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  1. annabelle08

    My Black Copper Marans not laying for 2 1/2 months.

    They are just one year old and have gone through their first molt. How long should I expect them not laying? They were each laying 4 to 5 eggs a week.
  2. annabelle08

    stopped laying eggs

    In OKlahoma, we had some very low temps, so I brought the chickens into the garage. I made a 10 x 4 chicken pen for them, put shavings down, water and food. I only have 3 left of my flock of six from the last year. I have two French black copper marans who just started laying. I am getting one...
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    Do I have a rooster??

    My Black Copper Maran chicks are 11 weeks old.. They have been introduced to my two older chickens with war from the older ones, so I have them living separated in the same yard. My question is: I had heard that if a chick has her tail down that it is a rooster. One of mine keeps its tail down...
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    Straight Runs

    I'll never buy straight runs again. Ordered from a hatchery, 10 -1 day old baby chicks, Arrived in 4 days, out of 10 chicks one died in 2 days.. waited for them to grow and show the "males". At 4 weeks I could see that I had at least 5 roos, gave them away. Left me with 4 chicks, as they grew I...
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    Cackling when laying?

    Do hens cackle when laying or after laying an egg??
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    Wasps nest in chicken coop

    Last night while putting up a solar light in the coop, I saw a wasp nest on the ceiling. Does anyone have any ideas of how to get rid of it? The wasps were flying around me at the time, although none stung me.
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    mice in the coop.

    I was cleaning the coop out today and when I moved a cinder block (used to hold waterer), a mouse ran out of it. I had seen a mouse in the run about a week ago, but this is the first time I have noticed one in the coop. How is the best method of getting rid of mice?
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    solar powered chicken doors

    Does anyone use an automatic solar powered chicken door, if so, are you satisfied with it, and does it work well??
  9. annabelle08

    watery egg whites

    My 2 year old sexlinks just started laying again after molting. Only 1 egg every couple of days. I have 4 hens. I've noticed the egg whites are watery. After reading the article below, How do I know if the hens have either: Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, laryngothacheitis or egg drop...
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    Sick chicken?

    I'm wondering if I have a sick chicken? My chickens are just 2 years old, went through their first molt this spring. Since they started laying again, I've only been getting anywhere from 2 to 3 eggs a day and occasionally 4, (they had been laying 6 every day) This morning I went to feed them and...
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    Question: door latch

    I recently obtained and installed a gate latch for the door to my new chicken coop, the problem is: It locks itself when I close the door. How can I stop this from happening when I enter the coop?
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    egg eating chicken

    I have noticed over the last couple of weeks, that I haven't been getting as many eggs as usual. That is, I had been getting 6 eggs each day. I didn't think much about it, but then I noticed that I was finding an egg in the second yard on the ground. Then I found a broken egg in the nest...
  13. annabelle08

    my golden comet is standing and sitting with eyes closed

    Yesterday I noticed my one hen sitting with her eyes closed, I found an egg on the ground away from her so don't know if it was hers. All of the 6 chicks have been laying 6 eggs a day for months. they didn't slow down in the winter at all. They have always laid in the nest boxes. This afternoon...
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    weed feeding

    Does anyone know if feeding henbit weed is alright to feed to the chickens?? My yard is overrun with it and I'm trying for feed them as many greens as possible during the winter months. I also have dead nettles that I feed them, but I don't have that much of them. The girls really like them tho'.
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    what crops to grow for most nutrition for chickens

    what plants can I grow as fodder for my chickens that would be the most nutritious?
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    How to tell if chickens have worms?

    I have noticed a few strips of poop on a few of my eggs recently, is that a sign of worms?? New at this.
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    worms??

    One of my chickens lays an egg daily that has a very small poop on it, is that a sign of worms? I read somewhere a while back that it was. I was holding back on giving them worming meds till they slow down laying this fall. They are just 6 months old and have not been wormed before.
  18. annabelle08

    sand or dirt for dust bath

    What do people use for dust baths? I have nothing but bermuda grass in my yard, no dirt. Can't have them free range. Have looked for sand in different stores, but the only thing I've found is concrete sand. Is that safe? Any dirt in the nursery section has fertilizer in it. any advice would be...
  19. annabelle08

    How many times a day do you feed your chickens?

    My chix are 11 weeks old. It has been extremely hot here is OK, I have been feeding my chickens 2 times a day, but often their dish is hardly touched. I know they don't eat much during the heat but should I be worried or cut down to once a day? I always make sure they have water, and I feed them...
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    feeding sunflower seeds

    Do you give chicks shelled sunflower seeds or with the shells? I've heard that "black oil sunflower seeds" are very good for the chickens. Thanks, Today I bought my chicks a water mister. It has been in the high 90's here with a heat index of 106+. They backed up when the mist started moving to...
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