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    Is there any know problems with having eggs lay on their side in a Brisnea 20 advanced?

    Hi! I am working on a staggered hatch, using a brisnea 20 advanced for the first 18 days, and a mini advance for lockdown. My question is, is there any known problem with the eggs laying down for incubation in the 20 advanced? I generally do not have enough production from my girls I want to...
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    how do I get a blue splash maran?

    I was told if I put my blue maran roo over my black hen I could get splash marans. Is this true? Anyone know probabilities? Thanks! Melissa
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    bantam staying in nest box

    I have a bantam that is always in the nesting box when I check for eggs. I've removed the eggs from below her, but she still stays in there. In general she seems healthy, but this is new behavior. Suggestions? She's about 1 1/2 years old.
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    bantams not laying

    I have 9 standard chickens (mainly barred rocks) and two bantams. In the fall the bantams were our main layers, but now our bantams aren't laying at all. Its been a good three weeks. Is this normal, or something to be concerned about. They seem healthy, and our standards are laying well for...
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    do hens tend to loose a lot of weight after a molt?

    3 of my 11 hens are a little over a year old, and went through their first molt this fall. I noticed last night that those girls are now much lighter, and less musculatured than the other hens right now. They have all their feathers back now, so I didn't notice until I picked them up. Is this...
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    Winter chicken feeding question

    Hey Chicken experts! We are going into our first winter with chickens in North dakota, and I'm looking for some suggestions on feeding my flock in the winter. We let them free range when were playing outside in the summer, but we wont be out as much as it gets colder. Right now they get the...
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    can cochins be sparsly feathered?

    I just adopted three "cochins", two look just like the photos on your website for the breed, and the other is the same small stature, but doesn't have the fluffy feathers, feathers on the feet, or lots of feathers on the head. Thoughts? I will post a pic when it stops raining outside :) Thanks!
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    New to chickens..curled toe, now limping.... ideas?

    I have a flock of 5 month old Barred Rocks (5 birds). Since we got them, one hen has had curled toes and this has never bothered her. I didn't worry about it because several of the chickens at our zoo have similar feet, and they are obviously fine. Well now that hen is limping. I checked her...
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    what do I do if my chickens are going wild?

    Hey chicken folk! I'm new to the chicken scene this spring, and have 4 hens for eggs. I thought that I did everything right, petting the chick, ect when they were young, but they seem to be getting wilder and wilder as they grow. They are now about 2 1/2 months old and all but one run and...
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