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    Redinator's First Hatch-Along

    I just set a total 34 eggs in my incubator: This is only my second hatch and I using a new incubator, so wish me luck. The eggs I set include: 13 Ayam Cemani I got from a local seller 9 eggs from Sweety the brown barnyard mix pullet and 12 eggs from Pot the black barnyard mix pullet: The...
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    Two dead chicks in brooder pen

    I have a batch of 29 (now 27) chicks in a brooder pen in the run. I'm planning to integrate soon. The chicks are 3 and 4 week olds. So far the chicks have only had chick starter crumbles and the occasional water w electrolytes or probiotics added in as needed. Yesterday I noticed one chick...
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    Why are grey chickens called every other color but grey?

    Blue, Self Blue, Lavender . . . .I'm sure I'm missing some (probably several), but these are the most common ones I've seen. Were the people that decided what color 'grey' chickens would be called colorblind? I have yet to see an actual blue or lavender (light shade of purple) chicken. Is...
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    Obsessive eye poking

    4 week old chick still eye poking. I have 29 chicks in the brooder. They are 3 and 4 week olds, some bantams and standards. I planned to move them outside today, but it's storming like crazy so I couldn't set up their chick pen. All the other chicks have stopped the obsessive eye poking after...
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    How to clean a frizzled chick with feathered feet

    I recently got a batch of bantam chicks. 4 of the 9 are frizzled with feathered feet down to the toes. I know how to clean the toes of a chick without feathers, but the feathered toes are new to me. I noticed two of the frizzled chicks are walking a bit odd. I checked them over and it seems the...
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    Cockerels crowing once eggs are laid

    I think I might have unintentionally trained my cockerels to let me know when eggs are laid. Once I started getting an egg a day I started tossing treats out the back/kitchen door after collecting the egg (now eggs). I thought of it as a thank you, or peace offering (lol). Now one or both...
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    Lap nap time

    Ever have this 'problem'? Apparently my lap is the best place for a good nap. :love
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    All inclusive housing for bantams

    I snagged a batch (7) of straight run assorted bantams at Tractor Supply. We have small hawks that I've seen snatch squirrels out of trees. I typically don't let standard sized chicks free range unsupervised until they're about 6-8 weeks old. I'm thinking I may need to keep the bantams in an...
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    Chicken math is contagious

    My local Tractor Supply stopped stocking chicks a few weeks ago, so I asked a friend to check his Tractor Supply (2.5 hours away from me) for bantams. This friend has other birds (geese, turkeys, ducks) but not chickens, so I thought he'd be immune to chicken math . . . boy was I wrong! He fell...
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    New Layer Questions, one layer or two?

    Are these from two seperate layers? To my knowledge I only have one pullet laying, but some eggs are speckled and some aren't. Some of the shells appear lighter than the others. The one I know is laying has been for roughly 3 weeks. I'm aware the shells can be inconsistent with new layers, but...
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    Protective Pullets

    I haven't seen a post about this so I'm curious if it's normal. I have a flock of 13 chickens, 3 cockerels and 10 pullets. 1 of the cockerels is a 13 week old RIR, the other 2 are coming up on 5 months old. All the cockerels have been mostly manageable, with a few sessions on correct...
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    Naming RIR

    I have 8 RIR, 1 cockerel and 7 pullets that need names. I've decided to go with a fire theme since they're red and fiesty, lol. The names I came up with so far are Blaze, Spark, Ember, and Flare. I'll probably go with Blaze for the cockerel unless something better is suggested.
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    First 4th of July with Chickens

    Do I need to do anything special to keep chickens calm for the fireworks? I'm thinking I might put them up early, but is it necessary? People around here tend to shoot them off starting around 6/7pm. Since the 4th lands on a Friday it could go all weekend. Should I just leave them in the open...
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    Hidden nest located, now what . . .

    Now I have a whole new batch of questions.:confused: The hidden nest was under the landing to my back steps. The only reason I decided to look there is the two cockerels got a bit flustered when I was moving stuff around in the area. The chosen spot wouldn't be a problem if they didn't decide...
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    I moved a few things in the run . . . how dare I!

    A few days ago one of my pullets laid an egg:celebrate on the floor of the run. I have a nestbox in the run with a nesting pad and a fake egg. Initially I wasn't concerned that she didn't lay in the nest box since it was her first egg, I figured she'd eventually figure it out. I took the egg...
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    Sometimes, the chickens aren't the problem.

    So I just got few new feeders and waterers. I put the one of the feeders together and put it out with food in it. I figured they should figure it out pretty quick since their other feeder is a port style feeder that I made with a bucket. The new one is one of the metal ones with legs (I'm hoping...
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    Chicken family tree chart?

    I'm wondering if any has found a good app (or other method) for keeping track of chicken breeding. My oldest will be 19 weeks so I'm just starting out, but would like to start entering in the information I know now because in a year or so I might not remember the details. I'd also like to be...
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    Fake eggs setup

    My oldest pullets are 18 weeks. Today I put out a few fake eggs in various spots I want them to lay. Oddly enough the 2 cockerels seemed more concerned than the pullets. I wish I had my phone out because they both stared at it for several minutes and had a conversation about it. I can only...
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    Chicken Proofing my dog

    Up until today my dog has been great with my chickens, so I don't know what started the problem. She had a chick (9 week old RIR) cornered and was teasing it. I don't know if the chick pecked her, or if it had wandered off from the flock and she saw an opportunity and went after it. As far as I...
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    Quarantining; I need details

    I'll be picking up a new 9 week old BO pullet tomorrow. I know she needs to quarantined for 30 days to ensure she doesn't have any health issues. She'll be quarantined in the house and she'll have her own feeder/waterers that will only be used for her. Once she clears quarantine I plan to put...
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