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    Eggs brittle and yolks falling apart

    I’ve had chickens for years but can’t remember such poor quality of eggs. The shells are very soft. They are still hard shells but basically fall apart when you open them. Also the yolks break immediately, they seem to not have any structure. I live in Vermont. Cold, dark days. I get about 2...
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    What should I put in the eves?

    I’ve left my eves open for ventilation but it’s too much in winter. Last year I stuffed it with hay which worked in a pinch but was very messy when I took it apart in the spring. I’d love to do something different this year. Do you have any recommendations? I live in Vermont. It’s very chilly...
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    Slipped Tendon in rooster

    I think it is called a slipped tendon. He has had it since birth. His leg seems to be outside of his hip joint. Or just not being held into the joint by the tendon. He is a teenager rooster and I thought maybe it would be better overtime as he gets stronger but it looks like it is getting worse...
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    Slipped tendon - rooster

    We had a little guy born to our broody. She laid on 12 eggs and he was the only one to be born. When he was born, his leg went behind him. I knew something was wrong. We tried splinting but it didn’t help. We thought maybe he would get stronger and it would be ok. Well, his leg is not ok. I...
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    Venting well or cold chicken heads?

    I need some guidance on the placement of my roosts in relation to the eaves of my roof. I’m trying to figure out ventilation vs drafts for the winter. It’s an ongoing project. I am rehabbing my roosts and I’m worried that the height will bring the chickens head too close to the eaves. Last...
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    Please help with my roosting bar placement.

    I’ve had my coop for a year. I built it myself. It’s been great for the most part. It is 8x12 with the roosting bars on the far end 8 ft wall, the human door on the other 8 ft wall and the nesting boxes on the 12’ wall with the chicken door opposite them. The roosting bars is right in front of...
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    Broken beak on 3 day old chick.

    This is cross posted. I wasn’t sure where to post and I’m feeling very defeated right now. It’s a long story but here’s the short version. We have new chicks. 7 chicks to 3 broody hens. Today, one of the hens attacked her chicks. We aren’t sure which hen, but we have an idea, no proof ) She...
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    6 day old chick with internally rotated leg

    I have a chick that is with her mom. I finally saw her come out from under her today and she’s stumbling about. I noticed that her right leg looks to be internally rotated a bit so she’s not able to walk properly. I’m not sure if she just can’t put even weight on it or if it doesn’t function in...
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    6 day old chick with broody mama

    What behavior should I expect from a lone 6 day old chick with her broody hen? The chick is still constantly under the hen. I haven’t seen the hen teach her to drink or eat. Although that could be happened my obviously when I’m not there. The chick chirps underneath her. I have never seen the...
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    Struggling with hatching eggs and broody hens

    I have 3 broody hens. Between the three of them we let them keep 24 eggs. One hatched 3 days ago. It had been 24 days. We put one of the hens with the chick in a separate area (still in the coop) so she could mother the chick and have accessibility to food and water easily. The other two...
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    We have a chick and I just left town 😬

    I just left town and my 19 year old son called and said “come back we have a chick!” We have had broody hens. I know I should have been more prepared but I’m not. I wasn’t sure when they started sitting on eggs. What should I tell my son to do? When does the chick need food and water? He can...
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    Not laying eggs right now. why?

    My hens are about one year old. They have been laying eggs like gang busters all through our frigid winter. I get about 10-12 a day from 14 hens. For the past 5 days, I have only 4 eggs. They are not free ranging currently because of snow on the ground, so they are not laying elsewhere...
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    I’m intimidated by my rooster.

    TLDR; I’m afraid of my rooster and he won’t let me close to the hens. I need to check one specifically for some health issues I am worried about. We got chicks last May so he’s almost a year. I got the rooster specifically to take care of the hens. And he does. He’s an amazing caretaker and...
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    Please help me modify my run floor

    I built my coop late summer last year…after mud season! I have limited places to build because I live on a hill. My run floor is downhill of some drainage- not a ton, but enough to be wet a lot. My plan is to put in a french drain on the outside of the run to divert water away and then put in a...
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    polycarbonate, sun, and rain roof question

    I have only had chicken wire on the roof of my run this winter. I am now replacing it with polycarbonate sun and rain roof. I have rafters 20 inches apart and perlins 20 inches apart. My question is, do I need to put hardware cloth over the rafters Perlin before I attach the polycarbonate? I...
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    multigenerational olive Eggers!

    I’m looking for a Multigenerational Olive Egger hatchery in New England. I’d love to get some darker eggs but I am in Northern Vermont. Our mail system is almost non-existent so I’d like to pick them up myself. Can anybody recommend a reliable hatchery to me?
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    Gravity feeder to tray?

    Does anyone have a gravity feeder that goes to a tray instead of a port? My rooster has badly damaged his comb because he’s caught it on the edge of the food port. I travel sometimes so when I’m gone, I need them to have access to food. The 13 gallon kitchen can with two ports has been great...
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    Track ID?

    We went skiing today and came home to a dead chicken outside the coop and run. First, we have no idea how she got out. Totally stumped. She was killed right next to the coop, a pile of feathers and my husband says a lot of her body (I didn’t look very hard). We have some tracks. I’m wondering...
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    My rooster has an ongoing injury.

    I think he caught his comb on the feeder pets a couple of weeks ago. He has also suffered frostbite. Although it has not been as cold here as it could be. Lows in single digits though (Vermont). I have given him an open feeder so he doesn’t need to use the ports anymore. But it is either still...
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    Do chickens sneeze?

    I have 16 chickens, so it’s hard to tell, but I think my buff Orpington is sneezing or maybe coughing every once in awhile. It sounds like a fast little squeak. I noticed it about 3 days ago and then at least once a day while I'm futzing with something in their coop. Is this something I need...
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