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    Not egg bound..but something seems off

    I have one hen that lays late in the day, a few times she's laid while roosting. My concern is that she takes forever to lay her egg, sometimes hours. She's not happy about it either; grumbles, pecking the side of the nesting box, and yelling when anyone comes close to the box. Her eggs tend...
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    Are my hens too skinny

    All of my hens have rather sharp keels. This has been the case their entire lives. They are now approximately 6 and a 1/2 months. They all have bright eyes, glossy feathers, plenty of energy, are drinking plenty of fresh water, and laying consistently They are on 16% protein layer feed and...
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    Holding back eggs in anticipation of molt

    Does anyone hold back eggs in anticipation of decreased laying during molting? Right now I'm getting 12 a day and have more than enough to share / give away. However, I don't want short myself during a lean time.
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    Rhode Island Red(ish)

    These are Hoover Hatchery hens. They are just a bit over 6 months old. Other than being the pickiest eaters I've ever experienced, aside from my cats, they are a breeze to deal with. While marketed as Rhode Island Reds, from what I've read, I'm sure they would be classified as production reds...
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    They are all bullies!

    I read 3 to 4 hens per nesting box, i have 12 hens, so I purchased 3 boxes. Now that all the hens are laying it's been a bit busy. Today turned in a full battle. Bloody combs, squabbling, and screaming. I fed them some canned insects to calm everyone down and then sat to watch who was causing...
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    I lost one of my girls.

    I feel horrible. We had a hen pass this morning. Can heat stress cause a hen to pass a day after it occured? The tarp that covers their run had ripped on Tuesday. It just disintegrated from the sun. I ordered another one, but it isn't scheduled to arrive until Saturday. We kept icing the...
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    Eating dustbath materials

    My girls treat everything I put in their dust bath container like food. None of them show any ill effects. They are free fed on 20% chick feed. Treats are dandelion weeds, mustard greens, and the random grasshopper. They are in a 10x19 run. I started with just yard dirt and wasn't too concerned...
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    Fussy girls

    If my neighbors were unaware that I have chicks, they know now. The girls are 4 weeks old and we just put them into their new run. It's 19x10x6.5. They went out around noon and just had a blast. Zooming, scratching, and eating like the gluttons that they are. I set their brooder plate in a...
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    Another chick poop question

    Yes, Another lol. I have browsed this forum and the internet and haven't quite found my answer. All of my chicks have fecal matter with no apparent urates. Is this a concern? No one has pasty butt and no inflamed vents. No one strains to pass the feces. The consistency is solid, but not hard...
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    Change of plans

    My Ladies just went from palace to poor house. I had an unexpected vet bill of a little over 4k. The run budget was sacrificed to help pay for it. The short term solution is an Amazon prefab19x10x6.5 dome roof. We have block walls on 3 sides and a new wood fence along the back. Predators are...
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    Brooder plate height - opinions needed

    My original brooder plate arrived today, it's a 16"x24". I lost a chick overnight and I'm pretty sure it's my fault. I had to order a brooder plate to make due with until the original arrived. I went with one that said it was for 20 chicks. It was not. She was in the middle and was crushed. I...
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    Electrolytes vs plain water

    My girls arrived on Tuesday and were provided both electrolyte water and plain water. They devoured the electrolyte water and barely touched the plain. I Took the electrolyte water away last night before I put them to bed. I just checked on them and they are energetic and happy. My concern is...
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    Kind of new

    My Husband and I have been contemplating getting chickens for a while now. We're extremely limited for space, less than 1/4 of an acre. I've had chickens before but it was ages ago and they were free range on anywhere from 20 to 100 acres. I settled on Rhode Island Reds, since I am most...
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