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    Broody leaving eggs

    Howdy, we had a surprise hatch this week in the northeast, a bit chilly for it! Two chicks hatched yesterday maybe the day before, we thought we heard another egg peeping today but the hens (the other hen decided to play mommy when she saw the chicks) have started to leave the nest. I believe...
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    Will a hen fight with a roo?

    We have some three month olds. It's looking like two of the four are definitely roos but the other two I still cant tell. One has a very small comb, no wattles. Tail is scrappy looking but I dont see saddle feathers. The roos are starting to challenge each other and this one is meeting the...
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    Confirm my suspicions

    Hello community, kids and I got four new chicks for our flock this spring, straight run. Each child "picked" one and named it. However, it looks like we have two cockerells at least. One is in doubt and I need help to confirm. I feel bad.to disappoint the kids, but they knew what was coming...
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    Broody killer? Time sensitive!

    Ok, so I may have done something impetuous. I have a super broody hen, we've been taking eggs but shes been trying on and off for like a month. But we took ALL the eggs a week or so and she still wouldn't get up. So I thought I would find her some day olds and just move on with it. However...
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    Chicken eggs and lead

    About me... I live in MA in an old home that is confirmed to have lead paint. I have small children and another on the way. When I decided to get chickens I took some precautions to keep them a few feet away from the outside of the old shed they would be housed in, including away from the soil...
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    Winter gardening, and how to beat Gardener's Winter Blues

    This thread is for ideas and techniques for winter gardening. But also for ideas for us folks that go into withdrawal mid-winter and need a shoulder to cry on, or rather could use some encouragement that green can exist outside of the traditional summer growing season. Up north, here, we forget...
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    What's wrong with this sedum?

    This sedum grows nicely then just flops down. Happens every year. Planted in well draining soil in full sun. Do you think it's a nutrient problem? What could it be? Thanks in advance.
  8. Marmalade25

    Day 19, natural broody. Any advice?

    Hi all, We are on day 19 of hatch with a broody hen. with fertile eggs from a local farm. She has been very faithful in spite of moving her into a dog crate inside the coop yesterday. She has gotten lice since she started sitting which we are treating now. I have food and water in with her and...
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    When there isn't money for nursery plants, where do you get your plants from instead?

    I am on year 2 of working on gardens in new (well, new to us) house. But...there isn't a plant budget. So it has been time to get creative with resources available to me. Instead of a dream plan, I have been planning with what's at my finger tips. Step 1, moving things around the yard that I...
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    What to grow in shallow soil full of rocks underneath?

    Hi all, we recently bought an older home and I am starting to shape the plantings to my taste - which means as many plants as I can fit. I am coming against a rather odd situation that is leaving me perplexed. Since I do not have tons of experience, I could use some help. I am zone 6. Outside of...
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    Where can I get eggs lead tested in Boston/Providence area?

    I just found my chickens have been able to get at an area of chipping paint which I highly suspect is lead paint. I would like to get their eggs tested. Does anyone know of a university or anything that might test them in the Boston/Providence area? Also, if I am able to determine a lead problem...
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