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  1. andysforrest

    New to hatching...help!

    Hello all, I'm new to the hatching world. I have two black australorp hens who have started brooding. They've been sitting on eggs for about two weeks. For the most part, they've been constant, other than the short times that they get up and eat/stretch/etc. Being the newbie to hatching...
  2. andysforrest

    (Im)patiently waiting for eggs

    Hey y'all, My hens are 22 weeks and I'm not seeing any eggs! We have a combination of buff orpington, black australorp, patridge rocks, delawares and columbian wyandottes. Our weather is changing a little, but hasn't had any drastic changes and I know that the shorter days can make a...
  3. andysforrest

    Lost our flock

    Hi everyone, Well, over the last two nights, we lost our entire flock of 18 birds. We've had these chickens since last year. In the spring, we built a wood coop raised off the ground. We've had no extreme predator problems. We lost one chicken to a hawk during the late summer and one...
  4. andysforrest

    Winter's light

    Hello, I have a question to post to others regarding winter's light: How do you manage the lack of sunlight/daylight hours? I've thought of getting a timer or some such other thing to keep light going, but have heard that white light can encourage pecking and I don't want to create any bad...
  5. andysforrest

    Culling Roosters - how many roosters should I keep?

    Hi everyone, We have a small flock of Buff Orpingtons, mostly 26 weeks old. We found out through growth that we were "blessed" with three roosters (and already had one in the older flock). We are going to cull roosters this weekend and I can't decide whether I should cull two or three. We...
  6. andysforrest

    The longest wait...???

    Hi everyone,
  7. andysforrest

    Chickens sick and dying, don't know the cause.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Buff orpingtons, 9 mos old 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Listless, sitting a lot, found one dead hen last night - thought she might have been egg bound, but found another hen this morning in the same exact position (sitting)...
  8. andysforrest

    Roo behaviors

    Hi all, Through some rough times lately, we are down to 12 hens and 3 roosters. I've noticed lately that the roos are shooing the hens out of the coop (they have a fenced run). The hens are still laying eggs in the coop, so they are coming in once and a while... What is causing this...
  9. andysforrest

    Newbie from Central IL!

    Hello everyone, I've just joined this forum to gain some knowledge from those of you who have it to share! We're in Central IL and started our flock of chickens last fall. We've had some rough times so far, but we're getting eggs now, so it's an exciting time. We have Buff Orpingtons and so...
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