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    Barred Rock Rooster or Hen?

    I think this is a Rooster, but I want to get opinions before I give it away. 10 weeks old. Large red comb already. The barring and coloring is lighter than 2 others I have (not pictured). They all came from the same hatchery (ordered as eggs that we hatched :) ) Also the other two barely have a...
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    Hatching Eggs near Raleigh NC?

    Does anyone know where I can buy hatching eggs in NC? I'm in the Raleigh area. Thanks!
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    How long do Lice nits last, do they ever fall off?

    Approx 3 months ago, all of my hens slowed down laying to almost nothing. They had plenty of water (theres actually a spring in the yard...they hardly drink from the watering can), good balanced layer feed, and seemed perfectly happy. But... I inspected them and found lice. We dusted them really...
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    Supplemental Lighting, but leaving the coop door open

    So i added a light on a timer a few weeks back inside the coop, to try to keep the eggs coming. Right now it comes on around 5am. Sunrise is just after 7am. We leave the door between the coop and run open 24/7 (I know, not recommended, but if you saw our run, you would understand that nothing is...
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    My Buff's style of laying an egg

    These Buffs are about 8 months old. One of them just lays wherever she wants to. I recently put up a camera, and this is what I found, check out her style of laying...
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    Chickens arent laying in nesting boxes, ideas?

    Newbie here. Trying to get some ideas on encouraging our chickens to lay in their nesting boxes.Heres a pic from our coop cam taken just minutes ago. You can see their favorite spot to lay, there in the corner. :) So some details. Our 6 buff orp's are around 26 weeks old and started...
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    Coop location help

    Hi all, we are new to chickens, and we just hatched 14 Buff Orpingtons in a incubator I made. They're a week old today, so I'm starting to investigate coop options, including location. We live on an acre, but other than the middle of the yard (no trees), there isnt a fantastic place to put the...
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