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    Almost laying behaviors?

    I have 2 bufforp girls who are at about laying age. I noticed the two of them go off alone to the woods quite often now. One of my older girls did this when she got close to laying until I showed them the nesting box. I showed these girls the nesting box and they've tried to go in but the older...
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    Flock integration

    In your experience how long does integration take? I've got 5 pullets hatched between May 20 - June 24 that I'm integrating into my flock of 6 laying hens who were born around April 2. They've all been near each other all summer separated only by a fence so they could see each other. They have...
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    Rooster v rooster

    Despite what the title suggests this isn't about roosters fighting. I am over a fight (as my 4 year old would say) of what rooster to keep with my hens. For reference I have 2 sets of chickens. My first 6 pullets I got in March, my second set is mixed age batch I got from hatching and buying...
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    Lethargy and opening beak

    I have an 8 wks lav orp hen who started yesterday being a little lethargic. Thought it just might be the temp fluctuations but today she is stretching up her neck and opening her mouth. No wheezing, but occasionally sneezes. She is still foraging a little and was picking at leaves/bugs. Google...
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    Insulating a bachelor pad

    Hi poultry pals! I've decided to keep our 5 hatched roos in a bachelor flock on my property away from our laying hens. I love them sm I hope they don't make me regret this. Anyway as the title suggests I'm trying to think of ways to a make a coop for them that will hold up to WNY winters but...
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    Chicken straining to poop

    Good morning folks. When we went out to check out chickie girls this morning I noticed one of them was pretty puffed up, she looked like she was straining to poop and had a slight prolapse. Little bits of watery white poop came out and then she stood upright again and unpuffed and her cloaca...
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    What breed might these be?

    My sister and I both bought sapphire gems from the same store 2 weeks apart. They look nothing alike. So what breed do you think these are? So far Google has told me black sex link (which wouldn't make sense considering the accidental rooster), barnevelder, and blue laced red Wyandotte 🤷‍♀️
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    Rooster confusion

    Hi all. This is a multi part post so please bear with me. Background: my sister and I bought sapphire gems from the same store (country max) 2 weeks apart. I posted a few photos of her one chicken on the BYC fb because at 8 weeks (s)he had a very red comb and waddle. The resounding consensus...
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    Best practices for ethical meat birds raising

    Talk to me about ethical meat birds practices. This is my first year processing. I'm learning a lot as I go. We got 5 cornish× because that's what there seemed to be the most information about and they were most accessible to me. But I'm not going to lie, they're kinda making me depressed...
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    Advice needed for predator proofing this

    Sorry I'm not an artist lol but this is the area I'm planning to put our coop/run. We own 9.5 mostly wooded acres so there are predators galore out there. The coop (green) will be completely locked up at night with chickens inside. I'm going to make sure there are no gaps or holes for any...
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    Hey :)

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens but I've been wanting them since probably 2015. We just didn't have a good location for them until recently. I've spent the last 10 years researching best practices for predator proofing! I got my first flock...
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    2 week old chicks shaking head

    Hi everyone, I'm a new chicken mom and idk maybe I'm worried over nothing but these babes are giving me anxiety. I have 6 two week old chicks - 3 Easter eggers and 3 sapphire gems. 2 of them (EE) Tuesday night started shaking their heads more than usual. They are eating, drinking, preening...
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