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    Should I move my broody hen and her eggs?

    Hey so I had a hen go broody on Mother’s Day... putting hatch date next weekend and I’m wondering if I should move her and her eggs (8 of them) to a different nesting box on ground level? She’s doing great, she’s scared all of my other hens and my rooster into leaving her and her eggs alone. My...
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    First broody hen

    Hey all! I still feel very new to chicken raising, as my flock is just over a year old now- will have had them a year the first part of June. And my sex link went broody on Mother’s Day ‍♀️ I guess she’s ready for motherhood! While i was going to try to get her out of it, my fiancé talked me...
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    What’s everyone’s favorite saddle?

    Ok, so it’s become apparent that my cockerel is just too much for my 9 pullets- he has started to strip feathers off of all of their backs I thought maybe he’d calm down as he’s coming up on being a year old and they are all finally able to be out all day again, but going into spring/summer when...
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    Heater or no heater?

    Ok, so going into winter I read some articles and posts on here and decided not to heat my coop this winter. The coop is in half of an old garage out at the farm. We have cornstalk bales blocking the NW to keep the cold wind out, we also put plywood up inside the garage as an extra barrier from...
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    Can anyone tell me what is causing the balding?

    Some of my hens have started losing their feathers on their back- my sex link was first- she has a large bald spot now. And now both of my barred rocks and one of my reds appear to be starring the same pattern. Their laying has not slowed any and the rest of their feather look healthy... and...
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    What breed is Fred

    I have an assortment of cockerels and this guy is my favorite to keep, can anyone confirm his breed? I ordered RIR, Australorp, buff and barred Rock started pullets... with 9 of the 20 ordered being cockerels I want to make sure I know this guys breed before keeping him with my hens.
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    Do I have to choose one?

    I ended up with WAY too many cockerals for the amount of hens I actually got out of my “started pullets” order. But I have most of the boys scheduled to be butchered. There is one really sweet submissive cockeral that I’d hate to butcher bc he is so sweet, but I have a Australorp that has...
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    Hi all!

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am fairly new to chickens- I purchased (what were supposed to be) 20 started pullets the end of May. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I am sitting at 19, lost one early to a friendly farm dog that doesn’t realize his...
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    Help!

    The end of May I purchased 20 “started pullets” from a local farm. I now have 3 crowing and 7 others that appear to be roosters as well. I ordered a combination of 4 breeds- buff, Australorp, RIR and Barred Rock. 3 of the Black birds I received are crowing and the combs/wattles on 3 of the...
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