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    Egg Production Question

    My 18 Barred Rock hens finally started laying and they had worked up to an average of 11 eggs a day. Now I am only getting 4 to 6 a day. No eggs are in the run that I have found. Shouldn't they be producing at least an egg per day? They all look healthy. I've never had this many hens at...
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    No eggs yet...beginning to worry!

    Does heat affect when my girls will start laying? They are 22 weeks old. Our temp highs here in my area of Texas is hitting 100 - 103. Will that make a difference? Only one hen has developed a nice comb and wattle. My girls are Barred Rocks. I have 18 hens and no one is laying. They are...
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    Fact or Fiction?

    A friend was reading a book and sent me an email about a section in the book. "There were a few paragraphs where the author described how to properly introduce new chickens to a brood. She said you have to introduce the new chickens at night, while the other chickens are sleeping, or else the...
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    Hello from South Texas

    Hi! I joined last week after reading a lot of info to help me with my chickens especially how to have them survive the heat we are experiencing (temps over 100 degrees!). I've never raised chickens before so this is all new to me. I have 6 Rhode Island Reds - all pullets (I think - I don't...
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