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    laying slowing down

    With nothing changing from a dietary standpoint for our girls (lay mash w oyster free choice), have noticed a marked slowdown in egg production. Poops are normal, everyone's behaviour is the same. Going from around 1 egg per chicken per day to maybe 1 every 4 days per chicken. They aren't...
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    Broody chicks and eggs 1 week apart - same time?

    We are considering adding to our flock with some new day olds. Our intent is to use a Broody rather than heat lamp this time around. Can we give them to our broody Silkie who's been sitting on her clutch for the past 10 days? We have a year old Orpington showing signs of going broody but...
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    Washing eggs?

    Do you wash the bloom off your eggs? Cold or hot water? Does it matter?
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    Chanty laying in dust bath - suggestions to move to nesting box?

    One of our White Chantecler just started laying. She's been giving us one egg per day. First egg was on the floor. 2nd, 3rd and 4th have been in the dust bath. When our Silkie started laying, she did the same, and then on to the poop board. She figured it out soon as we put her in the nesting...
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    Broody back to lay times?

    Broke my silkie from being broody about 3 weeks ago. She's the smallest of our flock but bosses everyone around, the kids love it/her. Days are getting shorte and no sign of her going back to lay. Is there a general period of time it takes them to get back to laying?
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    Heads up for Canadians, might want to stock up on meds

    One of my hens recently had roundworms, with the help of this website I was able to find Piperazine as a solution to treat. Just a heads up. As I was purchasing I found that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is putting an end to sale and distribution of several drugs on Dec 1 2018...
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    Worming meds Canada?

    So during my routine chicken checkup today noticed some worms creeping around in the droppings on the poopboard. They look like roundworm. I don't know the source but they've been liking the abundance of snails when free range. Been giving ACV in their waterer. Any recommendations on...
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    coop confinement when temps dip - enrichment/dust bath?

    Hey all, Up in Canada, North of Toronto. We have mild winters, but always below freezing and sometimes big dips. This spring we built a 8x12 woods style coop for our climate, props to Cholland for posting specs. 8 girls that roam as they wish outside in a 65 x 100 space. Often they just...
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    How many cockerels?

    Need some help in IDing if these are young cockerels. No fighting or crowing to date. Let me know your thoughts from what's here in photo and description. Appreciated! 1)First up is my youngest, a 10 wk splash, bottom of the pecking order but has three row pea comb that's a bit pink so is his...
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    Chick eye issues, lethargy, not eating... suggestions?

    Two weeks ago we attended an event with several breeders. We picked up 10 chicks from three separate breeders, 4 Marans, 4 buff orpington and two others which we are not completely sure of. All are in a broader 3x5 with non medicated starter feed, heat lamp/water, pine shavings. Three days...
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    Hey all, i'm new and looking to start first with building a coop.

    Hi all! Looking forward to getting more information raising some hens. My wife and I have been interested for a while as our neighbour had chickens before moving away. So being totally new to this, hoping to build an open style coop to accommodate max. 6 hens to start. We live in Ontario...
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