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    Hatched and now where do I put them...?

    Hey everyone - Incubated eggs and all but two hatched. I think the last two are duds and will do a dud test(but no movement or sound or signs of internal pip), but that's not why I'm here. I have 6 chicks, about 3-4 weeks old in the brooder. How easy is it to just drop my new chicks in with...
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    Hen with injured wings and weak

    I found one of my chickens rumpled and against the coop wall. One or both her wings are injured but no breaks. She just plod around splayed and moves with great effort but tips over. I wrapped her wings with coban to immobilize her and she is eating, drinking, and pooping but just looks so sad...
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    Need suggestions for Winter Egg Laying (Lighting)

    I don't have power at the coop. Currently have solar powered flood lights for the night time (dusk to dawn). It works... but has anyone used solar powered lights strong enough to use as supplement lighting for sustained egg laying throughout the winter? Is there a simple product that I can...
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    Do you think they’ll survive the night?

    Ten chicks that are three weeks old (incubated and hatched), was in a brooder, took them out and tucked them under a broody orp. Think they’ll take to each other by morning?
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    Fun Summer Activity with a Side Hustle??

    Hey Everyone, to give my kiddos another reason why not to spend time in front of the TV this entire summer, I purchased an incubator. They’re looking forward to this fun summer activity of incubating / hatching our fertilized eggs and caring for the chicks. We’ll keep a few, but I’d imagine that...
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    Four week olds, 14 week olds and a new coop.

    Hey all - Farmin Armen here! I’m helping my neighbor build a new coop and run. Long story, but a predator got into the coop one night and feasted on or ravaged 12 hens. I went to the local feed store and got him four RIR when they were 4-6 week old pullets. Now they’re about 13-15 weeks. We...
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    Best thing I ever did…

    Outside of convincing wifey to allow me to start raising chickens (and being blessed to have married her), installing an automatic coop door was the best thing that I did for me and those fully hens. I used to set my alarm early for morning chores, mostly dictated by letting the hens out just...
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    Virginia People, where you at?

    Hey Everyone, I’m a CA resident flock raiser, and am considering a potential job to relocate to Richmond VA. All this is Lord willing, you know? The job seems like a great opportunity to become a single family income home that allows the wife to raise and home school the kiddos. But, there’s...
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    Thinking of Moving, but Where to?

    Let’s just say that the state that I live in is... getting old. Take that as you will. I’m looking for some ideas of a town where wife can stay home to homestead, raise the small kiddos, space for the Aussie to run around in, and lots of room for lots of chickens. Also, a place where the people...
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    Roo? Hen? Breed?

    So my friend just walked into the backyard and dropped off this chicken. He said “have fun” and left. Personally, I don’t mind. However if it’s a roo, then my neighbors are going to have a problem (call the city aka not allowed to have roos). Also, I’m thinking that I need to move out of state...
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    5 week old chicks are in with the flock... here we go!

    Hey there! Farmin’ Armen here! I have two RIR, 2 Cuckoo Marans, and 2 Ameracaunas. Got them in the mail about 5 weeks ago from McMurray. I took them out of the garage to build me a workout space (that I’ll rarely use like my jump rope) and placed them in the coop and run setup with the rest of...
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    Broody Brenda Has Blood on her Face

    Hi Everyone, Broody Brenda is kept in a separate pen. She looked fine this morning. In the afternoon, she had a bloodied face. Who knows what the cause could have been. I’m thinking/hoping that Broody Brenda had an altercation with a rodent? A snake? Something? I don’t see any traces of blood...
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    What what?

    ... chicken butt. Hope the moderators won’t mind the sheer indecency. ;) Feel free to post your own chicken butt photo. The one with the most likes wins bragging rights for 15 minutes.
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    Laying Hens Take Turns to Relieve Broody Hen??

    Hi Everyone - Farmin' Armen here! This afternoon, I was outside with my kiddo tending to the hens when we saw a broody jump off to get a drink/or stretch their legs... another non-broody came into the nesting box, looked at the eggs, and nested on top of them. It was almost as if to keep the...
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