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    When to let young pullets outside.

    I was given three Plymouth Rock barred pullets the three Golden Comet pullets. I believe they are now about 8 weeks old and have a good amount of feathers. The weather here will get down into the 50s at night for the next week or so. Is it OK to put them outside in the hen house to introduce...
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    Hatching eggs with broody hen

    I don't have a rooster so I plan on buying fertilized eggs and letting a broody hen hatch them. Will she protect them from the rest of my flock and what must I do to ensure they have food inside the run? My run is 8' x 15' and I have 11 hens. My coop is 8' x 8'.
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    Integrating new chickens into the flock

    I have seven chickens that are about 2 years old. I have 5 others that are about 12 weeks old and have been integrated into the flock. The original 7 roost together on the same roost and the 5 do the same on another roost. I allow them to free range all day in my large fenced in backyard...
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    Hoarse voice and beak open

    One of my red sexlink hens has developed a barely audible raspy voice and she has her beak open most of the time. She appears to be healthy and, I believe, is laying. However, today she seemed a bit lethargic. She is about 18 months old and my other 7 hens, about the same age, show no symptoms...
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    Black Australorp and Gold Laced Wyandotte

    Is there a particular distinction between the egg color of these two hens. I have one of each. The Australorp, I know, has begun laying because I've seen her on the nest and gathered eggs that are a very different color from my other hens. The Gold Laced Wyandotte, I don't believe has started...
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    Coop Ventilation

    This will be my first winter with chickens. I have eight hens that are about 8 months old. I have my entire run and coop underneath a carport so rain and snow are not issues. My run is 8' x 15' and my coop is 4' deep x 8' long x 4' high. It is elevated so I can stand outside the coop and clean...
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    Terramycin and/or Duramycin Usage

    I posted a couple of weeks ago about what appears to be congestion in one of my eight young hens. It hasn't gotten any worse and there are no visible signs, e.g. mucus, swelling, sneezing, etc. but I can still hear her at night on her roost. It's like a rattle in her chest. She's a good layer...
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    Congestion

    I have a small flock of 8 chickens. One of them is a brown Leghorn about 7 months old. She sounds like she needs to blow her nose. Occasionally she will shake her head and I hear the same sound. It does not sound like it's deep in her chest but more in her head. She is a daily layer and eats...
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    Congestion

    I have a small flock of 8 chickens that includes a brown Leghorn. She's about 7 months old and is a daily layer. I have two others, a Leghorn and a Brahma, that are the same age ad also regular layers. The other five consisting of 2 sex links, a Wyandotte, an Easter Egger, and an Australorp have...
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