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  1. PoppasGrill

    Existential chicken questions

    1) Is raising chickens, after chicken math, worth the time and money? We have 125 hens and 18 Roos . Spending about 150-175$ a week on feed , treats, and extras ( roosting pads, water vitamin additives, etc) while getting 30-40 eggs a day. We were breaking even on selling eggs, but now are back...
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    Eagle is back!!

    Last year we lost 38+ chickens to, we eventually found out, to Eagles. They would kill a chicken and , before they could eat it, the donkeys would chase it off. Then it would circle and get another chicken and the cycle would repeat. Saw the Eagle in our front yard this weekend, ran out to see...
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    Anyone found music chickens like?

    Just out of curiosity, I know that when I take my speaker out to work on the coops, I get a reaction from our Turks ( they like folk music, freak out on rock and grunge, and go nuts over Hugo Montenegro orchestra). The Ladies don’t seem to care one way or the other.
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    Detatched comb

    One of our younger Roos picked a fight, and got his feathered butt kicked soundly. The older Roo got ahold of his comb and ripped it half off at the scalp. Problem is it now hangs down and covers one eye, leaving him with a blind side to be attacked from, and also he is shaking his head around...
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    Snakes in the hen house…

    With all the rain we’ve been getting lately, have killed 2 water moccasins in our coop. One killed a hen in nesting box. Worried about SO sticking her hand in nesting box to get eggs. These were both large snakes and had to come up the side of coop to get in, as we have smaller wire lower to...
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    Guineas- What the hell!!

    We’ve got 2 Guineas that were raised with 14 pullets. For some reason the Guineas have started rushing into the middle of their clutch mates , and the other hens, and chasing them aggressively. Tried separating them in their own coop, but as soon as we let them out to free range they go back...
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    Problems I created by not following good advice with our chickens.. Part 1

    Will start with the most costly, and harder to solve problem… Mice. We have been raising chickens for about 4 years. Had a small issue with mice last year in our barn. Was advised at that time, by Al G. Among others, to control feed and access. Of course, we thought it was under control, put...
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    What is your ratio of pullets/ cockerels on an incubated/ broody clutch?

    We hatched our first incubator clutch in January, 16/20 hatched and 2 passed after hatch. Now at 2 months old we are looking at definite 4 cockerels, it’s a mixed flock but these 4 are leghorn mix so combs are well defined. Not sure of the others yet, but was curious what most of the community...
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    Might be a genetic issue?

    We purchased, at Rural King Farm Store, 4 Buckeye, 4 White Faced Spanish, and 2 turkeys around 7 weeks ago. A week later we hatched an incubator clutch of 14 from our hens,( so mixed breeds). The Buckeyes get real lethargic without a heat lamp , even during the day when it’s mid 70’s, and 2 of...
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    How big is too big for a coop?

    Last year, due to ladies abandoning their coops to start roosting in the barn, we converted part of the barn to a large coop. Got tired of scraping chicken poo off our tractors when we needed to use them...
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    Has anyone noticed an attitude difference between incubator clutch and store bought day olds?

    We recently, earlier this week, hatched our first clutch in an incubator. 15/20 hatched with 2 passing after hatching. We have a mixed flock so these chicks could be anything. We also have 12 store bought ,( hard to get breeds) in a seperate brooder in the same room that are 8 days to 2 weeks...
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    Is this a feed issue or funky chicken butt?

    We got a strange egg yesterday. It’s from one of our older ladies. 2-3 year olds. Or at least was in the nesting box in their coop and was laid late in the day as we collected eggs around 2pm and found this one near lockdown time. Is it a high calcium issue, we do use layer feed mixed with...
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    Anybody know about Maticoopx incubator?

    After set up and warm up it will not get below 60% humidity. Opened the vent all the way to get it to drop below 68%. Don’t want to ruin the eggs, haven’t put them in yet, but is recommending 50-55%. Any suggestions? Tried calling company but number on website is disconnected.
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    Problem integrating chicks

    Have had our 8 week old pullets on look-don’t touch for about 3 weeks now. Tried opening the coop to let them mingle a bit on Saterday. A couple of them ventured out and got less than 3’ from the door when a hen came running from the other side of the coop and attacked. They ran back in the...
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    Bantam hen started crowing

    She’s still laying eggs, not sure what’s going on in her head. Almost 2 years old.
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    Girls not laying , yet.. any ideas why?

    We got these beautiful chicks last May, and though they are large birds, they haven’t layed an egg. We only let them free range every other day, so would think we would be getting a couple eggs in the nest on off days even if they have a hidden nest somewhere. This is them last May. This is...
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    ,New, to me, threat to the flock-(graphic pics)

    So, my wife went out to the coops this morning and notice a difference in the flock’s demeanor. Once she started looking around she found 2 dead chickens, a Roo and hen, just inside the barn torn up, but not a lot of feathers around. She walked out to the pasture and found 7 more dead chickens...
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    Rollaway nests, Ladies are not a fan

    These rollaway nests have been on the wall a month now and we have gotten 3 eggs out of them. There are 50 + hens that have access to this, and maybe 10 girls have jumped up to explore this setup. We put a little hey in there to get them to check it out, but not enough to block the egg roll. Not...
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    Yet another Hurricane on its way to Florida….

    I know, it’s Florida, and being a Lineman means I won’t be home for the storm that will be making landfall near home. My Wife is used to it, though aggravated by it at the same time, and I feel bad every time that I can’t be there to help prep. Here are the things she does to try and protect...
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    Opossum attack

    We were awakened late last night by a ruckus in the garage. We have a couple of hens that found out about the wonders of cat food so we can’t get them to leave the garage area. Anyway, we go out and find an opossum chewing on feathers where or bantam hen usually roosts. We were in a panic and...
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