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    Trying to get sexlink chicks

    I have some Plymouth Barred Rock hens that I have been pleased with, but I'm tired of growing out chicks to find that most of them are roos. I am considering getting a Buckeye rooster with the hope that if I breed him with the Barred Rocks they will produce black sexlink chicks. I know it is...
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    Help! Chickens Dying

    As of the beginning of November I had a flock of 34 chickens. The flock was comprised of my original 14 hens and 1 rooster, who were purchased spring of 2023. I purchased 13 more hens in April. I hatched out 2 hens with an incubator early spring, and a broody hen hatched out 2 hens and 2...
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    Newbie Needing Help with Sick Chicken

    I noticed my chicken not looking good last night (see pic). She was fine yesterday morning - at least not showing any symptoms. I got her some water and she drank a bit and seemed to be moving around better. This morning she looks worse. Her neck is scrunched up and her tail drooping. When I...
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    Help! 6 month old hens stopped laying

    My daughter is raising a flock of Easter Eggers (5 hens and a rooster) in a mobile coop. Since they were about 18 weeks old, they've been really good egg layers, averaging 3 eggs a day. Suddenly, they all stopped laying. It has been eight days, and she hasn't gotten a single egg. We can't figure...
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    New to the Site

    Hi all! I'm new to farming in general. We just got some property last fall and added chicks in the spring. We have about 16 hens and 3 roosters, plus kune kune pigs, nigerian dwarf goats, cats, a pet dog and a guardian livestock puppy. Our chickens are a mixture of Plymouth Barred Rocks, Buff...
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