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    Any idea on breeds?

    I think they are about 2 months old. I believe the larger and darker one is a male. The lighter one appears to have greenish colored legs.
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    HELP**** 2 month old chick - possible splayed leg

    I have chicks that are about 2 months old, one of them came to me with splayed leg. At the time she could stand, but she could not really walk, she was fall with every step. We have had her a couple weeks (she’s in a brooding box with pine bedding) and she has since lost the ability to stand. I...
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    2 Month old chick lost ability to walk and stand

    Good morning! I received 3 chicks from a classroom that hatched them out. I am guessing they are somewhere around 2 months old. One of the chicks came to me and it cannot stand. It always falls to one side. The only issue I can see (from outward appearance) is a crooked toe. She pushes herself...
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    Lost feathers, when do they grow back?

    I have 1 rooster and 20 hens all just shy of 1 year old. The rooster has ripped out the feathers on the backs of most of the hens and some have bald spots on the backs of their heads. How long until the grow new feathers?
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    Where have all the eggs gone???

    I have 23 laying hens. I am not sure of their exact age, maybe 8 months (ish) they have only been laying for about 3 months. We were up to 16 or 18 eggs a day as of a couple weeks ago. That number started receeding and has been stuck at 6. We've only been getting 6 eggs a day for the past week...
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    30 week old hen laying huge eggs.

    I have a 30 week old barred rock. She is hatchery stock. She is laying these HUGE eggs. I do not have a scale so I am not sure the exact oz. but I can say they have a hard time fitting or not fitting in a standard egg crate. They are not double yolkers either. She seems to lay them almost every...
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    Best (healthiest) Feed

    My birds free ranged all spring and summer and now that the cold has set in they are in their enclosed run. I haven't been super impressed with the yolk color I have been getting. We have been feeding them the local tractor store brand feed. I was wondering what the best commercial feed is...
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    20 week old Barred Rocks, when (approx) should they start laying

    I have 8, 20 week old Barred Rocks. I was thinking they must be getting pretty close to laying age. Does anyone know at what approx age this breed starts laying? Is it time to start putting out optional calcium? I just noticed they have been eating the egg shells from our compost heap.
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    Rock salt in chicken run?

    Is it okay to use rock salt to melt snow/ice in a chicken run?
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    Coop too small.....add a second level?

    I believe our coop may be a bit too small for the amount of birds we have. It hasn't been a problem to date because they are not full grown and they are outside all day. With winter in the not too distant future I am getting a little worried. We have 16 chickens: 8 BR, 6 NHR, 2 EE. Our coop is a...
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    Taming a Rooster, Specifically a NH Red...(hopefully)

    I ordered some sexed chicks, now 4 weeks old. I am without a doubt that one is rooster. His comb is twice the size as everyone else's and red already. I am fortunate enough to keep a rooster where I live, but I am a bit nervous. Some of the stories I have read on here have def. scared me and...
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    What do you do with a hen who is done laying?

    This may seem like a silly question, but what do you do with a laying hen after she doesn't produce eggs anymore? Is a mature heritage breed still good to eat?
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    Raising Chickens in New England in Winter

    Good morning! I am new to chickens, I have read quite a bit but I haven't seen much on winterizing. I have cold hardy birds but I am not sure how to handle them in winter. Are there any special precautions I should take? Are chickens supposed to spend the winter in the coop or do they do...
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    NH Reds....Flighty

    Good morning! I have found the advice on here to be excellent and I am still new to chicken raising so I have a lot of questions. I have a group of 3 week old chicks in the brooder, NH Reds and EEs. The NH Reds seem to have sort of a nasty temperament. They peck, a lot. I put my hands in the...
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    Unsocial barred rocks

    We are new to chicken raising and have had a rough start. We started with 17, lost 4 to hawks (presumably) and 10 to a raccoon. We have 3 or our original batch, now 8 weeks old (Please rest assured we have made changes and reinforcements to our coop and run since these attacks). After the...
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    Sexing 8 week old barred rocks

    I have 8 barred rocks that are about 8 weeks old. I am nervous that several of them might be male. I cannot put my finger on what exactly seems male about them, perhaps their slight scary Velociraptor look… Some seem to have a more upright posture, and they are fighting a bit. Their fighting...
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    Can you tell what this chick is?

    She came from MyPetChicken and is supposed to be a NH Red but all her wing feathers coming in are pure white. I browsed through the breeds they offer but didn't see anything that really stuck out. Any ideas on what she could be?
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    New Member from NH

    Hello everyone! I wanted to take a second and introduce myself. I'm from NH we currently have 3 barred rocks, 7 NH Reds and 1 Easter Egg layer. They are pullets and chicks, not laying yet. I am new to chicken owner ship and the advice I have found on here has been invaluable, so I decided to...
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