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    New Production Incentive Program

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    How long will a hen stay broody?

    I have a hen that's been staying in the nest box for three weeks now. I keep taking her out so she can eat and drink, but she goes right back in to the nest box. She doesn't have any eggs. She just won't come out of the box. I don't have a rooster, so no fertile eggs. Do I have to go out and get...
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    Karen the RIR R.I.P.

    It's a sad day here on the ranch. My only RIR Karen died yesterday. It's the first chicken I've lost. I just finished burring her. Then I cleaned out the coop and racked everything out of the run, and put in new pine shavings everywhere, coop, nestboxes, and run. I can't figure out what...
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    Can a hen go broody when there is no rooster?

    I have this easter egger that is staying in the nest box all the time, but not laying that much. She's sitting on the other girls eggs. I don't have a rooster. Could she still be going broody?
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    Post #300 Yeah!

    This is Post #300 Yeah!
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    Monser Egg!

    Tell me that didn't hurt! She's layed double yolkers before, but Oh Man!
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    New Puppies

    Well, I was up last night from 1:00am until 3:30am delivering puppies. Ou little female pug gave birth to 6. 4 girls and 2 boys. All went well, but I'm not going to be worth much at work today.
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    Avatar problems

    I have been trying to change my avatar and it won't let me upload. Nothing happens. I have been able to delete my old one, but it won't let me upload a new one. I know it's not the picture because it won't let me upload the old on either. Very frustrating! What am I doing wrong?
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    Just Finished New Watering System

    Here is the new watering system I just finished. I built a shelf on the back of the coop, so as not to be seen. Drilled a hole in the middle of the shelf, and in the bottom of the bucket. I used a water heater pan drain, and attached it to the hole in the bucket. Then with PVC pipe and fittings...
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    Please help an old guy figure out this techincal stuff

    OK How come sometimes the smiley icon things don't apear? and How do you do the quote thing right? Help:barnie
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    Hey Everybody I Finally Got An Egg !!!!!!!

    I got my first egg! I'm super excited.
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    BYC Saved the Day!

    When I got home today, I went out to take care of the girls and instead of 8 there were only 7. I looked in the coop--no girls. I counted again only 7. One of my two Americaunas was gone. I checked the whole run----no holes, no tears. Checked the coop again----no chicken. I called my wife to...
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    Squatting

    OK, I have a newby question. Yesterday I went out to feed the chickens, and they all came running to the end of thier run to greet me , as usual. For the first time one of my hens squatted down as to ask me to pick her up. I have seen this behavior before, but it was the first time it was...
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    Table Scraps

    Is there a list of table scraps that are exceptable to feed your chickeds? I'm not sure what to give them and what not to give them.
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    What is she?

    HI all, When I bought my chickens a week ago. The delivery of 18 week old Red SexLinks had just arrived. I picked out 5 one a dark red the others kind of red and yellow. Thinking I only wanted 6 chickens and wanted some variety I also purchased one black pullet. I don't know what breed see is...
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    Petaluma/Sonoma County ?

    OK Petaluma CA was the egg capital of the world on the late 1800s and early 1900s. They still have a Butter & Eggs Day parade every year. How many of you BYC people are from Petaluma or at least Sonoma County? Just curious.
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    Hellow everyone from the newby

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I am new to chickens, I just built a coop and run and added chickens last Friday. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 Chickens (3) What breeds do you have? 5 are Red Sexlinks and one is a black one (not sure of...
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