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    Hens fighting rooster/soft egg

    I am not sure if these are related or not but I started to notice one of my hens are laying eggs maybe once or twice a week and the shell is like paper. I have 23 hens and 2 Roos (lost a couple hens to predators and illness) I have plenty of oyster shells out as an option and they don’t seem to...
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    Nesting box help

    I am hoping for some help or ideas for my nesting boxes. I have tried both straw, pine shavings, and nesting pads(plastic). My hens keep scratching all the way to the bottom of the box and than laying which breaks or crack the eggs since there is not padding….. the plastic Mats they HATE and...
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    Please help?!

    I have one hen that has covered eyes and her comb has a scabby growth and a few other hens have scabby growth on their combs but their eyes are fine
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    Mating hens

    Hello, I am new to this but wanted to try and hatch chicks, I have gotten some mixed information so thought I would start here. I have 6 laying hens (one is broody and ready to go) and I have 20 or so younger ones including 2 roosters. If I am wanting to hatch chicks should I separate a rooster...
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    New Member Intro

    Hey Guys! I have been following your posts and found alot of help and have now joined for even more! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I started raising chickens last October and since than have added more! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 28! 6...
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    merging chicks

    Hello, I have 6 laying hens( buff orpingtons and black asterlorps) that I have raised and they were my first. Since they are almost a year old I have taken on 22 other chicks ( some buffs and salmon faverolle mostly) I kept the newer chicks in there own brooder until they were 3 weeks old and...
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