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    Too many chickens? Not laying well

    We've added to our flock each year, now on the third year. I have 57 chickens - 20 of which are new this year and about 4 months old. Since I've added the newbies, several things seem off kilter. The newbies are not as well behaved in that they peck at me and my daughters feet and...
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    Hubby sold all my eggs

    So...my hubby sells 11 dozen eggs yesterday evening (which was every egg we had) and then tells me I need to make 3 cakes for his Lion's Club cakewalk tonight...good thing the girls lay every day! Certainly doesn't get any fresher than that! I baked 4 loaves of pound cake--saving one back for...
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    When will my rooster start acting like one?

    Last year, I lost all of my roosters. So I had all hens and one did kind of step up and became the "leader". Not sure if she lays or not--doesn't crow, but cackles alot in the lead of the group. So in March, I get 16 new chicks. One ended up being a cockerel--a beautiful Salmon Favorelle...
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    Teenage chicken troubles

    We have two current problems that we need solving. 1. Flying chickens. My husband has clipped 3 inches off one wing--is that not enough? We still have chickens roosting in the trees at night and winter is coming. Plus, they lay their eggs where they please. 2. We have 3 roosters and 26...
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    Starting laying eggs--but new problems arise!

    I have found that there is a new problem to solve EVERY week when raising chickens! So here's a few of my "problems": I have 6 Leghorns (I think--came from Tractor Supply store) and I thought I had 4 roosters and 2 hens. They had a bad habit formed of sleeping in the trees instead of the...
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    Finding chicks sleeping outside

    The past two nights we have been late coming home (because of fireworks) and when we went to go shut the coop door we found all the babies outside in a heap sleeping. I'm guessing it is too dark in the coop? When I'm home, I turn on the lamp for them in the coop around dusk and they go in and...
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    Integration success

    A few days ago I asked advice about six 9-wk old and twenty-three 5 wk olds--they are all cohabitating peacefully (well, mostly anyway). I pulled all the babies out of their watermelon box and they did get chased a bit and pecked. The six older ones spent most of the day outside in the run and...
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    Nervous about integrating babies

    My oldest 6 chicks are about 9 weeks old and the 23 other babies are 5 weeks old. My younger ones are getting really cramped in their watermelon box and I would love to let them out of there. I have had some escape the box and I find them hidden behind their box scared to death. I tried...
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    I think I made a mistake in breeds

    I studied and studied for weeks trying to decide what kind of chicks to order. I decided on 5 Buff Orpington, 5 Dk Brahma, 5 Speckled Sussex, and 10 Columbian Rock Cross. I wanted 10 meat birds that grew quickly--that's not what Columbian Rock Cross is--is it? I've noticed they are growing at...
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    Help with my "Funky butt" chick

    My chick with the butt problem is just getting worse and she peeps very loudly--assume she is in pain (or lonely since I have her quarantined). Her bottom and now abdomen is now bare and icky. I've googled and searched and have no idea what is wrong with her. She is still lively--I don't...
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    I feel terrible--first fatality.

    I am new at chicken raising. I have six 5 week old Tetra Tints (I think) and just got 25 in mail yesterday--10 Columbian Rock, 5 Dark Brahma, 5 Buff Orpington, and 5 Speckled Sussex. I was immediately in love with the new babies as were my kids. I found the first day a little high...
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    Flying baby chicks

    Hi all, I'm a newbie. We got our first 6 chicks at TS last Saturday. We have them in a large Rubbermaid tub. A couple are flying to the height of the top of the tub already. Do I need to cover? Deeper container? Clip feathers? I don't know what breed they are--they are yellow chicks. We...
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