Pepper last spring and now this spring she apparently didn't read the books that says shes not supposed to go broody. She did and...
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    Huge Eggs

    Last fall I got a couple of barred rocks which was called heritage breed. Honestly didn't know there was a heritage breed but anyway heres my questions. When I got them they were molting and of course not laying. Recently Pixie began to lay. Her eggs were big from the beginning. Usually they...
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    Feeding Flock Raiser

    I have noticed a lot of you talk about feeding flock raiser to your entire flock all the time. I would like to feed my chickens flock raiser all the time. I have attempted to switch a couple of times but both times I began getting soft shelled eggs. I give my chickens oyster shells in two...
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    Rhode Island Red Heritage Breed Laying Questions

    A while back I was able to get 5 Rhode Island Red Heritage Breed pullets. (there were also two roosters included) Wonder if anyone here can tell me about what age I can expect them to begin laying. Right now they are about 18 weeks old. Also are they good consistent layers and how do their eggs...
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    Is There Something Wrong With My Nest Boxes

    I have noticed for the last month or so my egg production has really slowed in what I thought was supposed to be the best time of year for chickens to lay. I haven't changed anything so its been a puzzle to me why they suddenly slowed so much all at one time. Perhaps its something to do with my...
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    Hatching Inside The Main Pen

    Nearly a week ago I gave a broody black australorp 9 eggs to set on. Only way I could get her to stay on them was to allow her to set in the regular nest box in the main pen where she has always laid her eggs. Theres a total of 5 nesting boxes in there for my 11 hens. I did mark the eggs so I...
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    Rooster Not Crowing

    I have a Rhode Island Rooster thats around 20 months old. Hes not crowed in at least a month or maybe more. He eats good and makes some normal rooster noises other than crowing. He had been crowing often until he suddenly just stopped. This afternoon about an hour before dark I let the chickens...
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    Strange Behavoir

    Ok first of all I'm not crazy. I had to see this several times to be sure I wasn't crazy but its really happening. I have a Rhode Island Red hen (Gertrude) thats around 1½ years old. Recently I have saw her mounting the other hens like a rooster does and going through all the motions of a...
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    Going Broody Question

    I have a flock of 12 chickens including one rooster. Included in that flock is a Buff Orpington hen thats nearly a year old now. This past fall she molted which I really didn't expect to happen that soon. Anyway in the last week she has started laying again. I hope for her to go broody sometime...
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    Daytime Owl Attack

    Today as usual I came home for my dinner break. It was about 2:30 pm. And as always I went down to check on the chickens and collect any eggs they had left me. As I approached I saw one of my black australorps laying in the lower covered run next to the fence and it was obvious something had...
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    Getting Excited..........My First Hatching

    Back in November of this past year I began my first chicken flock. I started with two barred rock hens. A short time later I added a cuckoo maran and a hen I believe to be a mixed breed. Anyway over the next few months I have added another 7 pullets and a rooster. During a vacation in June I...
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    Mixing Layer Pellets And Game Chow

    I am thinking of mixing some game chow (30% protein) with layer pellets. The layer pellets are 16% protein. My thoughts are to add about ¾ layer pellets and about ¼ game chow. I also give them a few greens each day as well as a few black oiled sunflower seeds. Would this be too much protein or...
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    Keeping Chicks Outside

    How old do baby chicks need to be before its safe to keep them in an outside coop at night without heat. The chicks I'm referring to are barred rocks, buff orpingtons and rhode island reds.
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    Is My Hen Going Broody ?

    I have a cuckoo maran hen named Rose. She has been laying really well since I got her in December. She laid an egg Monday and I noticed on Monday afternoon Monroe (Rhode Island Rooster) was chasing her quiet a bit. Then on Tuesday she didn't lay at all but she of course does miss a day here and...
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    What Breed Of Hen

    Can someone tell me what breed of chicken the hen on the top roosting bar is
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