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    Lone hen after loss of last companion

    So i posted Thursday about the loss of my second last hen. I only have one hen remaining in my run. she seems to be singing the egg song multiple times a day. can this be due to distress of being alone? I want to find her a companion as fast as possible. im just in a bit of a situation where i...
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    sudden death of hen (death photos included)

    I had a pet welsummer. she was a pet and not so much a farm bird. i incubated them and raised them by hand. unfort on Tuesday i went to go around my daily choirs with them and found my welsummer dead laying in her coop. she was only 1 year 5 months old. she didnt have any symptons of avaian flu...
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    What's your favorite breed & why?

    What's all your favortite chicken breeds and why? Mine has to be my cream legbar. Her socialness as well as all the funny little sounds she makes. She makes the funnest of whining/ moaning sounds I've ever heard come from a chicken. Like she's a grumpy girl! 😂 I keep trying to video her making...
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    Winter run / coop heating

    So not really about heating. I have 2 hens. A welsummer and a cream legbar. We are nearing winter here in Scotland. Our winters can be quite brutal for temps. This is my first winter having my chickens outside. they have a 8x8ft Run in our back yard thats 6ft tall. Our winter temps can get down...
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    Broody or sick?

    Hi everyone. I have noticed some strange behaviour from one of my welsummer hens. At first I thought maybe just broody. Although very rare in her breed plus age. She's 10 months old. About 1 week ago she started sitting in her nest all day. However when I go outside to clean and change their...
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    Is she a Bovan brown?

    Hi everyone. Hatched eggs last November of different breeds. Just want input on my brown coloured hen. I know my other one is a cream legbar just unsure on the brown one. The hatching eggs where bought online from a place called "Home Farm Cornwall" tried to ask them with some pics but haven't...
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    Rooster attacking despite some advices followed

    Hi everyone. Second post of today. But this one a bit more serious. I have 3 chickens all hatched November 16th. 2 I know are hens But our white one in picture is a Roo. Dekalb White I believe his breed to be, I have tried some advice from online for behavior aggression issues over the past...
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    8x8ft for 3 chickens?

    Hi guys. Haven't logged in for a while. My chickens are 16 weeks old now. a couple to a few weeks away from laying. Unfort due to harsh weather they have been indoors their entire life. But last night I ordered some lumber to make a "Run" for them as weather is picking up now. I ordered 20 x 2x2...
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    Chick making sneezing sound and scratching ground a lot

    Hi sorry I don't know if this is the right place to post. I have chicks that hatched on November 16th (First time raising them) I know scratching at ground can be a normal behavior for them, However one in particular seems to sneeze a lot and right after sneezing she scratches the ground and...
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    First hatch!

    First time ever to have hatched a baby chirper and what a chirper the little guy/girl is!, so cute
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    Candling issues day 14.

    Hi. So 4 of my eggs in the incubator where already very hard to candle upon arrival on day 1. They are light color shells but I assume very thick. We have quite a bright flashlight that we tried candling with as well as the incubators own light. Very little light would pass through. It's been...
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    Incubation of other poultry

    Hi, While I know the title of website is Back yard Chickens. I was wondering if anyone has incubated duck eggs? Unfort I bought a batch of eggs labeled as fertile for Aylesbury breed, However after 10 days no development was seen and the temps where kept at 37.5 Celcius and round 55-60%...
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    Hi Everyone! I'm New To The Club!

    Hi everyone! My name is Stefan, I'm new to the club here. For the first time in my life I am trying to hatch our own chicks and ducks as a little backyard farm / pets. If anyone has some good advice for first timers that would be great! I very much look forwarding to having some chickies and...
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