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  1. DanielleOrbach

    Opening beak and shaking head

    What does it mean when a chicken opens it's mouth and bends its head to the side. I know I read something about it relating to the crop, but I can't remember where I saw it. I figured someone here would know. She seems healthy otherwise. She's growing, eating, drinking, pooping and her crop...
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    First soft/no shell eggs

    Two laying RIR's about 7 months old, we had one white egg recently that had a rough'ish shell, which we think was one of the RIR's and I just saw a post that the heat can cause them to lay before the bloom is put on the shell. That egg was laid right under the hanging feeder. We just go two soft...
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    How long after the first real chicken noise might they lay eggs?

    I have two laying RIR's, and 4 14-16 wk old pullets, one of which, the Brahma, just started making big girl chicken noises in the last week. I had read that the Blue Plymouth Rock might lay starting around 16-18 weeks. Both Blue and the Brahma are about the same size and are between the size of...
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    Sneezing Hens and Pullet

    I have two RIR's that are around 6 months old and a Golden Laced Wyandotte pullet that is around 12-14 weeks old. I got them as well as a Blue Plymouth Rock, Brahma, and EE pullets the same age all at the same time, on July 14th. The RIR's were sneezing almost immediately, but we didn't know...
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    Which way should a 2x4 or 2x3 be placed for a roosting bar?

    We are expanding our roost area and were wondering which way the 2x4 should go. My boyfriend had read it should go on its side, but does that mean the shorter or longer side? We have it so the shorter side is up and down and the longer side is left and right, if that makes sense, for a roosting...
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    How beat up is too beat up?

    We have 6 chickens, 2 Rhode Island Red hens which are about 6 months old, and 1 each of Blue Plymouth Rock, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Brahma, and Easter Egger, which are all about 12-14 weeks old. The EE is the smallest and getting picked on pretty good. This morning the other pullets were all...
  7. DanielleOrbach

    What counts as "treats"?

    I've heard of the 10% rule on treats, and read a rather entertaining thread about volume vs. weight. I was just wondering what actually counts as treats? Is it all kitchen scraps and whatever they get if they free range, or something else?
  8. DanielleOrbach

    Eggs in the fridge or on the counter?

    Hey everyone! I got my first egg yesterday and my second today. The neighbors that we usually get eggs from seem to keep them on the counter, and I know in parts of Europe they don't refrigerate them, but we do here in the US, and I've been told it is because they are washed etc that they have...
  9. DanielleOrbach

    New to having backyard chickens

    Hi, my name is Danielle. This is my first little flock of chickens, which we picked up yesterday. We got 6 chickens, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 each of Brahma, Blue Plymouth Rock, Golden Laced Wyandotte, and Easter Egger. I don't currently have a favorite aspect of raising backyard chickens, but I...
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