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    Rinsing vs Washing

    Hi again folks. I love having my chickens and love ve that you are all here helping me. Now I hope to sell eggs and am working hard to get it right. I've learned that in my area eggs from small backyard flocks sold to friends / neighbors do not need to follow the same procedures as large volume...
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    When to feed scratch

    I understand that grains, being starchy, raise a chicken's body temp and help keep them warm. I am wondering how long it takes for this effect. We are in the desert where the coldest time is generally about 7am. The temperature drops about 3am until about an hour after sunrise. If the chickens...
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    Hen with cracked rib? Strain/sprain?

    My 7 - 8 month old hen has an injury. I found her unable to roost 2 evenings ago. I put her on a roost and she, squawking the whole time, just fell off. She wasn't eating I think because she was in pain with every movement. She is a black sex-link, (looks Marin like and maybe RIR). One of these...
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    A strange egg

    I found this egg the other day when collecting eggs. It is tiny and the fragile shell had a hole. Inside is what looks like an embryo. The pictures aren't great but best I can do. What appears to be a blood spot in the pics doesn't look like it really. Appears to be an embryo body, head and red...
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    Is this cockerel behavior?

    Facing off, the stare, big feathers? Or just little chicken behavior?
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    Return to egg laying

    How long after hatching eggs do momma hens start laying eggs again?
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    Can new moms and babies be kept together?

    New chicken mom. Last summer I borrowed a broody hen to raise 10 week old chicks. She did a great job, went home and hasn't been broody since. Now 3 grown up girls are sitting on eggs. The first hatched only one egg. She is a great mom. The next hen has 2 or 3 eggs and will be at day 21 soon...
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    Cockerels formed a gang

    I knew I had too many boys. I knew they would fight. Got all ready for it ... but, wait, what? No fighting with each other - there are four cockerels going on 6 months old + one 18 month old rooster. There are twelve terrorized ladies - three 6 months; three 8-9 months, and six 18 months up...
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    Is this a leghorn?

    During the summer I got an unknown variety of chicks which are now 5+ months. As they grew it appeared, very clearly, that I had 2 leghorn cockerels and 1 leghorn pullet. As they approached 4 1/2 months I began looking for a white leghorn egg. Waiting patiently. My pullet continued putting on...
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