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    Chicken Laying on Side

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Americana 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Laying on her side in the run at night. When I picked her up felt like she wheezed. Very sluggish / No reactions. 3) How long has the bird been...
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    2 Roosters - 1 has to go

    So I planned on having 1 Rooster - a Creme Crusted Legbar which I planned on selling some of the chicks from the hen I have to recoop some feed costs. But I ended up with a Buff Orpington rooster too. So now - should I stick with the plan knowing I probably will be stuck with Cream Crested...
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    Egg Laying - Consistent

    I'm starting to get eggs - usually around 1 total a day from 8 hens all around the same age. I have 4 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Americana, and 1 Cream Crested Legbar. So far I have gotten maybe 10 eggs from these girls with 8 of them being brown and 2 being blue (from the legbar)...
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    DntBrnDPig's coop build

    My chick's are 4 weeks old. I finally have time to start working on their coop. Even if I didn't I'd have to make plans cause they are getting big! This used to be a raised floor dog kennel. I built my English Pointer a better kennel so I'm recycling this one. The plan is to put the...
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    My first

    I'm in the chicken business! Mt first time with chickens. I've made a brooder/Grow Out Pen they can live in for the next 5-8 weeks. I'm working on the coop. I've got buff orpington, barred rock, leghorn, and Cornish rocks from Mt. Health Hatchery and a pair of crested cream legbar from a...
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    Hello from South East Tennessee

    Hello all. I've been lurking this forum for over a year. Finally taking the poultry plunge. I've been talking my Wife's ear off about starting either Quail or Chickens. She never gave her opinion so I decided to go the quail route. I like the idea of having fresh quail to eat every 8-9...
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    Getting read to start my quail adventures...

    I've been interested in raising some quail for awhile. I finally decided to start acting on it. After looking over thousands of pictures, spending weeks going through forums, and dreaming of quail pens in my sleep I decided on a GQF Breeding Pen type design. I just finished one tier. I'm...
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