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    From grower to layer-- when is too soon, when is OK? And feed brand Q

    I have a flock of mixed ages housed together... 13 of them are laying now, and 8 of them are just 16 weeks old. I feed everyone a grower feed and have oyster shell available. (The new layers are going thru the oyster shell like it's candy! Nice egg size/quality though... just a LOT of...
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    Re-working my roost design/placement. What's your experience?

    I have a 6' X 9' coop with exterior nest boxes. I currently have one roosting area on a northwest wall that goes across the entire end...so it's approx 6' long. It has another roost in front of it that's 3-4', but at a lower level. (about a foot lower) There is another roost on the east...
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    The Hall of Shame

    I'm a freeloading pullet that hasn't yet laid any eggs yet. I like to show off my pretty comb and wattles, for a long time now. I'm teasing you. I'm a freeloader, too! My comb and wattles aren't nearly as grand, but I've been seeing willingly squatting for the Roo. Psych! I am NOT...
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    So, EE's can be tricky... UPDATED post #4 PICTURES

    Besides waiting for eggs or crowing? (sorry, no pics yet...not at this age...but I may be able to get some later this evening when I have some help) I have (4) 11 week old EE's from Cackle hatchery. (hatch date 9-15) I ordered 7 pullets, and picked them up in person. They gave me eight...
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    Prairie Hay bales... or even bermuda a problem?

    Since everything is pretty dead and frozen, there's not much for the chickens to entertain themselves with and scratch around in, especially when contained in their run. I have some of my horse hay that's questionable for the horses... well, they're just not going to eat it. It's out of a...
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    I can't believe you DID that and I'm going to SCREAM about it!

    HA! I have a few pullets FINALLY coming into lay. One, a BO, just laid her first egg three days ago. I knew it was her because I didn't realize anyone was laying when I opened the nest box lid, and boy... did she let me have it. It was the ANGRIEST, most SHOCKED "I can't believe you LOOKED...
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    Lethargic, sleepy pullet- Ideas? UPDATED: feeling better!

    BR pullet, about 7 months old, give or take. NOT laying yet, and according to her comb/wattles...not about to, either. (red, but still pretty small. A hatch mate BR is much more mature in comb/wattles...but still not laying even though it appears she should be *there*) I've noticed for a...
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    CL FREE shed alert- Springfield, MO CL listing

    There's a freebie 8X12 shed listed in the FREE STUFF category on Springfield, MO craig's list. Looks like a decent shed to convert to a coop... free for the moving. Wish I was able to snag it, but it's a bit too far away to be practical for me. http://springfield.craigslist.org/zip/2007215101.html
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    Not sure if this is even a problem or it's just a "chicken behavior"

    Since having my flock... I usually hear *nothing* coming from the coop after 'bedtime'. Maybe the occasional flutter of rearrangement or someone getting crowded off a roost. (why must they all want the exact SAME spot... with 20 ft. of unused roosts all around?) Last night, and tonight, I've...
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    Bumblefoot surgery take TWO!

    Really...the rooster is going to sue me for malpractice... I attempted the bumblefoot surgery the first time... just mad a bloody mess, didn't pull any plugs out (couldn't find them/get them) and just ended up with a ticked off rooster. Scabs came right back on the feet. One foot is worse...
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    Help me NOT burn down my house! Supid newbie!

    First time brooding chicks...arriving tomorrow... Only 7 chicks. I plan to use one of those medium to large rubbermaid storage containers to start with. I have a heat lamp (with the ceramic fixture) and just a 125w bulb to start. I put shavings in (2" or so), then paper towels on top for the...
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    Cocci?

    (Under Managing your Flock, I posted about possibly culling my flock to start over...this is SORT of a related question before I do that) Have a bird that was previously treated with Tylan 50 not long ago due to respiratory symptoms. Did the "trick" and pullet returned to active, normal...
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    Sanitizing Coop and run for a 'clean' flock

    (Sigh) I just got chickens less than 2 months ago. Picked a flock of pullets all from one guy. They all seemed healthy, clean, nice birds... and he had all the breeds I wanted. Two weeks into it, several came down with respiratory symptoms. Long story short... decided to treat, rather than...
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    Light Brahma Roosters

    I have a trio of light Brahmas...supposed to be a rooster and two hens, all about a year old. Definitely have one hen, one rooster...and I think the other might just be a rooster, too... I've heard no crowing from it, but the rooster I have is dominant and would obviously be older. It LOOKS...
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    So... I should cull all my new birds?

    I'm new to chickens... I purchased all birds in my flock from one person, who free ranged all his birds (that were old enough to do so), and have 3 year old brahmas, and 10 pullets (I'm hoping mostly pullets!) of slightly varying ages. (3-5 months or so, I think) I believe most of this persons...
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    Rooster's going to sue me for malpractice- HELP ME w/ bumblefoot surg!

    Complete newbie to chickens... I have a year old light brahma rooster that I got about a month or so ago...and after doing some reading, realized he had bumblefoot on both feet. He has a large-ish (big marble size) lump on the bottom of both feet, both with black spots/scabs maybe nickle...
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    Upper respiratory infection/eye infection-- 7 or 14 days of treating?

    Hi all! Last Saturday, I woke up to three sick acting birds. All three were acting lethargic, didn't want to leave the coop, one of the three was sneezing a lot, two others had one eye each that was irritated, watery, and stuck shut. I'm not sure WHAT was going on...I got my entire flock...
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    Metal roofing... do I need to put something else under it?

    We're in the process of building our first coop. (no chickens yet... gotta get this coop done!) Over the years, we've saved and accumulated lots of various materials and so this is mostly being build from salvaged/re-purposed materials. We have some metal barn roofing/siding that was saved...
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