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    Advice please, just locked down 26 FBCM eggs.

    well I just locked down my first ever batch of eggs! I have a few questions I hope you good folks can answer. I,m using a forced air incubator LG 10200, do I leave the red plugs in the top or take them out? I have had one out all 18 days so far. took out the auto turner and placed the eggs...
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    New Rooster keeps throwing up, whats wrong?

    I have a new Buff Orp rooster in Quarentine and I have noticed he is throwing up after he drinks water and then goes right to his crumbles. Is this normal? did he just drink too much water or is this a sign of something bad? He is about 25 weeks old. This is my first experience with roosters...
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    first time hatching eggs! Help!!

    Ok my BYC friends, I, on impulse, bought a LG 10200 with auto egg turner. I ran it for 1 day to regulate temp, set at 99.5 F. Today I put 30 eggs in, it will hold 40. Filled the water trough at the bottom, put 3 thermometers in. Cant be too careful on the first run!! The eggs are FBCM's...
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    Phantom feather picker

    I finally found out that my rooster is not molting, he is being picked clean by one of my FBCM hens!! I saw her do it to all the other hens as well, so I separated her in a kennel for the last 4 days. I let her free range with them yesterday to see if she got the idea that she could go back if...
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    bears? Really?

    :/Has anyone lost any chickens to bears? I came out this morning and there were muddy bear prints all over the vinyl siding of my new coop. I have lived in my home for 20 years and never saw any trace of a bear before. Thank goodness I moved the girls out of their cheap coop and into the new...
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    Inside of your coop pictures

    I am very interested to see the inside of everyones coops so I can get an Idea of how to rearrange my new coop. I think I have too much roost space, as my 6 BO hens prefer to sleep in a pile on the ground than to roost. At 8 Months do you think they will ever roost if they havent aready? Also...
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    Inside of your coop pictures

    I am very interested to see the inside of everyones coops so I can get an Idea of how to rearrange my new coop. I think I have too much roost space, as my 6 BO hens prefer to sleep in a pile on the ground than to roost. At 8 Months do you think they will ever roost if they havent aready? Also...
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    What kind of paint do you use inside a new coop?

    I'm wondering if I need a special kind of paint to paint the inside of my new chicken coop? will they peck at the walls and eat the paint? will plain old house paint work? Latex or oil based paint? Thanks for any feedback.
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    New 8x12 coop, how many hens?

    I am in the process of building a new 8x12 coop, I now have 6 Buff Orpingtons and will use 4x8 of the coop for storage. How many more can I add to my flock and still have them be comfortable in their new digs? Thanks for any help on this. I learn new things everyday on this site thanks to...
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    Blood on outside of egg

    I picked up my eggs this morning and one had a smear of blood on the outside of the shell. What would cause this and should I be concerned? I dont know which one of my girls laid this egg but I think it was the first egg from one of them. I think I only have 2 out of 6 that are laying fight...
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    Building a new bigger coop, will my hens stop laying when moved?

    Hello All, I am building a new coop, considerably larger thank the coop my girls where raised in. The old one just isnt winter friendly and was not build properly. They will now have 8x8 to move around in instead of the 4x3 coop they grew up in. Will this massive space (I only have 6 hens) be...
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    Need to build me a good winter coop in Orange County NY

    Hi, I hope this is a topic for this forum. I live in Orange county NY and I am looking for someone to build me a good size 8'x 8' or 10'x 10' coop with an enclosed run about 8'x 12". If your in the Orange County area and can build it soon please drop me a note here. Buying one and having it...
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    adding to the flock

    Being new to the chicken thing I must ask this question. Can I add to my flock by just letting the new hens in with the 6 I aready have? Or do they need an introductory period before they will get along? How is this accomplished? I am building a bigger coop for winter and want to add to the...
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    age to lay eggs?

    Hi All, I have 6 Buff Orpingtons all hatched the same day. First girl layed her first egg 30 days ago, this week the second started to lay, still have 4 hold outs, one of which has a very small light red comb still. Is this normal for 6 hatched the same day to be so different with...
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    What time of day do your hens lay their eggs?

    I am new to chickens, but I thought hens laid eggs in the very early morning. I have 1 out of my 6 that just started laying eggs, the first day it was about 10:30am, the second day it was about 11am and today it was after 2pm. Is this normal for beginner hens?? and will it be in the morning...
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    What is the "Egg Song"

    Hi all, I'm new to raising Chickens so please excuse my ignorance. What does the egg song sound like? I have heard it mentioned here and am wondering what it is. My Buff Orpingtons are approx. 18 weeks old so I am waiting for them to start laying eggs any week now. Thanks for any reply.
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