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    Time frame for egg laying... Please answer :(((

    * Mornin' all... I have a question about something that I was told last week by a co-worker of mine who has chickens also. He told me that "Hens are only good for about a year when laying eggs. After a year they dont lay any longer and then you butcher them"... NOT! I will never butcher my...
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    Babysitting?

    * My girls are now producing eggs... Yay! And I am still their rooster... geeesh! Anyway, I am wondering if anyone elses hens share nest duties? My girls gather whatever eggs are layed, and put them all together, and they take turns sitting until I gather the eggs up. Is this normal for hens to...
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    Silly question... ornery chickens

    * I now only have 5 chickens left, I have since made a pen for the girls after losing 3 to a coyote including my roo. So it is now just 5 hens. Anyway, my girls are now 6 months old. I have 2 hens that act very strange when I approach them. When I try to pet them, they will crouch down and and...
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    My Australorp Rooster...

    I have 8 Black Australorps. I got lucky with a straight run... 1 rooster and 7 hens... lol. Phew!!! They are about 3 or 4 months old now. My hens love me to death. They all want to sit on my lap, and 1 in paticular, Charlotte, likes to sit and nap on my shoulder for as long as I will allow it...
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    Roosters vs. Hens

    Hi all, I'm new to BYC. I just got a bunch of 8 chicks about 2 weeks ago. They are 6 weeks old, they are all black with white chest and bellys. I believe they are straight runs. I'm sure you all have been asked this question zillions of times, but I will ask one more time... tee hee. How can...
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