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    Raising Meaties with Standard Hens

    I posted this in the meat bird section, but thought I might get more input over here. I'm going to get a small group of meaties (15) the first part of March and would like to add a few (3-4) hens to my aging layer flock. Can I start the meaties and standards together for a few weeks?
  2. lisamayc

    Raising Meaties and Standard Breeds?

    I'm going to get a small group of meaties (15) the first part of March and would like to add a few (3-4) hens to my aging layer flock. Can I start the meaties and standards together for a few weeks?
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    Small Bird in the Flock

    I'm on my second go around on cornish xs. The first time was easy, and I was very happy with the results. This time I'm raising 30 meaties and have noticed that one of the birds is growing much slower that the other. Currently it is maybe 1/3-1/2 the size of the other birds. At first, I...
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    Heart Attack?

    I have had two chickens just up and die - not at the same time. In fact about 2 months apart. They showed no signs of being sick. Both times is happened on the days when I was working on expanding their chicken coop and was using a pneumatic nail gun. Is it possible the noise from the nail...
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    Broke Broody - How Long for Eggs Again

    Thank you all for your great advise - my broody BO I think is broke. I followed everyones advise and placed her in a wire cage for 3 days and I think it did the trick as she was not in the nest box this morning. My question is how long will it take for her to resume laying? She was broody for...
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    How Long to Bust a Broody

    A have a broody hen that I have seperated from the flock. She is in a 3'x4' house with wire caged bottom. How long is it going to take to bust her broodiness. She has been in there 2 full days. Last night I let her out to free range with the other ladies and she joined the group. This is a...
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    Polish Can't See

    I have a young polish that seems very clumsy - (this is my first time with this breed) Is it because he/she can't see because of all its feathers around its eyes? I mean he/she is constantly loosing his/her balance while on a perch - can't go up the ramp, which my silkeis are now doing. I...
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    Cochin Gone Broody on Unfertile Eggs

    My cohcin has gone broody on unferilized eggs. What will happen if I don't do anything to change her habbit. I've been told that if one hen goes broody it will encourage the others to go broody. I really don't want to stick her in a solitary cage - seems kind of cold hearted I.M.O.
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    Nipple Waterersders - Best/Safest Way to Hang

    I am going to make a few nipple waterers using 5 gallon buckets - What is the safest way to hang them - I'm afraid to use the handle because I think it will break over time.
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    Run Construction

    I'm getting ready to build my chicken run. It is going to be a basic frame with chicken wire/hardware cloth. Can I use 1" x3" fir stripping for the framing material. I want to save on the lumber and spend on the hardware cloth. I figure it won't be supporting any weight for a roof - so...
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    Emergency Feed

    Question - I can only pick up feed on weekends. I feed layer crumbles. In the case I should run out of feed, what can I feed my ladies in an emergency for a day or two?
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    EEer - Will they ever lay?

    I know I should not complain, but I don't think my EEs will ever lay. I have 10 pullets - 3 barred rocks, 2 buff orpingons, 2 rhoode island reds, 2 easter eggers and 1 partridge cochin - I got them all the first week of September and everyone is laying except my easter eggers. Will they ever...
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    Adding to an established flock

    I currently have 10 6 month old pullets, of which 6 or 7 are laying. I also have chicks arriving the first week of April. Once we go through the whole brooder process and the girls are feathered out, how long will I need to keep them seperated from the older flock since some will need layer...
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    Do I have an egg thief or…..

    Do I have an egg thief or….. For the last month my pullets have been regularly laying 6 eggs a day. Then on Wednesday there was only 1 egg and what looked like an egg without a shell in the nest. I know it is normal for irregular eggs when hens first start to lay, but is it normal to have...
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    How Long Can an Egg Sit Outside

    I need to go out of town Sunday evening and will be retruning on Thursday afternoon. My chickens are laying about 5 eggs a day. Can the eggs sit Monday -Thursday and still be safe to eat? I usually collect the eggs everyday. I do have someone coming over to look after my animals - dogs...
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    Let my peeps out of jail this weekend

    So I finally bit the bullet and let my chickens out of jail over the weekend- Sequestered my two problem dogs - that left two other dogs to mingle with the peeps. Both are older dogs: one with only three legs, so not much of a threat, the other is a cow dog mix of Border collie and Australian...
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    nest box door problem

    Over the weekend I build a nest box to attach to the outside of the coop. It is 42" long, 17" deep and 14 " high - my chickens seem to do fine with a community box. So far they all lay in the same corner of the community box that is inside the coop (the corner farthest from my reach of course...
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    Shrimp?

    Is it ok to feed your chicks salad shrimp?
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    Run Question

    I'm getting ready to build a chicken run. My origianl plan was to create an L- shape run using 2 of the coop walls. The possitve for this plan is the back side of the coop would create a good amount of shade in the summer time in the afternoon. Now I'm wondering if making a long rectangular...
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