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    Poop in the garden, maggots in the poo

    I know this is a heated question and there are alot of different opinions/stratigies/answers out there, but if anyone could help out I'd be really appreciative. I've been collecting all the chicken poop for many many months. I scoop it off the dropping shelf along with a small amount of pine...
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    When will she lay again after becomming a mama?

    HOw long a break does a hen take after she hatches her clutch before she goes back to laying regularly? I guess this assumes that she will be raising them too.
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    They hatched! Should I bring them inside or leave them under mama...

    Horray! My hen is now a mama! Her 3 eggs began hatching out today, 2 are out completly and can't see what is going on with the third. I am not sure if I should leave them in the coop tonight, all tucked under her, or if I should bring mama and the chicks in and put the heat lamp on in the...
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    can you hear them peep in the shell??? ***PIC ADDDED***

    HI, My Buff Orp is on day 21 with her eggs, and last night when I checked on her I swear I heard the little chicks peep when she sat back down on them. No breaks in the shells yet, but was wondering if it is possible to hear them in there?
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    Making chick started using layer feed??? Can I just add something?

    So, I have a hen who is about to hatch 3 chicks (hopefully) this week. And I don't want to buy a bag of chick starter, but I'd like to use what I have on hand. I have an organic 16% layer feed that I give to my 7 laying hens. Can I mash up the layer feed by adding some warm water and boost the...
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    First Timer: Feed Question

    MY Buff Orp had gone broody several times this summer and I finally put some fertile eggs under her. This is day 12 and since then I have been hand feeding her in her box 1-2 times daily. My question is, how does a hen have the ability to not get up to eat or drink on her own for the 3 weeks...
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    HELP! Diagnose my sick chicken....

    My Buff Orpington hen is now 1 year old, and has slways been healthy and lays regularly. But she has been in the nesting box day and night, never once getting out for the last 2 days. I have hand fed her some feed and scratch, but she won't take any water or the oatmeal I made for her. She did...
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    HOW Much height in the run? Standard breeds

    OK, so when we built the coop last year, or DH built the coop I should say, we did not make the run really high. I can't remember why we did it this way, but I don't like it and as soon as we, HE has time I really want to change it. But my question is can having a low run be a real bummer for...
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    YEAH! No more frozen water in a coop without electricity!

    Well I'm sure this may be old news to many but to me who is new to chicken care this year I was so pleased to figure out a way to keep my chickens' water from freezing WITHOUT having electricity out to their coop. I filled a hot water bottle with near-boiling water and placed it inside their...
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    HELP! 5 eggs from 3 layers in 1 day and thin watery shells...

    Can anyone help me out on this one? I have 6 chickens, 3 are now laying and I am getting 1-3 eggs a day. Today I collected 1 good hard-shelled egg in the morning along with 2 watery, thin to no shelled eggs sitting together in a lump. I thought weird, maybe another is starting to lay and...
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    what does it mean when my chickens try to eat me?

    Every time I'm out in the garden with the chickens, they all peck at me. They peck at my legs, and nip at my coat, sometimes if I am wearling thin clothes it hurts! Anyone know what this means???? I hope they don't think I am a predator, we adore the chickens, but I'm not so sure they all...
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    When did everyone's Brahmas start to lay?

    HI, I thought it would be neat to see when everyone's Brahmas began to lay. we have 2 light brahmas, one is named Penelope, the other is unnamed, (she is my son's and we haven't settled on a name yet) and they are 25 weeks old, not yet laying, but the sweetest, friendliest hens ever! what...
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    My chickens don't seem to drink enough water, what to do?

    They never seem to go through the water, it just sits there. I am wondering if it is because they have free range of the backyard are are getting water through the grass and greens they eat outside, or is there something I am doing wrong. The water is in their coop and another in the run and...
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    When should I begin to give oyster shell?

    My chickens are 5 1/2 months old, have not begun to lay yet but do demonstrate some laying like behaviour...should I go ahead and start giving them some oyster shell now, or wait untill I see that first egg?
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