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    Squatting

    Hey y’all! Do all chickens squat before they start laying? We have 7, 4 are squatting and 3 are laying. One of our EEs has been laying for two weeks now, but the other EE hasn’t even squatted! I found it odd since they’re the same age... is that normal? Our other 2 that haven’t squatted are the...
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    Brown Egg Easter Egger?

    So our sweet EE Nora has been laying eggs for around a week now! She was our first to start laying, so naturally we couldn’t wait, but we were so surprised when we saw her first egg! It was a very pale brown. We fully expected blue or green as everything we’ve read said that’s just what they...
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    Sound Barrier

    Okay so this is probably a strange question, but have any of y'all put up some sort of "sound barrier" around your coop/run area? Our girls are singing their songs to the world, and I don't think our neighbors are loving it. Their coop/run is next to our house, away from all the neighbors'...
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    Advice for Fowl Pox

    Hey y'all, so I've been keeping an eye on some of our girls who have had some white patches on their faces, and I believe they have fowl pox. This morning my Wels looks really bad (now has dark lumps), and I think our BR, Barn and maybe the Easter Eggers may have it as well. We have 7 in our...
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    Why are they SO loud?

    Hey y’all! So our girls are all around 23 weeks old now and 3 are laying, 4 are not. They were pretty quiet but recently they have been like little alarms! It’s SO loud, I’m getting worried my neighbors are going to start complaining! The current culprits are the EE that’s laying, out Cream...
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    Need Some Quick Help!

    Hey yall! So this is our first flock and they’re all about 22 weeks old. No one has laid an egg yet, so it’s safe to say we’re getting impatiently excited! One of our EE’s actually squatted last night so I know we’re getting close! I have a couple questions for yall though. I heard before that...
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    Is it a respiratory infection?

    This morning when we walked out to the coop, our Barnevelder was making a strange sound when she breathed. About 3 weeks ago our white Silkie sounded similar, so we treated her with VetRX and also added some to the water so everyone could get it (just in case). We did that for a few days and...
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    When did your hens start laying?

    This post is just for fun since we're starting to get excited about our girls growing big! We have a Barred Rock, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Silkies, a Cream Brabanter, a Welsummer, and a Barnevelder. If you had any of these breeds, when did yours lay its first egg? I did a little research and expect my...
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    Crushed Oyster and Eggshells

    Hey y'all, I feel dumb for asking this question, but what age do you typically start giving your chickens crushed oyster and/or eggshell? My pullets are around 14 weeks now and we're feeding them a grower feed (whichever one is between the chick starter feed and the adult layer feed). Should I...
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    Keeping the Girls Cool

    Hey yall, I'm in southeast Texas and it's starting to get hot down here. This is our first summer with the chicks (they are now around 14-15 weeks old), and we want to make sure they stay safe in the heat. We bought two waterproof outdoor fans, and have a roof over the run. We've installed one...
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    Introducing just one?

    Hi everyone! We found out one of the birds we were really looking forward to is a cockerel. We want to replace him with a pullet of the same breed, but I have been reading that you should not introduce just one. All of our pullets are between 11-13 weeks old. We found a farm who sells birds...
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    Hen or Rooster?

    Hi there! Our chickies are now around 10-11 weeks old, and all of a sudden we’re having aggression issues with our Black Cooper Maran. We were surprised because most people we’ve talked to have had a great experience with them. So we did some digging and now we’re wondering if the breeder...
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    What type of watering system should I go with?

    Alrighty, so I'm brand new to this awesome chicken community, and I have my first chicks! They're getting to be around 7 weeks old now, and as much as I love their company, I need to get them out of my house (as I'm sure a lot of y'all understand haha). We are almost done building the coop+run...
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