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    Need fast help please!

    This morning my broody hen had a dead chick in with her not sure what happened but there did seem to be quite a bit of yolk and one of the other eggs had some of that on it. A second egg has pipped and not hatched. I went out to peek at it and the hen was eating this egg! I watched her peck...
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    Found a dead chick with my broody hen

    This is my first time with a broody hen. She is a Barred Rock and we didnt have a rooster so I got some eggs from a friend for her to sit on. He gave us 2 eggs 21 days ago and 4 more a few days later. This morning I found what looks to be a mature chick that was still wet but dead. She was...
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    Curious as to what I have.

    This is my second year with chickens. We had to get rid of our RIR rooster because he attacked my nephew. Wanting another rooster and a few more hens I bought (supposedley) 3 buff pullets, 2 straight run white silkies, 2 unknown straight run bantams and 1 Easter egg pullet. The Easter Egg...
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    Hens attacking another hen.

    I have a hen who I think is molting. Today I noticed the other hens attacking her to the point where she couldnt feed and stayed in the coop all day. She dosnt seem to be injured other than whatever is going on with her feathers. At this point I took her out of the run and have her in a large...
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    Chicken tractor in cold weather

    Here is an old pic of my tractor when I was building it. I noticed my rooster a RIR seems to have the tips of his comb turned black. Im guessing this is frost bite? I live in Missouri so far this year it has only been in the teens maybe 10 at the lowest. 0 or below will happen soon. What...
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    Noob breed question

    I have a RIR rooster, I have 3 production reds, 2 Barred Rock, 1 RIR hen, 1 Brown Leghorn. Im thinking about raising a clutch of chicks for myself. Roosters would be eaten but Id like to increase my flock size. How will these breeds do as crosses? The only eggs I am sure of are the Brown...
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    Lost my first chick today 6 week Barred Rock pullet what did I do?

    Checked the chicks this am and one was in the nesting box dead. I had 6 they have all been doing fine everything looked good yesterday. The only thing I noticed today was what looked like prolapsed intestines? I don't even know if that's possible as I'm not real clear on the whole vent...
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    Sexing RIR

    Chicken math kicked in and I bought 2 straight run RIR chicks today. Im hoping for a rooster and I have read on here that 70-80% of SR chicks are roos but does that apply to RIR or can they be sexed. Also picked up a very cute little brown leghorn.
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    What are these gals?

    The last pics I posted everyone thought they were Buff Orphingtons now they have lots of red feathers coming in. The wings are very light not really white but pretty light.
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    My TSC Black Comm chicks new pics.

    Here is an updated pic on my TSC surprise chicks lots of barring but still the white spot on the heads.
  11. Fire

    Any idea what my TSC chicks are?

    Came from a bin labeled comm pullets There was a diff bin of RIR that was empty so Im guessing thats not what they are. Thanks
  12. Fire

    New coop need feedback on design please.

    Im new to all this including building so dont be too hard on me. I need to know how to do the ventilation. In the one pic you can see the vent at the gable. I think I need to install vents at the base as well but dont know how big or what to do about the cold. I live in Missouri we get every...
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    Small coop/ tractor questions

    Im building a small coop 4x3 elevated with 2 nest boxes on the outside. It has a gabled roof and the back opens to clean it out. Ive got the frame, roosts and nestboxes done. Im a little unsure how much ventilation I need. I was going to make the peaked parts fold open but thats right on the...
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    Got my first Chicks today

    Was at TSC and I ended up coming home with 6 chicks. I had been planning on getting chicks this spring but wasnt really ready yet. I have the Chickens for dummies book and a good idea of what I want for a coop. However I have no idea what kind of chicks I got. They were labeled black and red...
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    New in Missouri

    Been doing some research on chickens and have found lots of good information here. We dont have any yet but are planning a project for the spring. Im sure I will have lots of questions as we progress. Thanks
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