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    .Why aren't they laying??

    Hello, My girls have slowed way down on there laying. I have 16 laying hens who are 1 year old and I am only getting about 5 or 6 eggs a day. We went through a period this summer where we had too many Roosters. All of the day old chicks we got this spring (7) turned out to be boys! We...
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    2nd Roo that will have to go in the pot because he turned mean.

    Helllo, I have had two roos, a blue wyandotte and a jersey giant and the blue started going after my 4 year old everytime she went outside but the giant never bothered her so the blue went in the pot and it's been a couple months but now the giant is starting to go after her. We got 7 chicks...
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    I think snakes are coming at night and stealing my broody's eggs.

    Hello, I think snakes are coming at night and stealing my broody's eggs. We mark the eggs with the date and they have been disappearing one or two at at time for the last couple weeks. The only thing it could be is a snake. I have read a bunch of posts on here but the posts seem to get really...
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    This is our 1st winter in kansas....How cold is too cold for peeps?

    My peeps are not full grown....just 6 to 10 weeks old. How cold is too cold for chickens? Our new hen house is not insulated and it is much colder here than in California!!! What do I need to do to take care of my girls this winter? Please help. Our hen house is 8 by 8. I will have 15...
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    My peeps don't like me....6 weeks old approximately

    So, my little peeps are growing up and they are still terrified of me. They are about 7 or 8 weeks old now and 4 of them are about 12 weeks old. It is starting to give me a complex. I feel like a school kid again....I really want them to like me. I give them treats and talk to them. My...
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    Integrating new chicks

    Hello, We have 4 chicks who are about 5 weeks old and then another 25 chicks who are 2 weeks old. When can we put them all together? I let them out together now with supervision and the bigger ones peck at the little ones. But, the little ones are growing to big for the brooder so I am...
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    Does it have to be raw unfiltered organic ACV?

    Does it have to be raw unfiltered organic ACV or can I just use the stuff from the grocery store?
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    22% game bird starter okay for baby chicks?

    Hello, I bought a bag of 22% game bird starter by mistake and didn't realize it until I had the bag open and poured it into my feed container. Is it okay to feed this to my chicks? I have standard chicken varieties such as road island reds, buff orps, slow grow broilers, black astrolorps and...
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    Hello from Kansas....need help with posting pics, and questions

    Hello BYC. I am new to chickens and I really appreciate this forum....I have learned so much just lurking. Our new babies arrived yesterday from Welp Hatchery. We ordered 27 and received 34. Two were dead when we opened the box and two died the first day but the remaining 30 look perky and...
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    How big should my brooder be.....27 chicks coming on Saturday

    Hello BYC. I am new here and new to raising chickens. My birds will be coming in the mail on Saturday and I'm not sure how big the brooder should be for 27 standard baby chicks. I was thinking of using a wardrobe box on its side? We are currently building the hen house (8'x8') and a run maybe...
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