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    Nicest most mellow rooster you can have?

    I have a SLW rooster that is a pretty rough fellow when it comes to the girls. Some bloody heads, combs and getting real close to the eyelids. Is there a rooster that is very mellow and calm. My rooster attacks each hen as it gets down off of the roost!! Any ideas please?
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    What is the cure for a feather picker?

    I have a sweet RIR hen that goes around picking everyone elses feathers out. She just walks up real slow and looks at the lower back area on the other 12 hens and pulls their feathers out...eating some of them. Their diet is superb, so it is not a deficience. What can i do? I have already...
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    Torn comb & eye lid

    I have a couple of my girls that are being torn up by the rooster. There are 13 girl for the one SLW roo. He seems to grab close to their eyes and comb. I have had 2 swollen eyes and 2 torn up combs. Should i just get rid of the rooster?
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    Lice & Mites at the columbus chicken show?

    My husband and i were thinking about going to the Columbus Nationals to see and enjoy all the chickens. A while back i had read on here that you get covered with mites and lice and to make sure you shower a couple of times before you go to see your own flock. Is this really a big concern...
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    What to do with a feather picker?

    I have one RIR that is a feather picker. She goes from chicken to chicken trying to jerk out a feather on their lower backs! Then she eats them. They are fed very well. So i know its not a protein problem. What should i do?
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    Help..Added chickens to the flock..problems!

    I have 13 hens that are 28 weeks old and a rooster that is 28 weeks old. I added 9 seventeen week old pullets and the SLW rooster chases them and keeps them seperate from the others. The 2 older SLW hens will chase them also. We have tried giving the mean ones a quick spray with the...
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    Is this molting? She hasnt stopped laying.

    None of my other hens have a bare patch like this and i dont see any of them picking on her. There are no lice or mites. What would cause this? Its on her lower back right before her tail feathers. There is no blood or scabbing/ Will her feathers grow back? I like those cute short...
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    Do all roosters grab the hens heads when breeding?

    I have a SLW Rooster and he grabs the girls heads when he is breeding them. My Buff Orpington has a long cut on her comb and a cut on her eye lid. He could have blinded her. Is this normal behavior for a rooster?
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    What is going on with this hen?

    No mites, No lice, No rooster, no fighting...so what could be going on with her? She is the only one with missing feathers. It is on her lower back before her tail. She is only 25 weeks old and has been laying for 8 weeks now. We have new clean coop and run.She is fed purina layena, scratch...
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    A little blood on egg shell after laying.

    Should i be worried? There was a little steak of blood on her shell. All my hens seem to struggle when they lay their eggs. Is there anything to give them to make laying eggs easier?
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    Same hen lays a dk brown egg then white egg? (pic)

    I sit in my new clean coop on a padded seat and watch my girls take turns laying eggs. They have just been laying for the last few weeks so i am so fascinated and wanting to know who lays what egg. My Black aussie had been laying these really dark brown eggs for a couple of days then no more...
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    My husband doesnt think this is a good center piece !

    My husband doesnt think this makes a good center piece on the kitchen table...i dont see the problem do you?
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    She is finally laying and oh how pretty!(pics)

    I have an EE hen that layed an egg once every 2 or 3 weeks and now she has layed for 5 days in a row and they are all this color...i like the shiny EE eggs. I just love this color. Matches my decor
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    Will my 16 week old pullets wait to lay until spring?

    I was wondering if my 16 week old pullets would go ahead and start laying this fall or wait till spring? Anyone know how that works?
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    Show your "Eggs for sale" signs.

    My husband made me this egg shaped sign and by the time i had it painted and ready he had the post in the ground and ready for hanging. Isnt he sweet I would love to see more signs...so post your signs
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    Anyone have a picture of a black maran?

    Anyone have any black marans? I was interested to see if anyone else had the David Hansprazier lline. I might not be spelling his name right and that is one of the reasons i am researching my 2 black maran girls. Its mostly for fun and just interested in knowing all that i can about the...
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    How can i tell the difference between a black maran and black aussies?

    I have both breeds and wonder if i didnt just get all black aussies...how can i tell the difference?
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    Difference between black aussie and black maran?

    I know that the maran lays a darker brown egg but when i see the black aussies and black marans together i cant tell them apart. Did i get all black aussies?
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