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    Bragging on Hazel!

    Meet my five year old hen, Hazel. I got her free off Craigslist two years ago from a woman who waS downsizing her flock. Hazel was “voted off the island” because her owner said she wasn’t laying anymore. Well, I discovered that was was still laying, and after being broody for two months this...
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    Dead chicks in the shell, but out of the nesting box

    My five-year old Marans has been persistently broody for almost two months and I kept removing the eggs, but we went on vacation three weeks ago, and came home to find her sitting on six eggs. I left them for her, figuring at her age, this might be her last hurrah. The other day, I found an...
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    My sweet cockerel is getting aggressive. How do I nip it in the bud?

    I have two EE cockerels, about 12 weeks old. One is the dominant one in their relationship, but he’s shy with us. The other one has been a sweetie, and comes to us to be picked up and held. Suddenly, in the last two days, he’s now going after our ankles! How do I stop this behavior? I don’t...
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    Little Roo with Injured Foot

    Yesterday morning, I was shooing my two spoiled little cockerels out an exterior door (they want to be house chickens), and just as I was closing it, Basil made a dash to get back inside. I heard a squawk and immediately realized some part of him had been caught in the door for an instant. He...
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    New feed, and my flock is being picky!

    I stumbled upon really nutritious sounding layer feed produced at a local goat farm, and because I’m trying to support small businesses, I’m giving it a try with my flock. They are used to layer pellets from the feed store, but this feed is chock-full of yummy stuff. Only, they refuse to eat the...
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    Do you know what breed this chick is?

    My husband surprised me with five chicks yesterday. Three are brown leghorns, one is a white leghorn, and then there’s this little girl. Do you know what breed she is?
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    Seven-week old chicks...breeds...gender?

    I bought these cuties yesterday from someone on Craigslist. He said he didn’t know the breeds, claims they are pullets, but I’m not sure of that either. Any thoughts?
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    Treating for worms, and egg withdrawal

    I’ve been keeping chickens for ten years or so, and I’ve never had to medicate for any reason. A couple of months ago, I bought five backyard hens from someone local, and after a few days, I noticed their fluffy butts were a bit poopy. After reading various posts on a FB chicken health group, I...
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    Our Sebastopol gander has become aggressive!

    One of our hens hatched Sunshine in April from an egg I bought from an area farmer. He lived in the house for weeks until the weather was warm enough for him to be outside. We held him, talked to him, and every night, he sat on my husband’s lap while he watched TV. I have read that Sebastopols...
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    My chickens have formed two flocks

    Last summer, I acquired a new flock of chickens from three different sources...two Dutch Bantam chicks that are now roosters, a three year-old Marans, and two one-year old Australorps. They are a tight-knit little flock. This spring, I purchased two Marans from a friend when they were old...
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    When is a gosling ready to sleep outside at night?

    Our Sebastopol gosling is four weeks old, and he has a thick layer of down, with feathers slowly coming in. He’s spending the day outside now, but we are still bringing him inside to his wire dog kennel every night (with some snuggle time in my hubby’s lap first). Our night time temps are going...
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    Got free chicks...I’d like to figure out what breeds they are.

    According to the former owner, they are 10 weeks old, but she had no idea what breeds they are. There are three of one breed, one of another. My guess is three Plymouth Rock chicks and (fingers crossed) a Welsumer. Can anyone help identify the breeds?
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