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    New Neighbor dogs

    I will not let my girls free range when I am not home anymore. I live in a very rural location and free ranging has been fine until today. I know there is always a risk. Some new neighbors let their dogs roam... Which we will have to talk to them about. We keep our dog in the yard with a buried...
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    They think of everything

    My daughter gave me this today. I think she got it at Walmart. It will be fun fixing it.
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    Chickens are like children

    They learn the rules, "forget", and require discipline. My seven ladies have been doing great laying in the nesting boxes even though they free range. I go out of town for the weekend. My daughter tends them. She only gets three eggs on Saturday and three on Sunday, when normally it is 6 or 7...
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    Could this be helping?

    I was sittiing out with my ladies this afternoon and looked at the dancing Sun reflections scooting around the grass. The source of the show was the spinning reflector disks we have in our fig tree near the coop. The disks are supposed to keep birds scared off from eating the figs. Doesn't...
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    Injured leg

    I don't think it is Mericks. I had a hen who I believe had that a good while back, and she was lame in both legs, along with other symptoms like dropped wings, loss of appetite. What I do have is a young layer who started favoring one foot, and now she is not using that leg at all. She hops on...
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    Poopy butt

    Does dried poop in fluffy butt feathers indicate worms? My layer seems healthy. I just noticed the poop residue for the last couple of days. I had one poopy egg, which is probably hers. I don't see this on any of the others
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    Free rangers, a question

    If chickens lay eggs in the a nesting box at least once or twice, will they come in from free ranging and lay eggs where they are supposed to?
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    Anyone create their own scratch feed?

    I guess I have picky girls. They don't seem to care for corn and some other things in scratch feed. A lot gets left behind. Of course, I am feeding more wild birds. Does anyone mix their own? I can't make it too protein heavy because I have some hybrid birds. What do you mix, and where do you...
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    Crumbles vs pellets

    When I changed from starter feed to layer, I stayed with the crumble variety. I notice you can also get pellets. Any advantage of one over the other?
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    Leghorn experts. A question.

    Are pure Leghorns solid white? My three have gray feathers here and there and A few dark speckles. Their overall look is white, but I was wondering if they might be a mix. It doesn't really matter to me. Their eggs are not bright white. That also does not bother me. I love my girls. I was just...
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    Wild quail

    We have chickens, not quail...well...we have quail but they are wild. I love hearing them calling on our 60 acre farm. My husband saw a mama and babies crossing a fire break today. I might need to go out one evening with camera in hand.
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    My boot rack

    I told my husband I needed to find a boot rack for my working boots. Later that day, I find this. Good, handy husband to the rescue
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    Do you name your birds?

    I am sure big flock owners probably don't. My original 5, I named. When I got 5 Bovan Brown hens, there is only one colored differently, which makes it easy to identify her. The other four look so much alike. Do any of you do something like a tag or whatever to determine who is who?
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    Egg cleaning and storage

    I am starting to get eggs. How do you clean and store them?
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    What else could be wrong?

    I had a pullet go lame twice a couple months ago. She got so bad the second time, we put her down. I did not see any issues with her feet. I now have a 19 week old Australorp who is having walking problems. She has struggled with worms but has been treated with Corid and goat wormer. She has...
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    First egg!!!

    I have 5 pullets that are approximately 19 weeks. I have three Leghorns. Each are at different levels of comb development. My Light Brahma and Australorp don't have much of a comb at all. I figure this egg must be from the Leghorn with the most developed, red comb. Even though it is not pure...
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    Signs of first egg laying?

    My pullets are close to egg laying age. Is there any signs or behavior I can watch for that indicate when they are about to begin?
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    How long before free ranging?

    I have five 18 week olds that have been free ranging for two or three weeks. They have been with me 3 months. When it is time to roost, they come back all on their own. Two days ago, I bought five year old Bovan Browns. I am keeping them separate right now. How long do I need to wait until I let...
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    The girls are a-roaming

    I am letting my 17 week old young ladies free range. They can go to the run, the tractor, or wherever. They cool it under the coop often. They have been staying pretty close to "home" so far. They even lounge about in the tractor...or forage under the fig tree near by. I guess they feel safe...
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    Pure entertainment

    I love being around my chickens. They each have different personalities. I have five 17 week old pullets. I am a first time chicken owner. A really funny thing I see often is two chickens running at each other, coming to a screeching halt, raising their heads and flaring out their neck...
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