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    Breeding Roosters

    I have two young roosters that have just gotten big enough to be in with the rest of my chickens, and I was wondering how old a rooster has to be to breed with a hen. And if there are any other things that I should know before breeding chickens to get my own fertilized eggs.
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    What are the brown spots on eggs?

    Today I got an egg that as covered heavily with brownish red spots all over the egg. When cleaning the egg you can even scratch off some of them. There was even a noticable ring of it near the bottom. Is this a sign of too much of a vitamin, of a vitamin deficiency? Or is it something else?
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    Are the Green Parts of tomatoe plants bad for chickens?

    This year I had a lot of volunteer tomatoe plants in my chicken pen and the chickens really seemed to enjoy eating the tomatoes and the plant. Next year I plan to fence off the area where the tomatoes grow until they grow big enough to let the chickens in. But not long ago I heard that the...
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    When to feed chickens?

    I have nine chickens and I have a nice coop with a feeder elevated just high enough for the chickens to reach with craned necks, and it is full all the time. However, when ever I go outside past their pen, they always swarm towards me hoping for a treat, but I really don't understand why. They...
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    What do I plant to feed my chickens?

    I have nine chickens with a coop and a considerable amount of fenced in area for them to roam. It didn't take long for them to eat every green thing in sight. In the spring I am planning to fence off a corner of their pen and plant vegetables and greens for me and the chickens. I will let the...
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    What are some good ways to lower the cost of having chickens?

    I spent a lot of money to get chickens and they have just started to lay eggs, but I am seeing that the feed is expensive and I dont think that it will pay for itself. Are there anyways that I can lower the cost of having chickens?
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