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  1. Tired old Rooster

    Hen laying eggs at night.

    Right now I heard a kerfuffle out in the run. 22:32 to be exact. 2 hours and 15 minutes after sunset. Pitch dark out. Lights on, grabbed flashlight and went to investigate. Found a broken egg (laid by Goofy on the roost). What is making her lay on the roost at night and how can I stop her from...
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    Aerodynamic eggs.

    Goofy is the flock oddball. In both chickenality and general behavior. She typically lays her eggs in a nest, but occasionally will leave one somewhere in the run or toss bomb them into the run, from up on the roost. One of her oddities, is variation of eggs shapes. Usually they seem pretty...
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    What gender are these?

    Apologies for pic quality, they don't stop moving very often. I have two little ones that will be three months old next week. They look pretty much identical to one another, The father is a black Orpington (in my avatar pic). I think the mother is too. Are they cockerels or pullets?
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    An idea for our folks providing water in winter.

    I came across this and thought some folks could use their own variation of the concept in their chicken run in winter.
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    When it rains, it pours!

    On Friday, second day of the year, my Spindly, who just got done hatching and raising six chicks, decided she would go another round. :rolleyes: I decided this time around to let her get on with it and see how it works out. :idunno Today, just five days later, her sister Twiggy decided to bed...
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    Can anyone identify this plant?

    I have this that appeared right next to my chicken run and yesterday my Roo decided it was something good to eat. No idea if he ate any substantial amount before I shooed him away. Is it possibly some sort of tomato?
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    Everyone's a critic now.

    So it turns out, that my flock are apparently all horrible fashion snobs. :rolleyes: Went out this afternoon, wearing my new pair of board shorts, that are white with a blue pattern, to let everyone out to range. They all went bananas, like I was a huge fox or something. Thought about it and...
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    So, what breed is he?

    This is Galoot. A big boy, with a wonderful nature. On Monday he became a Dad to six chicks and I would love to finally know what he is. Goofy in the background is the same breed for sure. A large hen with a very placid, somewhat timid disposition. Nearest thing I have seen, while looking at...
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    Please help. Hen went broody. Chaos ensued.

    About three days ago, Spindly decided she wants to be a Mom. This happened with the days catch of three eggs. (I have four young hens). Noticing that she was on nest all day, I reacted quickly and place the last six eggs I took under her. (max 16 hours after she went hot). I got a glimpse of...
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    Just some pics of two of my new additions.

    Doodling around the pooch lying at my feet.
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    The lady of the house.

    Some pics of my lead hen. Eats straight out of my hand and has learned that I not only know where the best bugs are, but can move stuff like logs, so she can get to them. Eggsellent layer. I’m pretty clueless on breeds, but I think she has at least a fair bit of Plymouth Rock in her.
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    What breed is this pullet?

    I wanted two pullets that a local guy had and he insisted he wanted to include two of these in the deal, so I went with it. She is around six months old now in these pics.
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    Nutritional value of ants.

    Please move this if it is the wrong part of the forum. Does anyone know if ants are of nutritional value to a chicken? I ask, because where I live is infested beyond belief and my chickens pretty much do open cast mining when they find a nest. They sometimes dig a foot into the ground and leave...
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    Am I stepping on his toe or his last nerve?

    Been getting on great with my cockerel and don't want to mess it up. Today, while I was sitting on the patio, throwing out some scratch, two of the pullets came right up to me and almost insisted on eating out of my hand. He never fussed one bit at the time, just kept gobbling up what was on the...
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    Back part of his comb is discolored. Sort of dark purple/black. The rest is bright healthy red.

    My cockerel is in around his seventh month. Behaves much as a healthy young boy should, healthy appetite and full of spit and vinegar. I noticed a bit of discoloration at the back of his comb, on the left side, about two weeks ago. Yesterday, I noticed the same on the right side. Not sure if...
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    Runaway train with pullet in the driving seat.

    So, my seven month old pullet, started laying on the fourth of July. We are in the middle of winter, which if I am not mistaken, is a time when chooks slow down or stop laying. She averaged five a week for the first two weeks and she is picking up the pace. We are heading for one a day. Now her...
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    Cockerel doing housekeeping and guard duty.

    I was wondering if anyone else has this sort of thing going on. I have a cockerel and three pullets, one of which has started laying. Whenever it is time for the pullet to lay an egg, he goes with her into the coop and stands like a guard at the ramp door, while she lays her egg. I have...
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    Issues at the egg factory.

    I have barred rock pullets. One of them laid her first egg on 4th July and I got the eighth egg this morning. (8 eggs in 10 days). All but the fifth egg were perfect inside, with number five having a spot of blood inside, hopefully not caused by my idiot cockerels constant attempts to make...
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    Egg laying problem?

    I got this today, is it a sign of my hen being ill?
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    Advice on my cockerel.

    I have a cockerel who was born in December. Had our moments over time, mostly due to him being a typical teenager. Nothing wildly problematic. Now my pullets are getting all grown up, one of them laid her first egg yesterday. :wee:celebrate In the last week, he seems to be getting a bit...
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