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    Olive Egger starts laying eggs at FOUR months??

    I have a 4mo old Olive Egger, and I think she just laid her first egg.... I didn't actually SEE her in the nesting box, but yesterday and today I found small green eggs. At first, I thought it might be my 3yo Easter Egger laying odd eggs, but when I found a green egg next to her blue egg, I knew...
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    How can I keep my flock happy and cool in the summer heat?

    I live in North Idaho, so we get all four seasons here, and with it being summer, we are getting up into the 90's and even 100's. Most of my run is shaded by a tree, and they can also go under the coop for more shade, but it still gets pretty warm in there! On top of the heat, I have all...
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    Why has my sweet hen suddenly gotten mean??

    My 3y/o Buff Orpington, who is usual one of my nicest hens, has suddenly become kind of mean and skittish. It started a few days ago. Every time I go into the run, she puffs up and makes angry sounds. The good thing is that she has never pecked at me, or been aggressive in any way, and she still...
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    I know this is for poultry, but does anyone know anything about bunnies as pets?

    I know this site is for poultry, so.. sorry, but I didn't know where else to post this... I have been thinking about getting one or two bunnies as pets, not meat or fur. They would live outside 24/7, 365 days a year (being indoor is not an option for me). One breed I've been thinking about is...
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    Got any idea what color eggs these hens will lay?

    I have 6 pullets, all are about 10wks old. The breeds are Lavender Orpington, Black Australorp, Olive Egger, Blue Laced Gold Wyandotte, Dark Brahma, and Cuckoo Marans. They are all from the Farm Store and I'm wondering what color egg they will all lay. I know what color Olive Eggers lay...
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    Is this sexing method true??

    I found this as I was doing a bit of research on how to sex chickens, but it seems like a really weird thing to be true... I get the feeling it is not actually reliable, but it is interesting. What are your thoughts? Video:
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    Is there such thing as TOO MUCH protein for chickens??

    My chickens are all egg layers, no meat birds here, but some are dual-purpose breeds. My breeds are: ISA Brownx1(5yo), Buff Orpx1(3yo), Easter Eggerx1(2-3yo), Dark Brahmax1(10wks), Cuckoo Maransx1(10wks), Black Australorpx1(10wks), Lavender Orpx1(10wks), Blue Laced Gold Wyandottex1(10wks), and...
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    Geese vs Ducks vs Chickens vs Quail!!!

    I'm gonna be real... Geese scare me. I was once attacked by a wild goose when I was little... I wasn't hurt, at least not physically...
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    So can ducks really live with chickens?

    First off, sorry if I put this thread in the wrong section, I didn't really know where to put it... I currently have a flock of 9 hens (actually 6 are only 10wks), and adding a duck or two to my flock has always been a little tempting to me... But before I buy any ducklings, I want to make sure...
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    Growing oats and other seeds in my chicken run.

    On April 22nd, I decided I was going to give my hens a little more to do in their run, since they could no longer free range. So I made a mixture of whole oats, black oil sunflower seeds, flax seeds, and sesame seeds, to start a sort of wild forage area in their run. I sectioned off maybe 1/4 of...
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    Do I need to provide grit?

    So this thread is going to be pretty short, since theirs not much to say... I have a flock of 9 hens (6 are 2mo), who live in a pretty big run with access to lots of dirt and grass. The dirt here is pretty rocky, so I have only ever provided grit to my chicks while they were living inside; but...
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    Diatomaceous Earth... When, how, and if I should use it in my coop and run.

    First off, sorry if I didn't put this in the right section, I didn't really know where I should post this thread... So a long while ago, when I first got chickens, I got some Diatomaceous Earth to put in my homemade feed, which I didn't end up doing, and now I have unused Diatomaceous Earth. I'm...
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    Cluck and Co. vs Scratch and Peck chicken feed

    So I'm here to compare Cluck and Co. Organic All Flock feed to Scratch and Peck Organic Layer Pellets. What are your thoughts and what food do you use? To start off with Cluck and Co., I like it because it is an All Flock, so I don't have to worry about whether or not my hens are laying, I can...
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    Diatomaceous Earth... When, how, and if I should use it in my coop and run.

    First off, sorry if I didn't put this in the right section, I didn't really know where I should post this thread... So a long while ago, when I first got chickens, I got some Diatomaceous Earth to put in my homemade feed, which I didn't end up doing, and now I have unused Diatomaceous Earth. I'm...
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    How do you ferment chicken feed? Is it worth it?

    So I have 9 chickens (6 are pullets) but I plan on getting rid of one adult, so I might end up with 8, it depends. Anyway, with the price of feed bills, I have been searching for ways to cut the prices, and I saw someone suggest fermenting chicken pellets/crumbles. I know NOTHING on this topic...
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    When can I expect my pullets to start laying?

    I have 6 pullets, all of which are about 2mo. Their feed switches a bit, depending on what I can find in store. Right now they are eating an All Flock feed. Their breeds are: Olive Egger, Lavender Orpington, Dark Brahma, Black Australorp, Cuckoo Marans, and Blue Laced Gold Wyandotte. One of...
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    Help, my young hen suddenly stopped laying eggs! Am I doing something wrong??

    I have a 3 yo Buff Orpington hen who, every day, will sit on the nesting box for about an hour or so, but she never lays any eggs! This has been going on for about 3 weeks, maybe 3 1/2. Here is her story: a little over a month ago, one of my hens, who escaped the run, got killed by my dog...
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    Do Pinless Peepers work with PVC Pipe style chicken feeders?

    I put Pinless Peepers on one of my hens to stop egg eating and I have been putting feed out in a flat plate-like container for her to eat from, but my girls are always scratching it out and wasting it. I usually have to refill it every day, if not more. My feeders that I use for the rest of my...
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    Please help! Who laid this egg?? I don't have white egg layers...

    So this thread might be kind of long because I have a lot to explain... To start off, I found this egg in the nest box two days ago (no eggs have been laid since - only Easter Egger eggs). The odd thing is, I don't know who laid it, or why it looks like this. To give you some idea of my flock...
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    What's up with this egg? Who laid it? Two hens in question here....

    So this thread might be kind of long because I have a lot to explain... To start off, I found this egg in the nest box this morning (pictures below). The odd thing is that I don't know who laid it, or why it looks like this. To give you some idea of my flock, I have 3 laying hens, and 6...
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