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    Rebel Roost Squadron - Stories of our flock

    Want to put some positivity into my posts on this amazing forum rather than always searching for answers on concerns we see. Since I am an absolute Star Wars nerd (and my partner and I have yet to finalize a name for our homestead), will be posting under "Rebel Roost Squadron". Just promise not...
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    Advice request: Flock on New Country Organics Corn-Free Layer but some chickens w/ recurring Soft/Thin Shell Eggs

    Hi all! Looking for advice or to see if anyone else has had a similar situation and advice on next steps. (Probably more details than needed below) Feeding Details: Our flock has been eating New Country Organics Corn/Soy Free Layer. Been buying a month's supply from a local reseller since last...
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    Lethargic Hen - Not eating or drinking, watery yellow diarrhea and passed this (pic) after epsom salt soak

    Hi all. I have a ~10 month old hen (whiting true blue) who seemed fine yesterday morning but not her normal self yesterday late afternoon. She did eat some scrambled eggs and went to roost by herself last night. I am fairly sure she laid an egg yesterday - we had 2 of 2 blue eggs. This...
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    Hawk Sighting! Any suggestions for adding cover to existing run with big trees inside?

    We moved into a new place end of last year with existing chicken coops and run. This spring we got our first baby chicks and have been very lucky with no predator losses - but close call with a hawk today. The run boundaries are fenced and an electric wire is run along the outside to deter...
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    Approaching a significant renovation

    We bought a house last year with an existing garden, chicken coop and run. We are into gardening and wanted chickens so it was a perfect fit… on paper. The mini coop they had for incubating wasn’t awful to clean out, and we have a dozen 12 week old chickens happily in that run and coop. We have...
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    Hello there!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? yes! We just got our first early April but have been researching and planning since last autumn. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 30, yes it’s quite a lot but we wanted to see what breeds fit us best and bought a couple...
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