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    Hopping Chicken

    I have a mixed flock of Cochins & Americanas. One of the hens hatched out 5 babies and one has been hopping since it got big enough to notice. It walks until everyone else starts to run and then it hops, like a bunny! I am not concerned just wondering if anyone else has hopping hens! Was told...
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    Strange Hatching

    My Momma duck had 18 eggs in the nest and only hatched 4. During the hatching process. the Momma duck carried one of the hatching eggs to a bucket of water, dumped it in - it smelled of rotten egg. Three of the hatchlings are fine but number 4 got left behind. It smelled of rotten egg when we...
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    arrested development

    I have one Buff Orpington and one Black Australorp both are supposed to be hens. They are approximately 3-4 months old, sorry, I did not note the day I got them but am thinking at least 3.5 months. The Buff Orpington has the most noticeable symptoms which are: The comb has started to come up but...
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    Do roos mature faster & do worms give 'em the squirts?

    I have a "flock" of 6 RIR and one of them has matured completely in less than 5 months. Full comb, etc. I believe it is crowing & saw it go after one of the others. The rest are just now starting to develop their combs, etc and I am thinking this must be a roo but see so many postings about...
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    Hens in the heat- would they like to run thru the sprinkler?

    I keep thinking that in the 90 degree heat, my girls might like to run thru the sprinkler! Is this a bad idea? Will they just run for cover? They keep tipping their water over but am not sure why they would do that. Anyone turn on the sprinklers for the chicks? Found out today that my girls are...
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    New in NC

    I was told I would "lose a few" when I started this project so I purchased six approximately week-old New England Reds. I have not lost any, not that the cats wouldn't like to help me with that! I am just a little overwhelmed at the thought of collecting a half dozen eggs every day & may have to...
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    Size of "rails" for them to "sit" on

    I am building my coop and have my girls in a box built of pallets I get free at work. They perch on the rails of the pallets and I want to build them a proper place to perch. Can anyone advise as to the proper size for a set of rails for them to sit on? Is wood best? Is plastic too slick? I am...
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