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    Speckled Sussex laying weird eggs...please help!

    She turned 1 in May and she has been laying normal brown eggs since about 6 months up until the last 3 or 4 months. Her eggs are either white, almost opaque looking, or shell-less, or have calcium deposits on them. They are not normal anymore. At one point, I thought she was egg-bound and gave...
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    Barely got my 2nd egg on video!

    Hi friends! Yesterday I got my first ever egg from one of my 4 girls. I was sad to not know which one it was but I caught my SF dropping an egg about a half hour ago. She was acting strange all day. She was running back and forth like she was trying to find a place all morning and then she...
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    Need advice on how to make nesting box more appealing

    I got my first egg!!!but it was on the ground Golf balls in buckets to influence them Are the buckets too small? These are my first chickens and so I am just figuring it out as I go but I think I might have gotten the nest buckets wrong...what do ya'll think? Any advice, tips, or...
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    Feeding layer at 19 weeks?

    I am raising my 1st small flock and I have enough grower to get me through this week. My chickens will be 19 weeks on the 26th. Can I start them on layer a week early? I feed them scratch and peck feed and they recommend starting layer at 20 weeks. I hate to buy another bag of grower for just 1...
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    Picking and Isolation

    I have my first chicks. Four 8 week old chickens, BA, SF, LO, SS. My 8 week old Black Australorp is picking my Salmon Favorelle's back until it was bloody. I separated the SF for 1 night to give her a rest and then I sprayed Scarlex on her back and put no-pick cover up lotion on her so she could...
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    New to chickens and so confused about pecking order, please help!

    So, I have my first 4 hens (hopefully) and I have had them since 2 days old and they are now 7 1/2 weeks. They were so easy as babies but now they are really stressing me out with this whole pecking order thing. I don't understand how it works or goes down but this is what has happened in the...
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    Gender identity for 4 different breeds at 7 weeks old?

    Hi! I'm new to chickens and I have my first 4 "hens" (hopefully) and was wondering if it is possible to tell gender by looks at 7 weeks? I will post each chicken in separate post. Lavender Orpington - 7 1/2 weeks Is it normal for her feathers to look frayed? She is the only one whose...
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    New to chickens and first injury, please help!

    I have 4 - 7 week old chicks that have been together since day 1. The Salmon Favorelle has always stayed away from the other 3 and I just thought she liked to do her own thing. Well, I just went to check on them and her back is completely bare and bloody. She wasn't like this a few hours ago...
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    Need Help...New to chicks

    Hi! I have 4 baby chicks and they are now 3 1/2 weeks old. I took them out to their coop today to see how they would liked it. They have been out for about 3 hours and it's about 92 degrees (North Texas). I just brought them back inside my house (with the AC blowing) because they are panting...
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    Opinions on Dumor chick starter/grower vs Manna Organic chick starter

    Obviously one is organic but which do people prefer to feed their chickens between the two. I tried to compare the nutrition but I'm new to chickens and I don't know what is important for them, nutrition wise. Any recommendations, opinions, or advice is appreciated! TIA
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    Heat Plate in the dark

    Hi! I got my first 4 chicks today (2 days old) and now it is bedtime and I'm concerned with the heat plate. If they wander away from it at night will they find their way back, since it can't call to them like a mama hen does? Also, I just peeked in on them (with a flashlight) and one was...
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    New to chicks and they will be here this week! Advice, please!!!

    Hello! I am new to chickens and will be getting my first 4 chicks sometime this week (just got my shipping confirmation this morning) I have researched and researched until I can't research no more and I just need to give it a go. Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated. I have gro...
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