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    Splay Leg and Reintegration

    One of our 3-4 day old babies was missing this morning. I figured she died and mom buried her in the straw. I found her a few hours later-head sticking out of the straw--cold and damp. Brought her in and found splay leg on one leg. Warmed her up in my shirt and made splints. Set up a baby...
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    First Egg!!

    We got our first egg tonight from one of our 18-week pullets. My guess is the RRI who was singing on Saturday and rooting around one of the nesting boxes. I'm please to say that she did use one of the boxes. Two of the boxes had the straw hollowed out in the middle but only one had an egg. I'm...
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    Teenage rooster and “the deed”

    Yesterday one of our girls (RRI) was loudly singing so of course I looked around—nothing. The same hen went into one of the nesting boxes and scratched around for a bit. I also saw our roo mount three different hens over the course of the day, one it appeared was our singing RRI. At 18+ weeks...
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    When to put in the nesting boxes

    Our coop will be complete this weekend and though the nesting boxes are ready to go in, should we wait as the girls are only 14-weeks old or put them in as well? Well, the boxes just need the names added to them
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    New farmer girl

    While I’m not exactly new to chickens (having been around my grandparents farm), I am new to my own flock of 22, currently 14-weeks old. One rooster (Howie) and 21 girls. Our (fiancé and I) flock is made up of Rhode Island Reds, Sex Links (butterscotch), Golden Laced and Silver Laced Wyandottes...
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