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    Broody Hen is going to go 0/7 - need advice

    Hey all, I have a bummer type situation. One of my hens went broody around the first of the year. She's been sitting on seven eggs but is now down to 2. The first two didn't form chicks. Two others couldn't break out of the shells/membrane. I suspect the other two aren't going to fair any...
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    Broody Hen hiding chick under wing?

    Hey all, It's day 22(ish) for my broody hen. We've been waiting eagerly and with a bit of concern due to the freezing cold to see how the eggs will turn out. The hen got up and walked around to eat and drink for a bit today and I could hear peeping from her but couldn't see any chick. I did...
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    "Someone's been sleeping in my bed."

    Hey all, Found this surprise when I went to gather the eggs and close up the girls tonight. What's the best way to keep snakes out? I didn't kill this one just moved it 50+ yards away. If I see it again, I won't be so nice. The funny thing is, after I moved it, I came back to gather the...
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    25+ weeks and no eggs

    Hey all, I've got 3 Golden Comets (red sex-links) and an RIR that are 25+ weeks old. None have started laying. The rooster is mating with them but I've heard that doesn't matter. These 4 are the survivors of 13 we got as chicks. They either had or got something that killed them off one by...
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    Any one using Gore Wheat?

    Hey all, At TSC today, I found a bag (40lbs) of seed labeled "Forage Wheat" and looking at the label details it listed "Gore Wheat" as the variety. I'd never heard of it so I looked it up. It seems Gore Wheat is a public seed developed by the University of Georgia. It's a soft red winter...
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    Egg Production - What to Expect

    Hey all, When I first started out as a newbie (which I still am), one of the common questions is how many eggs will I get when trying to pick breed and number of chicks. Below is a graph of the eggs per week of two years of laying. This is for a flock of 8 Easter Eggers (EEs) that according...
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    Broken feet?

    Hey all, I've got a five week old chick that can't stand/sit on it's own. Over the last few days of observation and manually feeding it, I'm guessing it has multiple toes are broken - perhaps on both feet. It's a guess. I'm pretty sure that this was one of my chicks that had really poopy...
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    How often to manualy feed an injured chick?

    Hey all, I recently found one of my ~5 week old Golden Comet chicks in need of help. Long story short, it appears that one or both of it's legs are injured and it can't stand or move around much. It was constantly peeping. Over the past few days, I've been giving her water...
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    Barred Rock Roo meets EE Hen...

    Hey all, I've got a barred rock roo than mated with an EE hen. Their girls looks like Barred Rocks. What color eggs will the daughters lay? I assumed Brown would be the dominate gene but I'm not really sure. Any one know? ----- Ed
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    Making my Christmas wish list - need incubator advice

    Hey all, My DW wants me to put together my Christmas list and I want to put an incubator to the list. Not sure which one. I'm looking for a smaller size since I only have a small flock. A dozen or so. Not ever likely to go above 25 even with the addiction. My kids are under the age of 5 so I'd...
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    Does Rooster behavior indicate hens about to lay?

    Hey all, Does a rooter trying to do the "deed" with hens indicate those hens are about to start laying eggs? I'm wondering about the two cases: 1) Young pullets that haven't ever laid eggs. The roo is no longer ignoring them. Does that mean they are close to starting to lay? 2) Older hens...
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    Mice - should I care?

    Hey all, Had all the signs of mice getting into my horse stall turned coop. I wanted to see if they were getting into the hanging feeder or just getting the stuff on the floor so I setup my newly acquired Game Camera. Looks like floor only. (click to enlarge). One in the bottom left and one...
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    Craig's List Versus Hatchery

    Hey all, I'm looking to "refresh" my small flock. I have 7 two and half year old EE Hens, 2 BR 3 month old birds we hatched ourselves (looks like future hen and roo). I also have 3 BR roos (two were given to us by someone who thought they were Hens - they are ~30 weeks old). Our original...
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    Thing One and Thing Two are probably Roos?

    Hey all, I got a pair of Barred Rock birds at 25+ weeks old. No eggs but no crowing either (well, one does try to sound like a goose now and then). I do have another Barred Rock roster who does runs the whole flock. Judging by the saddle feathers they seem to be pointy. Roo candidate #1...
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    Pecking Order with Multiple Roos

    Hey all, Given a flock of a dozen hens and more than one roo (one less than a year old, the other about 6-7 months old), the older roo is king of the flock and pecking order. The other roster is like ninth or something. I would have expected the the Rosters to be one and two in pecking...
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    Thing One and Thing Two - Is Either a Roo?

    Hey all, We were given a pair of 6 week old Barred Rocks from a friend that had no room at the inn. We where told that they were both hens. They are now 15-17 weeks old. Can we tell if they are really hens? I suspect they both are. All the hens I have are EEs so I'm not real sure what a...
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    Group Nest box versus Individual

    Hey all, Saw a heritage flock presentation by an expert in North Carolina recently. He was advocating for a group nest box (2'x3' if memory serves) so multiple chickens could lay in the same box. His large coops had two. I forget how many chickens per coop he had but it was over a couple of...
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    Barred Rock Daddy and EE Mommy

    Hey all, I know with pure bred Barred Rocks you can tell hens/roos apart by the markings on their heads when they are newly hatched chicks. Would the same likely hold true if the Roo was a Barred Rock but the Hen was an Easter Egger (EE)? Or more to the point, is it possible to tell what...
  19. DigitalEd

    Concrete Paver Floor

    Hey all, I'm converting a 10'x12' old horse stall into a coop. It currently has a hard red clay dirt floor. Burying hardware cloth is going to be a bit of a challenge for a lot of reasons so I'm considering alternatives. I was thinking about pouring a concrete floor/pad but that has some...
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    Gap size - what's too big?

    Hey all, I'm converting an old horse stall into a coop. The stall has bars (shown below) that are 3 inches part. In the picture, there is also a gap near the top that's 2.5 inches wide. Are those gap sizes small enough to keep predators out (not counting the arms reaching in)? I'd rather...
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