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    bloody egg?

    I found a bloody egg on the floor of the run today. Is it common for an already laying hen to lay a bloody egg? Just the outside of the shell is covered with blood. It wasn't any larger than her normal eggs. I honestly am not sure who layed it as I have a RIR who is close to laying (hasn't...
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    lighting in coop?

    Will hens in their first year of laying require extra light in the coop to continue production? I have 2 hens who just started a couple weeks ago and 3 who I expect to begin laying sometime in November. Should I supplement their coop with light or will they continue to lay eggs their first...
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    How long can I keep a cracked egg?

    One of our eggs had a little hole and crack in it today. The membrane seems to be intact. Is it ok to save and eat tomorrow for breakfast or should it get eaten sooner, or cooked and fed back to the girls?
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    What makes the yolks orange?

    I was totally looking forward to some SUPER orange yolks when my girls started laying and to be honest, I don't think they are much more orange color than our store bought eggs. My girls free range in our backyard all day and get all the bugs and grass they could want. I'm sure they are...
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    Adding one chick?

    Would you or is it possible to add 1, 5 week old chick to a flock of 3, 10 week old chicks? I'm concerned the age difference would be too large and I'm worried about just adding 1. Has anyone successfully done this? I probably won't quarantine as the 5 week old will be coming from the same...
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    Getting older chickens in new coop and how long to keep them inside?

    We have a nice new (to us) coop for our 2 older girls. Now, how would you go about getting them in the coop? They are so flighty and don't come easily to treats. Also, once I get them in there, should I leave them in for a couple of days? I'd feel horrible doing that. There is no run, I...
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    Do chickens calm down after they begin laying?

    I've posted about my insanely high strung chicken before. She is absolutely nuts. I kind of feel bad for her. She runs and flys everywhere and is always acting like she's being hunted down for dinner! I know she is getting closer to laying since her waddles and comb are getting huge and her...
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    High strung chicken!

    Holy Moly! Our RSL is seriously HIGH STRUNG!! She RUNS everywhere like she is being chased or she is running chasing the babies. She is always looking like someone is ready to kill her! lol! She was getting a little too aggressive with the chicks (8 wks old) and chasing them ALL over the...
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    Going out of town

    We are going out of town this weekend (and just about every weekend this month!) We are having our neighbor come over to take care of the chickens and water the garden. I'm still worried though. I'm usually in and out during the day so I let the chickens out our their tractor to free range in...
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    What do you think of this for the price?

    I have 5 hens and we currently use a tractor and let them free range during the day in our fenced backyard. 3 are our babies and are 8 weeks old. The other 2 are in 'quarantine' since I only got them 3 weeks ago. They are roughly 16 weeks. I'm thinking of getting something for the big...
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    My new girls are sneezing...

    I recently got some older pullets closer to laying. I've had them for almost 2 weeks and I'm beginning to hear sneezing. I checked their noses and they seem clear. I occasionally see some drops of water or something on their beaks but that could be from drinking or from wet grass since it's...
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    How old do these girls look?

    I wasn't sure where to post this, so please move it if it's in the wrong place! I recently aquired two new chickies to add to our flock. They haven't been integrated in with my younger chicks yet. We still have they VERY far apart to minimize whatever risk there may be of getting my 3 littles...
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    Are my chicks going to be inside forever??

    Ok, a little dramatic, but so are they! They don't want to stay outside a night. They are almost 6 weeks old and fully feathered. The nights are in the mid 50's (good ol PNW!) We have a chicken ark tractor and they are so happy in there all day, but come night time, they are SOOOO loud...
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    New chicks, when will they start acting normal?

    So, chicken math hit. I went to a farm yesterday and came home with 2 pullets. The guy said they had a Feb. 1st hatch date but they don't look that old, but whatever. There were TONS of chickens (70) and they were pecking eachother badly. They looked like they had plenty of space, but just a...
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    What is a typical age for a RIR to begin laying?

    I know it can vary, but what is typical? From my reading, I thought 24 weeks, however, someone at the farmer's market said 8-9 months! What has been your experience?
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    has anyone put a light inside of your ark?

    We are getting an ark tractor for our chickies and I'm thinking I want to add a light up top since it's so dark here in the winter and to help our hens lay more consistantly. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures you would mind sharing?
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    Am I a roo?

    Ok, my roo suspect is showing even more signs of being a roo. He is a speckled sussex about 5 weeks old. This is my first time raising chicks so I'm only going off of what I have read. Also, its' my only SS so I don't have another SS to compare feathering and growth to. His comb is becoming...
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    How much slower does a SS feather?

    I have 1 SS and 2 RIRs. The RIRs are feathering out fairly quickly, but my SS is slow going. She has her wing feathers and seems to be getting a little on her neck while the RIRs have their tail feathers, wings, and are well on their way to filling out the neck back and chest. They will be 3...
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    Speckled Sussex pullet or roo?

    I was supposed to have all pullets. I only have 3 chicks and my 2 RIR have tail feathers already and have more feathers in general. I'm getting a little worried that my DS's favorite chick is a roo! We can't have roos. Oh he would be so disappointed! lol! They are only 2 weeks old so I know...
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    Will chicks 'dust bathe' in pine shavings?

    One of my chicks seems to be 'burrowing', rolling around and digging in her pine shavings in the brooder. The other 2 are just watching her and picking the shavings off of her back. Is this typical behavior? Is she trying to dust bathe?
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