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    Roo or Pullet?

    I have a flock of chickens that showed up at our home in the country. We started with 2 Roos, a hen, and 5 chicks. Since then the momma hen and 1 of the chicks were killed by predators. Two of the chicks are definitely cockerels. One of the chicks is definitely a pullet. I am not sure of the...
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    New Flock

    A flock of chickens wandered into my yard - 2 roosters, 3 cockerel, and two pullets. There was the mother hen but unfortunately a predator got her. A very kind neighbor is giving me a coop and run for them. I am not new to raising chickens but haven't had any in several years so I have a few...
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    26 weeks and NO eggs!

    I have 2 EE'ers the same age. They are 26 weeks. One has been laying eggs for about3 weeks the other has not layed the first egg. She is not squating too. Is it possible I have a pullet that is sterile?
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    What are you doing to help your chickens in this heat wave?

    It is triple digits here as it is in many places. My run is sand based so I have misted it some. The area is shaded but I know the sand still absorbs a lot of heat. I also have a box fan in their 10 x 10 run. I have a 5 gallon bucket with 3 nipples in the bottom. I filled it half way with...
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    Rattlesnake...again!!

    Yesterday we killed our 3rd rattlesanake within the past year. One was killed in our chicken run and the other. 2 were killed near the coop. The one my husband killed yesterday had 9 rattles!! My question is are my chickens attracting them? I have 2 little grandsons i worry about .
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    Chicks crazy at bedtime

    I have my 2 6+ week old EE chicks outside in an area separate from from my 9 month old pullets. The babies use a large igloo as their coop. Anyway, at bedtime they go up and down the ramp to their coop several times. Tonight I watched them for a while. When they come down the ramp after...
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    Is new chick a roo?

    This is one of my new chicks, a little EE. He/she is only 2 weeks old. I know it is real early to tell but if this is a pullet would she be forming a comb already? What do you think - roo, pullet, or too early to tell?
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    Will my girls be stressed?

    I let my girls free range until this weekend. I had a Red Tail Hawk kill my sweet little EE pullet this weekend. A lot of tears were shed by me. Now I am afraid to let them out. I have 6 girls and a 10 x 10 sand run that also connects to a 10 x 10 pen that is under there coop. They have 3...
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    She's laying everywhere!

    One of my pullets, a cochin, was laying here eggs in the nesting boxes like the other 4 girls but then.... About a week ago she sat in one of the nesting boxes for quite a while, got out , came out of the coop, and went to free ranging like the others were doing. Only problem was the egg was...
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    Whopper Egg

    The two egss are from my EE pullet. She usually lays like the one on the left. Yesterday she laid the whopper on the right. My husband collected it and put it on my little Jiffy Way. It tipped the scale. Couldn't believe it. I had to run out and make sure she was still alive after that and...
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    1st Egg Soft Shell!!

    My 5 girls are all about 25 weeks and of course I have been waiting for them to produce my 1st egg. Well, my EE, Lucy, was 1st to produce. Today she laid a small soft shell egg with a hole in one end. Why is this? Am I feeding her wrong? They have free access to oyster shell and layer feed.
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    Help! Fighting or Mating

    I got up late this morning because I have been under the weather. So, unfortunately I let my chickens out of the coop an hour later than usual. A little after they were let out in their run I saw one of my so called "hens" chasing my cochin, pinned her down and was pecking at her. I was...
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    Help! My chicks have worms!

    This morning I went out to the coop/run to give my girls some oatmeal and pomegranate. It was then that I noticed some worms laying in the sand. There were 5 thin whitish worms that I am sure are intestinal worms. I am a newbie so don't know what to do. I have 5 girls that are all...
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    Any roos here?

    My coronation Sussex, EE, and Dominique are 16 weeks. The blue Cochin is 15 weeks and the light Brahma is 14 weeks. Do you think there are any roos among my "girls?" Thank you from a worried first timer.
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    What age for nesting box

    I have 5 young girls. The two oldest ones have a hatch date of 11 July. One is an Easter Egger and the other is a Dominique. As as newbie I don't know when to put the nesting boxes in their coop. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you:frow
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    Help!! Nipple waterer not enough water

    I ordered push nipples from QC Supply and got a free 5 gallon bucket from a local grocery store. I thought this was going to be great so I wouldn't have to worry about cleaning so often. I have five young ladies about the same ages (14 weeks). I put three nipples in the bottom of the bucket...
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    Sand Run Stinks! Help

    I have a terrible smell in my run. It is not pooh. I am a neat freak so I clean the sand run about every other day. I think the problem is the rain we recently got. I thank God for the rain. We really needed it here in south Alabama. I think the smell is coming from feed. I have five...
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    Predator got one of my Chicks!!

    I have a chain link gate between my sand run and the coop area. This morning as I approached I saw Lucy, one of my 7 week old chicks, in the sand run. I wondered how she got in there. I then realized as I got closer that Laverne was laying on the floor of the coop area. I found part of her...
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    "Dog Gone" Coop

    At one time we had 5 dogs - 3 went to doggie heaven, one roaming beagle went roaming. That leaves us with one but he does not go into a cage at night. We had 2 10x10 cages that were used for the 4 dogs that are now gone. I had wanted chickens since we moved to the country so my mind starting...
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    My chicks are growing so fast.

    Can you tell I'm a Newbie. I am surprised how fast they grow and change how they look. They certainly develop their own personalities too. The largest of my three is Lucy the chipmunk Easter Egger. She is also the most shy. Anyway here are a couple of pix. My Dominiques are Laverne and...
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