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    Tip of beak cracked off

    Hi -- I have a 3 year old Polish Hen who has the tip of her beak cracked through. It's not completely broken off, but it's cracked all the way through. She doesn't seem to be in any apparent distress, and she is eating. I tried to touch it and she didn't appreciate it too much, but that's...
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    Pecking/Bullying problem

    Hi -- I have a little Polish Pullet that is quite a bit younger than the rest of my flock. I got them all at the same time, tho. Today I noticed a really nasty injury on her head and the other hens were pecking it. She was also running away from the rest of the flock. Because they are...
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    Roost Logistics Question

    So.... My coop is actually a pigeon coop turned rabbit hutch turned storage shed turned chicken coop. From its incarnation as a chicken coop, it's got this little shelf that the pigeons could use to get to their little exit/entry holes. The shelf is the highest point in the coop, and...
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    Lights for shorter days???

    I've heard several different things on this topic, and I am wondering about different people's experience. I am not planning on doing any serious winterizing/insulation or running electricity out to my coop. That being said, I'm debating the need for solar lighting to artificially lengthen...
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    To Duck Or Not To Duck

    So, I've got 8 chickens, and I'm thinking about adding a couple of ducks. I have some questions. 1) Do ducks need a pond? 2) Do drakes crow like roosters? 3) Can they live in a chicken coop? I assume they don't roost with those webbed feet, right? 4) Do they eat the same thing...
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    How to tell if an egg is stuck?

    How do you tell if a hen has an egg that's stuck? I have a hen that is normally a decent layer who has not laid in a bit. She seems a little less active, but we've had some crazy stormy and dark weather over the last few days too. She doesn't seem to be spending tons of time nesting, though...
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    Idiotic Non-chicken Egg Question

    So... I notice a lot of people on here have ducks. Are duck eggs good to eat? Are any non-chicken eggs good to eat? Besides chicken eggs, I've only ever eaten quail eggs (when I lived in France) and they were good, but small. And I only recently found out that chickens come in different...
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    Layers' Food?

    Hi -- So I am still new to this. I am using regular poultry mix to feed my girls. I also give them scraps from the garden and other food scraps. May question is whether or not I should be using a laying hen blend of food? What makes that stuff different from the regular poultry food mix...
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    Loud Squawking Hen :(

    Hey -- I am new to all this chicken raising. I recently got a hen that someone was re-homing. She is a good layer, smart, and a good hen. The downside is that she screams like a banshee. Starts very early, and keeps at it. Louder than a roo. Anyway, I am worried that my neighbors will...
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    Hello From UT

    Hi all -- I got a few girls last weekend! I'm very excited to start raising chickens and having my own eggs. I've been lurking for some time, so now that I have my girls I thought I'd register and say Hi.
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