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    injured pullet, treated and isolated but ?lonely?

    The bird in question is a one year old pullet, healthy, normally housed in 50 sq foot well ventilated and secure coop, 100 sq feet of covered run space with a cockerel, (5) 2 y.o. hens and 4 other 1 y.o. pullets.. They are fed Nutrena All Flock with BOSS, scratch and worms as occasional treats...
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    surviving the cold?!?

    Last week a lot of folks in the Mid-West and Eastern states were posting their serious concerns about dealing with the impending Polar Vortex. My understanding is that y'all got some serious cold but are warmed up again. Is that true? How did your chickens do? Here in the Rocky Mountain West...
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    Free Range and heavy wind -have you experienced this?

    On 1/30/18 our weather was iffy. Snow, low double digit temps, wind in the forecast. Nothing out of the ordinary for our area but a winter storm warning was in effect<G>. The chickens don't mind snow whether it is accumulated or falling. They don't like wind much but are out in it even when the...
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    Just say no!!!

    This happened today. I was at the feed store in the city , loading things into the back of my car and a very nice woman asked if I raise chickens. (What was her first clue? The heated waterer, the BOSS?) Well, I have a small flock. How many she asks. 11, says me. Do you want two more? I'm...
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    light quality on egg laying question

    Is there information on how, or if, dimmed light from constantly smoky skies impacts egg laying? I am not concerned but am curious. Once again, the air here is constantly ashy from fires in our state and elsewhere. We have not had a clear day in about 5 weeks now. There was a very hot spell...
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    Hidden Nests - a solution, maybe

    Not long ago I posted about Kady, our Banty who likes to hide her nests. She'd not come to roost for a couple of days and we wondered how long she'd sit on her eggs before giving up. We found her, sitting on 15 eggs, moved her at night, picked up the eggs. [they were all still good, FWIW] She...
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    Hidden Nest? Hiding Hen?

    Kady is 14 months, a Bantam, the first in last year's group to lay. She has consistently laid 6 eggs/week with a month out in December. She has also, on a regular basis, chosen to hide her nests. We find them, get her reoriented, all is well for a while. Two weeks ago we noticed that, once...
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    pullet ailing, recent onset, feedback please

    Patsy: almost 9 month old Buff Orp, had been laying almost daily until our temperatures and daylight took a nose dive. Until 3 days ago she was active, roosting at night, eating, drinking, eliminating. Two days ago we noticed she was huddled, head into the corner. We thought this might be to...
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    unexpected death

    Yesterday all was well with all 7 pullets. They were out and about scratching in favorite spots, dust bathing, just doing chicken stuff. They have a ready supply of 18% all flock, clean water including in a heated dog dish, DLM with a nice cushy top layer of straw. Their coop is large enough as...
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    question: Thermo-Hygrometer. your reccs?

    We want to track the indoor/outdoor temp and humidity stats for our coop. (not insulated, there's a wide range of variables in outdoor weather. We think tracking the temps/humidity will help us know what the chickens are dealing with and whether or not we have adequate ventilation, etc.) Device...
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    First egg from EE, question

    Curious as to your response to this: The 7 pullets are 27+ weeks old. *Two of them (a buff Orp and a white Banty) have been laying almost daily since the third week of August *One of the two EEs began laying two weeks ago after almost a month of hissy fits. *A second Buff began laying this past...
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    Black Arcaunas or Hybrids or ???

    These pullets were sold as Black Arcaunas. It does not matter but I am not sure that's an accurate breed description. They are 15 weeks old, pleasant, get along well with theior brooder mates. Thanks for any input! [and apologies for posting this in the wrong place initially :( ]
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    Black Arcaunas or Hybrids or ???

    Aretha Janis These birds are 15 weeks old now. They were sold as Black Arcaunas, I'm wondering if they are EEs instead or something else. It doesn't much matter except as a curiosity. They have a nice disposition and get along well with their "brooder mates": 4 Buff Orpingtons and a Banty...
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