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    Pest

    Hi I hope to get some help, I have 4 chickens and they are itchy loss feathers and now I am seeing some white bumps on one chicken below her eyes (maybe some type of egg?) I think it's some type of fleas. I cleaned the coop and really only saw a few small black flying insects that does fly. I...
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    Pest

    Hi Everyone, Wonder if I could get some help on Pest. I live in New England, it's been very rainy here about 2-3 months ago I notice my chickens (4 of them) were losing feathers underneath and though they were moulting but it's continuing, they havn't got them back yet. Then today I notice while...
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    Happy New Years And guess what I got this morning?

    Yup, My first egg, my girls are Buff Orpingtons 32 weeks old today! It's perfectly shaped, nice and clean, right in the nest, just on the small size. Now I am finally part of the egg club..LOL So now does anyone eat their first small egg?
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    Opinions?

    Just wondering, I have 4 Buff orpington's that are 24 weeks old now, No eggs yet. I think they went through a mild moult last month. I plan not to add light to the coop, so will they not lay at all in the winter? Am I looking at my first egg in the spring time? I really have to say, I just...
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    When to switch

    I am a newbie to chickens, I have 4 Buff's that are 20 weeks old now. They are on grower feed now, and wondering when I should switch to layer feed? I have enough grower for a few weeks and I think for the past 2 weeks they have been moulting as seeing a lot of feathers around. Am I looking at...
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    Finally done!! Hope it's built like Fort Knox

    Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I have posted, but have been working hard to get my coop & run done!! I still have been reading a lot of post though to learn as much as I can. I'm just waiting for my chicken sign now. The run is covered plus buried 2 ft under, I used 1/2 inch hardware...
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    New Coop 50% done

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and new to raising chickens. My gram raised chicken so growing up I have had some exposure. I have been thinking about it for over a year now and decided to take the plunge! I started my coop 2 days ago, today I am adding the roof & window and moving it too...
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