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    Dewormer question

    Hello. We have 9 , 18 month old hens. All has gone well for the most part Other then they are not laying well Right now. 2-3 eggs a day. They laid last winter better but they were new layers. this year they have been jolting for the last few weeks so we hope they soon pick up laying a bit...
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    Sick chicken.

    Hello everyone. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted because all has been going great. I have a sick hen and need some of your expert advice. 18 month black Australope, who is part of a small flock of 9 hens. They have lots of space and are out in a large ,fenced off run each day. she has...
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    Laying two eggs

    I have a question for all you long time chicken keepers. My wife claims one of our girls has laid two eggs in one day before. One regular and one soft. I said it was impossible. It happened when we isolated her, Well yesterday she was being a real bully again so we isolated her into our...
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    Sick hen

    Good morning. It’s been awhile since I have had to come for help so that’s good. We have 10 backyard chickens that are 11 months old now and have been doing great. They have all been healthy and laying well with 8 to 9 eggs a day .Sometimes 10. This last week, one of our girls, a...
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    Close call with hawk

    today is a nice day here at just above freezing. I had cleared their area of snow inside their electric poultry net. They spent most of the day out there and were loving it. We have kept in this large fenced off area when we let them out as we live on the edge of a wooded area with lots of...
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    Silkie acting odd

    hello . We have a small backyard flock of mixed chickens. All same age and raised together and about 30 weeks. We had two silkies but one was a rooster and had to go. The remaining one has done fine and although she is timid and at the bottom of the pecking order, she has always done fine. She...
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    Roost length

    when building my coop I did some research. It seemed that most places mentioned that I should have aprox 8” to 12” of roost per full size bird. I planned on having up to 10 chickens. My coop length is 8 ft and the design of it allows for one or two 8 ft long roost bars set at the same height...
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    Dehumidification question

    has anyone ever tried Eva Dry dehumidifiers ? I have added vents in my coop and still have too high of humidity. I added some extra wood chips in the covered run yesterday and they are not helping as they are wet. I googled lowering humidity within a chicken coop and found a place...
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    Our first egg

    After 21 1/2 weeks we have it. Our first egg. We’ve been waiting patiently and taking all of your advice and wisdom and it looks like it is all paying off. We have a couple black austrolopes that have large , dark red Colmbs and waddles. But our partridge rock , Matilda , started to get...
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    Chickens drinking enough ?

    i have a question . As we have raised our 11 girls we have used several water systems. A small watered as chicks in the brooder changed daily. Then when they went to the coop, we set up a small hanging, one gallon pail with horizontal nipples. We topped it up daily as well. Now , several...
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    Creating tame chickens

    so we have a new small backyard flock of 11 mixed girls. We raised them from day olds and have always interacted with them. As chicks and even for many weeks , most of them were quite tame and we could pick them up and they would sit on our hands and arms. Now they are 19 weeks old and they...
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    Free ranging and lawn fertilizer question

    hello everyone. We are keeping 11 girls this year for the first time. We have built a nice coop with a covered run with wood chips on the floor. They spend most of their time in there for now. Each evening ,when we get home , and all day on weekends we let them out to free range in a...
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    When do you collect your eggs?

    We are anxiously awaiting our first egg from our 19 week old girls. I suspect they will be a bit longer with the shorter days. My question is , What time of day do most people collect eggs. In my case, my wife and I both leave early each day for work. In the winter months, I suspect the...
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    Opening nesting boxes

    So we are getting close now. We’ve patiently raised our girls from day old chicks and they are 18 weeks old now. We are thinking we should see our first eggs in the coming days or weeks. I blocked off the nesting boxes from the beginning. When should I open them up and prepare them ? I have...
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    Lighting the coop with food in the run

    hello We are new to backyard chickens and have been getting a lot of information from all of you. Finally decided to join and participate. We have built a great coop and covered run for our 12 girls. They are at 17 weeks now so are getting close now. We keep their food and water in the...
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