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    Lost another Roo

    Saturday morning we found our second roo laying dead in the run. I am not extremely upset since it was a supposed hen turned Roo and we already have an older roo but nevertheless it concerns me since it could have been one of our hens It appears he had a broken neck. I think a raccoon...
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    When do eggs get larger?

    We had our first egg on 7-29-09. We are not sure which hen or hens are laying but we have now collected 4 eggs. All are very small. I think the RIR would be first to start laying but we did see one Buff Orp. in the laying box but they do not have red combs. Our Black Austalorp did have a red...
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    The Beginning!

    I just got word we got our 1st brown egg! Not sure which hen but we suspect one of our RIR that is the oldest. I hear it is small but I hope this is the beginning of many good years of fresh truly free range eggs.
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    What is best feed

    Our chickens are now about 16 weeks and still on starter chic feed. We would like to get them as healthy as possible since they are about to start laying. What feed do you suggest?
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    What is best way to train kittens to live with chickens

    My friend has 2 young kittens who look like they are going to be good ratters. They are always around the chicken coop at night which is good for controlling the rats and mice but how can we train them to leave the chickens alone?
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    Rir Mia

    One of our RIRs is MIA. We let our flock free range during the day and they get penned in the coop at night. Night before last it was well after dark when they were penned and we were missing one RIR. Last night we spotted a Ringtail going across the road about dark in front of the property...
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    New Chicken Patron

    Hi All! I just found this site and wanted to introduce myself. I am new to chicken raising and wish I had found this site prior to starting but at least now I know where to go for answers to my questions. I am actually raising the chickens with a friend who has some acreage. Here is some pics...
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