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    2 flocks, integrating chicks into one of them, in process.

    We have 2 flocks/2 coops and everyone free ranges daily. Flock 1 is 1 roo and 9 hens ages 11 months to 22 months. #2 is 1 roo and 8 hens, 11 months. Everyone gets along for the most part. Oldest roo (almost 2) does not want the other roo/cockerel too close sometimes. We have 6 pullets, 6 weeks...
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    New chicks, they hatched! First time w incubator

    I almost made a number of posts so many times in the past 6 days but decided to search more and read. The member's information and articles are so helpful. I made it through my first time with an incubator (NR360) and learned. I had 22 eggs (6 from a friend 16 our flock). 2 were infertile, 2...
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    Will this cage work in this coop for 4 week chicks

    We have a cage 23"T x 44"w x 56"L and it will fit in the back right corner of the coop. I would cover the top, 2 sides protected with coop walls. I will wrap the exposed sides with 1/2" netting. The chicks are 4 weeks old tomorrow...I know I should have started sooner but had 2 outdoor ext...
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    Hatched with yolk sac? attached and dragging, weak

    We just had a chick hatch 3 hours ago and I am not sure if it is the yolk sac. She was dragging it behind her and there were 4 other active chicks in the incubator, now 5. I placed her in a cup with damp paper towel, she, chirping away, climbed out in several minutes and the sac/attachment...
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    Pipping Day 20 Questions - Membrane - Pip underside

    I hardly slept this morning, didn't go to bed in the living room until after 1am and up every 2 hours to check humidity. We have 22 eggs, 16 ours, 6 neighbors. We only saw a 40% fertilized egg rate in eggs we ate = 6 of 16. We currently have 10 ext pips and 2 with movement, it's day 20.5. Temp...
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    Is this hen going broody? Stealing eggs

    We have a Sapphire Gem that is 22 months and I'm wondering if this is broody behavior. I found a clutch of 9 eggs, only 3 of which are her eggs, in the garage, secluded area, in a pile of leaves. I took the eggs, but put them back for the picture, and today found another single egg in the same...
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    Temperature .5 to 1 degree less with Govee day 3 incubator

    We are hatching for the first time in an incubator (NR 360), we had it running a day, worked well. We ran it again for 12 hours just to confirm. I placed 2 different meat thermometers in it and both read 99ish (slightly over) as the NR360 read 99.5. I placed eggs in the bator on Sat 11pm...
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    culling / butchering and me

    So we began with chickens 5/23 for food for our family and we enjoy animals. Reading about an elderly woman in south america, who could not go into a store, as she did not take the jab. A couple in Alaska town, (only 500 people But) who had to have their food delivered, due to not taking the...
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    1st eggs in second coop, excited

    I was sooo excited to "find" the first eggs in our new second coop. They may have been there 2-3 days and the only reason I found them, was I saw a small egg under the roost that broke (had yolk) and turned left (usually I turn right) and voila, these tiny eggs, Not in the nest boxes but at the...
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    Help with lice? or some pest, What is it?

    Our 2 Buckeyes have had these white tips on their feather for a couple of months. They are still as active and no other chicken had anything. The Buckeye Roo has nothing. Just the last couple of days, I noticed white on the ear of this one and on the ear of the ISA. It seems there may be a...
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    Should we buy? Real Black orpingtons?

    We have someone up the road whose relationship has broken (about 3 weeks ago). She has moved and needs to get rid of the coop and chickens (and a pig which we cannot take). The coop 5.5 x 4 x 4 (small), run/fencing about 10 x 20 ish, feed containers, waterers, wood And what are supposed to be...
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    Integrating 8 weeks olds to 16 week olds

    We have 7 pullets and 1 cockerel (RIR), now 15.5 weeks old, in an 8x8x8 coop with a 12x7x5.5 run. We hatched on 7/2 (8 weeks old), and have had the youngest chicks in a cage 3" from the run for 3 weeks 2-4 pullets and 3-5 cockerels, we're not keeping all the cockerels, maybe 1 . Today, I set up...
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    Black Sex Link such difference

    We purchased two Blk sex link/Black Star as 2-3 wk old chicks. These two are totally different. One has gray feet, not yellow. One has a rather large comb and wattles, the other a more black face/beak and virtually no comb. Both are about 15.5 wks old. Is it because they are a hybrid?
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    Pullets and cockerels 6 wks

    We hatched 7 chicks, 7/2, from mixed parents, so probably no true breed in this clutch. In the first two pics, the 1st black one, with gold on the chest, is probably from a BCMarans mix hen and a full BCM grandfather. The other 2 may be mix of BCM or Jersey Giant. The comb on the one in front is...
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    Another are these cockerels?

    I couldn't resist and purchased 8, 2 weekish old chicks from RK for $1 each. Of course all supposed to be pullets, but we know how that goes. I am hoping for no more than 2 cockerels. I'm supposed to have 2- RIR, 2- Cinnamon Queen, 2 Barred Rock & 2 Black Sex Link/Black Star. I think one of the...
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    Ventilation questions - windows and upper vents

    Please excuse the image posted sideways. We are building our first-second coop (purchased the first one) and want to plan the ventilation. We already have the floor (3/4" sealed plywood) on studs/posts and have 2 wall frames set up, T1-11 will be the walls. It will be 8'x8'x8'-8'5". The front...
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    Broody hen going home, chicks 6+ weeks

    Our hen with 2 chicks laid an egg yesterday and today in the nest box. I told our friend who lent her to us with eggs. She said the hen is ready to leave the chicks. They are our first clutch and we have another loaner hen with 5 chicks, 3+ weeks old. What do I need to be aware of with the...
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    coop remodel and ventilation

    We purchased this coop and it came with enough wire fence to make the run. The coop is 4'w x 8'L x 8'H with 2 small windows (it had curtains :) ), a small exit door and needed to be cleaned/remodeled. We took the slant board off above the nest boxes and glad we checked as there was an opening...
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    New to having chickens but familiar with some of their care.

    Greetings to all, we have finally decided to build our coop and get chickens after a 2 years wait. We are now retired, so have the time and have assisted our neighbor with the care of their 45+ "girls" and 5 roosters. We live in rural Ohio, with plenty of space. We are thinking of beginning...
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