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  1. Prester John

    Two down (slightly graphic - sorry)

    I lost two pullets this morning after I let the girls out of the coop. One barred rock, one black sex link. Both not laying yet. The barred rock was beheaded, wings torn off, but left behind. The Black sex link - gone. Any idea what may have done it? It was in one of the few corners of my...
  2. Prester John

    Mealy eggs?

    Sorry, but I don't know where else to post this. We just received 3 Cinnamon Queen laying hens, and they are laying a medium sized brown egg a day. My wife hard boiled one and took it to work for lunch, but said she could not eat it, as the texture was very mealy. She was afraid she had...
  3. Prester John

    Coop/run space per chick

    I'm sure that this question has been answered elsewhere, so forgive me. I understand that a hen needs 4 sq ft of coop space (per hen), but what about run space per hen? I'm preparing to design something for one of two areas we have available.
  4. Prester John

    Juniper berries

    I'm a newbie getting ready to build a coop, and the run area is likely to be under an enormous juniper tree. With juniper berries everywhere, I thought I'd ask the experts... Any concerns about chickens (layers) eating juniper berries - and probably a lot of them! Thanks.
  5. Prester John

    Sending PMs

    Hi, I'm new here, but not to forums in general. However, I've noticed that I have tried to send a few PMs to members asking specific questions, but they never arrived in the "Sent" box in my messages. I don't even know if they are being delivered. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to set...
  6. Prester John

    Started Pullets in Arizona?

    Greetings all. We are getting ready for Chicken life, and my wife is very concerned about losing a large percentage of chicks due to our inexperience, and is asking about purchasing started pullets. I know Meyer hatchery has them, but shipping costs are awful. Is anyone aware of...
  7. Prester John

    Greetings from Prescott, AZ

    Greetings, all! I'm new here, and live in Prescott, AZ, and getting ready to dive in to Chicken life. ALL advice is happily received, so don't spare the horses...I mean, chickens!
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