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  1. TheFirstLadiesChickens

    Broody hen for over 30 days

    Our Easter egger, Anna, has been broody for very long now. It has been almost 40 days since she has been back to normal. We’ve dunked her in a cold tub, locked her in our isolation coop, and continues to run into the nest as soon as she’s free. She’s constantly puffed up and angry. We close...
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    Our dog

    We have 13 hens that we keep in a coop with a run and fence around the whole thing. We let our chickens peck around the fenced in area and thought we would test our family dog and see if she could be a good guard from predators if she got along with the chickens. We kept her on a tight leash...
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    Introducing new chicks to a 13 hens

    We just started letting our chickens peck around in our fenced in garden. They love it, but we are worried we could lose some to hawks. If we lose some, we would like to have backups. With 13 hens that are almost a year old, is it a good idea to introduce new chicks to them? THis is our...
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    Just wondering...

    So why do I only get 7-12 eggs a day if I have 13 hens? The number changes everyday. I don't really know the anatomy of a chicken or the cycle an egg takes, but if any one knows this kind of stuff, it would help clear up some confusion. Thanks, this isn't an emergency or anything, I just was...
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    Almost Free Range

    I am about to let my 13 hens wander my garden. The garden is not blooming now but there are greens to peck at. It is approximately 50 feet by 50 feet. The coop and run are inside the garden. There is an electric fence on the perimeter and a chicken wire fence on the inside. The chickens...
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    Sour Crop

    My 10-month-old light brahmah, Martha, has a very large bump on her chest, even very early in the morning. She leans very far over on the roost and when she walks. We’ve massaged it, top to bottom but it is still large. We are going to isolate her, not give her food, and I am going to try to...
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