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    First Time With Chicks!

    Hi - we currently have 5 backyard hens and will be getting another 5 chicks. I have some basic questions for you more experienced folks: 1. Does it matter if the chicks are all different varieties (but all the same age). Will they get along worse than if they were all the same? 2. Will a...
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    Araucana? Ameracauna? Easter Egger? Something else entirely?

    I was told she was an Araucana and would lay blue eggs, but her eggs were cream colored - so - based on her looks, some google searching led me to think she was maybe an Ameracauna. Then this happened: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=436447 and it was suggested she's...
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    Can illness change egg color?

    We have six chickens -- 4 black sex-links, 1 ameraucana, and 1 wyandotte. They are all about 9 months old. When they started laying in July and August, I would get 4 brown eggs, 1 tan egg (from the wyandotte) and 1 cream colored egg from the Ameraucana. Then in October, the Ameraucana became...
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    What ails my chickie?

    Our Ameraucana pullet (about 7 months old) is sick. She'd been laying for about two months now, but stopped last week. At that time I noticed she seemed a little lethargic... but then she refused to get up and refused all food and water and I frankly thought she wasn't going to make it. I...
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    Newbie question about sick hen (possible egg bound?)

    Hi, We've only had chickens for a few weeks. One of our black-sex linkeds has been sick since yesterday. She's about 6 months old. She sits huddled by herself, sometimes going into her nest. She pumps her tail a lot and is covered in white chicken poo (at least I think that's what it is)...
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    Runs, raccoons and redwoods

    Hi, we are building our first coop/chicken run and have a question for you experienced folks out there. We live in a raccoon infested area. Our run is approx 12ft x 16ft x 6 ft. We screwed in (and buried about a foot deep) 1/2 inch hardware cloth. But what kind of material do we use on the...
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    Hi from Southern Oregon

    Hi! I've been wanting to raise backyard chickens for the past 5 years and we've finally given notice on our rental and have just bought a new house. Our town allows up to 6 hens and our new property will be just perfect for a small backyard coop. I'm excited and clueless, so thank you for...
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