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    RIR Roo or Hen??

    Hello, Is this a roo or pullet? I picked up my chicks on March 8th from Rural King and the Rhode Island Red was about twice the size of the others when I got her, so I think she was already a week or so old. She is much larger than the other girls and has the only pronounced comb and wattles of...
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    New to meaties...need some advice/guidance please.

    Hello everyone, My buddy owns a small farm and we are wanting to build a meat bird pen to raise as many meaties as we can. We need some ideas on different types of pens and feed/water systems that you all use for your meat birds. We can't really utilize a chicken tractor in the pasture as the...
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    Culling old flock to make room for new pullets

    Hello, I just ordered some new chicks and they will be arriving soon. Can't wait...it's hard to believe I haven't had baby peeps in the house for three years now. I currently have a 4 1/2 year old hen, and four 3 1/2 year old hens. Can I eat all of these birds? I have a friend experienced in...
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    Going to attempt to make a Cookie tin heated base....any ideas or tips?

    I was wondering what everyone uses to keep their chicken's water from freezing in the winter? I am going to make one of these cookie tin base heaters this weekend, since I am tired of changing water all day...
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    Done with the coop this year....

    Well I guess this is as good as it is going to get until spring time! It's getting too cold to do anything outside if I don't have to. Here's some pictures of my coop that is still in progress....I want to finish some detail work, like trimming the coop, cover the run (somehow), and finish...
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    How long do I wait?

    So I just wormed my flock with Wazine-17 and need to know when I can start adding the ACV back into their water. I read that I shouldn't do it during the worming process. Does this mean just when the wormer was in the water? Can I add it in the next refill? Thanks in advance!
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    27 weeks and still no egg from my EE

    OK, I am starting to get worried now...I have 5 pullets that are 27 weeks old today. 2 EE, 2BR, and 1BSL. All but one of the EE's (Blondie) have been laying now for at least 4 weeks. One of my BR's laid her first egg at 18 weeks. Blondie has been squatting forever, could she be sterile? I...
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    Spoiled chicken???

    So, last night I made a couple of Cornish Hens for dinner. After we finished eating I decided to let my girls pick whatever they could get off of the bones. Man did they clean them up. There was no meat at all left on the bones after just a couple of hours. Here are a couple shots of the...
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    Showing off my flock

    Just wanted to share with everyone my little flock. I have seven pullets, Two 9 1/2 month olds, one PR and one BO: And five 16 week olds: 2 BR, 2EE, 1BSL: Here is all them free-ranging in the yard together: Nothing special really, just wanted to share with everyone... The first...
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    Is she a BSL or a BA?

    I got my chicks from Cackle hatchery back in April. I originally ordered BSL but when I contacted Cackle to find out when my order would be shipped, I was told that they were out of BSL's and that I could substitute them for something else or I would have to wait an extra month or so before...
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    Egg Squats

    How long after they start doing egg squats can I expect to get eggs? I have two 16 week old girls that started squatting last week and still haven't seen any eggs from them yet.
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    New hen's laying in other coop?

    Ok, so I am integrating two 9 month old hens to my flock of five, 14 week olds. I have the two older hens in a temporary coop that I made in my shed. This is it on the left the blue coop is where the 5 younger girls reside. I have had the two older hens for about two weeks now and have...
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    Purina or Dumor?

    At my local TSC they offer two different brands of chicken feed, Purina or Dumor. Which one do you guys think is better and why? I have been giving my chickens the Dumor brand since I have had them. No particular reason exactly except the fact it is like a dollar cheaper then the Purina. I...
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    Check out the Tshirt my wife bought me...

    My wife bought me this shirt for my birthday and I had to share it with you all....lol I love that woman.
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    Flock blocks

    I just saw these on the TSC website and wondered what everyone thought about them. Are the good or bad? Just curious...I thought it would keep them busy for a little while...
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    Integrated layers with not yet layers....how do I feed them both?

    So I am getting ready to integrate two 9 month old hens to my five 13 week olds. Question is how do I go about providing the two different ages their proper feed when I put them together. I am going to keep them separate but allow free ranging together for at least 2-3 more weeks. Unless I...
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    What are my two new adopted girls?

    OK, so I just adopted these two pullets who are about 9 months old and was curious as to which kind they were. I was thinking one is a Buff Orpington and the other is a New Hampshire Red. Am I correct on either? Thanks for the help! Dereck
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    Getting two 9 month old hens to add to my flock....questions....

    OK, so here is what I have going on at the moment. I have 5 three months old right now. One of my friends just got told that he has to move(wife got a new job a couple of hours away) and he will have to move into an apartment so he can't take his 6 hens with him. I told him I could take two if...
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    Alpha Hen?

    Hey there! I have what may be a silly question, but I understand chickens establish a pecking order. My question is...How do I know what the order is? Is there a way to tell? I can't even figure out which one of my hens is the Leader... I know it isn't that big of a deal but I was kinda...
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    What breed are these Roos?

    Hey guys, my friend was given these two roos the other day and we were wanting to know what breed they are? I think the first one is a Rhode Island Red.... But I don't know what the bantam is? cvan you guys help me out? THANKS GUYS AND GALS!
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