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    Chicken for payment...what breed is it.

    A friend of mine who is a Chiropractor was given this chicken for services rendered and he gave it to me. When I first saw it I thought, "Americauna." When I saw that it's legs were not green, I thought, "I have no idea." What have I been given? Thanks!
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    C. Maran or Dom?

    Last year I decided this was a Cuckoo Marans roo. But earlier this week someone visiting my property said he's a Dominique. Who's right? (And don't tell me it's PBR) Well you can if it really is one.
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    Pecking out her own feathers

    I have an Americauna that started having a bald spot on her back/rump area. I thought the other chickens were doing it either when they were roosting or when she was laying. About two months ago, I moved her out of the run to a separate area to let her heal and it hasn't. Yesterday when I was...
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    German Shepherds, Goats, Chicken Runs and Electric Fences

    I had to move my goats to my chicken run which is a small fort built to protect my chickens from hawks, raccoons, opossums, dogs, coyotes, foxes. It's basically a large cage buried two feet into the ground, fencing overhead and has two strands of electricity wrapping it. This is why: Several...
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    Goat minerals

    Recenlty, I have had to relocate a couple of Nigerian Dwarf goats to my chicken run temporarily. The goats eat their morning feed and leave nothing so, I'm not worried about chickens eating their feed. The goats do not have access to the chicken feeders. I am wondering about using loose goat...
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    Hatchery/Breeders with low minimums

    What hatchery out there will allow me to order 5 or less pullets and mix the order with various breeds? Thank you
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    Medicating full grown hens?

    I am thinking about adding to my small flock. There are some pullets and full grown hens in another town. I want to get a few more as a rescue operation but also to add to what I have. These birds act healthy but they don't look as nice as mine. Their combs/waddles have been pecked at...
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    Adding to the flock

    I have a small flock of 5 pullets that I raised up from chicks. I am considering adding 3 more hens to them this week. Should I gradually introduce them to each other by keeping them separated by wire/cage. Or Can I put them all together and if over aggressive behavior starts then...
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    Causes in decrease egg production?

    I have 6 hens and get anywhere 5 to 6 eggs a day. Sunday and yesterday that dropped to 4 and today I had three eggs. I kept them locked in their coop most of the day Saturday while rebuilding their run (putting a better cover over it). There was a lot of hammering on the coop, digging, sawing...
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    Sense to come in out of the rain?

    This morning it was nice and cool. My son let let the chickens out of the coop to scratch around in their run like they do every day. It started raining (Gustav rain) about mid morning. When I got home late this evening the all the hens were in the run soaking wet. Looked like they had been...
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    soft shell

    I have 5 pullets and 3 of them started laying about 2 weeks ago. We may have any where from 2 to 3 eggs a day. My children and I race every day to the coop to see how many eggs we have. What fun! Anyway, last night I was collecting eggs and had 5 but one of them had a very soft leathery...
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    Spouse abuse

    I have RIR Cockrel that is turning into a beautiful Roo. He is dark read with indigo neck and tail feathering. However, he is getting mean with some of the hens. There are two Red Stars that he draws blood on one of them at least once a day. Two days ago I noticed one Red Star had dried...
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    Roo gone...flock disoriented

    I nam new to raising chickens. I had 11 chickens and was hoping that most of them would be hens. 4 are turing into roos. I had one roo that at 9 weeks old was a lot bigger than the others. He was a eating and pooping machine; plus, he was getting pretty agressive. I culled him out...
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    A Cornish X and a ??

    I posted the picture of the big white chicken on here about 3 weeks ago and everyone helped me figure out it was a cornish x. There is brooder mate that I just assumed was a cornish x meat bird too. They are both 7 weeks old and it's big but not as big as the one we know is a meat bird. Can...
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    How many Roos do you see?

    All three pictures are of different Rhode Island Reds about 4 weeks old. I fear all three are roos (the first I am almost certain) but will be more confident to hear from the experts. I tried holding the chicks myself and taking the picture which is why they are too close and blurry. If a...
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    First timer's coop and run re-do

    Here are some pics of my first coop and run. I originally had a 4' fence around the run with two rows of electric fence to keep out the critters. I also buried about 18" of chicken mesh around the perimeter of the run and tied it to the bottom of the fence. The coop also has wire mesh buried...
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    What cover for the Run?

    I have a chicken run that is about 14' x 22'. The height is 6'. The top of the run is trimmed out with 2x4s. What is a good stiff wire covering for the top. I don't want to put any interior support posts. Is there a wire mesh that I can stretch over the top that is rigid enough that it...
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    What's a good Canopy or top for Chicken Run???

    I have a chicken run that is about 14' x 22'. The height is 6'. The top of the run is trimmed out with 2x4s. What is a good stiff wire covering for the top. I don't want to put a lot of interior support posts in the middle. Is there a wire mesh that I can stretch over the top that is rigid...
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    What am I?

    I have 12 chicks. 6 of them I know are RIR. But I am not sure about the following. This one I thought was a White Leghorn but it's growing so fast and is twice the size of the other brood mates. Some folks on here helped figure out that it may be a cornish x and is a meat bird. Black...
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    Big awkward White Leghorn

    I am new to raising chicks. I have 12 chicks. One of them is a White Leghorn that is growing much faster and bigger than the others. At first I though that the chick had a skin dz because it’s skin was peeling off in some areas. After watching it for several days, I realized that it’s grown...
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