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    Went through Hurricane and now no eggs. Possible molt?

    I live in coastal North Florida and we just dealt with Hurricane Matthew. We fared well with a foot of rain, 90mph winds and tons of debris but no significant flooding. I had several very large branches land on and around my fully enclosed coop/ run but had no real damage. We were lucky. My...
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    Introducing new pullets to the flock. Just got rid of rooster.

    I've had a very dominant rooster since day 1 and the same group has been together for 15 months. I just got rid of my giant Brahma rooster that was pretty mean. He began attacking me and my wife so ge had to go. I now have 7 hens that are going to start reassembling a pecking order without the...
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    Broody hen now has chicks. Now what?

    MY constantly broody hen has been sitting for 3 weeks and the first chock has hatched. What do I do or not do at this point? It was over 2-3 days that she collected eggs over a weekend and I put her and her eggs in a private pin. Since I started that process I have read that the spacing between...
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    trying to break 3 broodies at once.

    It started with one and now 3 of my olive eggers have gone broody. I am getting very few eggs the last couple of weeks with the heat and now my 3 best layers have shut down. Can i put all 3 together in a wire cage to break them or do i need to separate? two are in one small egg box together now...
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    Have i been fooled by this Brahma? Rooster or Pullet?

    i am new to chicken keeping and i was told all of my chickens were hens. Until this morning i had no doubt that i was the father to 10 hens. Then out of nowhere a very weak and horse sounding crow came out of my coop. They were still locked up and i didnt see the culprit. I think i know who it...
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    Feeding weeds and such from the yard.

    I know that free range chickens eat whatever they want. i just weeded my veg garden and was thinking of tossing the weeds into the girls. Any potential issues? also, i have alot of poison ivy and poison oak on my property and am worried that when i do let them out later on they will find it. Do...
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    Coop in the Swamp.

    Our open air coop in the swamp is almost done. I live in North Florida and our property is surrounded by swamp land. I built the coop and run in the highest point of the yard that also happens to have great tree cover for shade.. The coop itself is 4x8 with an open front. I had to put up...
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    open air coop in florida.

    I have the coop built now and with suggestions of other members in hot climates i built it with one side all hardware cloth except the door. It is still getting chilly at night here so i have been covering the one side with sheet foam insulation at night being the chicks are only 5 and 6 weeks...
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    Suggestions on the last 2 breeds for my flock

    As of now i have 3 Red Sex Links, 4 Olive eggers and 1 light brahma. I have a friend that has a few extra he is willing to part with and im not sure which to pick. He has a silver laced wyandotte, red laced wyandotte, speckled sussex, light brahma. I want the sussex for sure, I would like one of...
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    So now i might as well combine all the chicks.

    I have 2 brooders set up on my screen porch with chicks from 2 different places. I have been paranoid about combining them for fear that my first group has some medical issues after losing 7 out of 10. the 3 that are left are very healthy from what i can observe and are growing fast. I was going...
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    So now the Coop begins! A few questions before i build...

    I am just over 2 weeks in with my chicks and am now getting to the coop design. I plan on have 12 chickens eventually so i am planning everything for that. I have 5 now. Here are my few basic questions for everyone. 1) Does it matter if i build a shed style with 7' ceiling or a shorter height...
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    sav a chic questions

    I got some for my new girls and it says to make new solution everyday. anyone know why that is? i can divide it up to make a little bit each time but with only 5 chicks i will only need a pint a day really.
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    Now 2 weeks old. Chicks are different sizes.

    My Red Stars are now 2 weeks old and there are 2 little ones that dont seem to be growing as fast. 3 of them are getting huge and want to fly in the brooder. All eat and drink about the same and everyone seems happy and healthy. Is it normal to have a couple that just dont keep up and will be...
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    My first chicks at 1 week old. Need advice

    I have had them for 5 days now and it seems that each day i lose one. They all seem fine and then one starts to look weak and lays down. Then after several hours it is dead. I have lost 4 now and one more seems to be going down. I can tell you that 3 looked that way when i got them and the other...
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    We finally did it. New chicks arrived yesterday!

    Hello all. My name is Clint and i am from Florida. After years of wanting to do it we finally got chicks yesterday. I have 1.5 acres now and felt it was the right time. I did lots of research first and hope i do it all correctly. I got 10 red sex links and have a simple rubbermaid bin in the...
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