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    IS MY ROOSTER TO AGRESSIVE???...PLEASE HELP.........

    HELLO... I have 14 hens that are almost a year old.. last fall I was getting 12 to 14 eggs a day from the girls and I had no rooster.. a few months ago my neighbor gave me his 10 year old brama rooster. Who has seemed to get along great with the hens and has been very protective of them . All...
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    WHATS GOING ON.....I KEEP GETTING TINY YOLKLESS EGGS ???

    hello everyone... in the last few days I keep getting these tiny eggs( smaller than a ping pong ball) from my 1 year old rir. Hens who usually lay large or extra large eggs. Also I cracked one open and it had no yolk... any ideas why???
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    are my chickens molting... or is this from my rooster

    My hens all have bare backs... not sure if they are molting or if its from my rooster.... what do you all think???
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    how old can a rooster get????

    my brama rooster is 10 years old..and still runs around like he is only a year old.. anybody know how long they will live ???
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    why are my roosters always mean

    hello... i hatched 18 R.I.R eggs last spring.. 6 of the 18 were roosters.. all of them were very friendly and were handled a lot until the got to be 5 months old.. why did the roosters turn mean at 5 months?
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    our run has turned to mud...what do i do???

    Our outside run started out as grass but now the girls have turned it to mud ... what can I put down to stop the mud ... but something the hens will still enjoy pecking at.??
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    what effects egg flavor?????????????

    What effects egg flavor???
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    will. feeding corn make my eggs taste better????

    I currently feed my hens straight laying mash and whatever scrap bread and vegies we have from the house... someone told me that feeding them cracked corn would give the eggs a better flavor... true or false ???
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    how do chicken genetics work ???

    Just wondering how chicken genetics works... when breeding chickens... does a baby chic always get certain traits from each parent?? Such as egg color from the hen or feather color from the rooster? Anybody know ???
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    how long will a rooster stay fertile???

    My brama rooster is 10 years old...I have 14 hens and he manages to mate with almost all of them ...what are the chances of him being fertile???
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    can you tell the sex of a chic by its wing feathers????

    I have heard that you can tell the sex of a baby chic by its wing feathers... is this true? If yes ... how??? Please post pics if possible thank you.
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    will my broody silkie take in my new baby chics???

    I just got 6 baby chics two days ago. And today one of my silkies decided to start setting on a hand full of eggs that we left in the coop for a few days. I would let her set on them and hatch them but I don't think our rooster is fertalizing the eggs... at least I don't see him. Soooo... I was...
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    can a rhode island hen become broody???

    just wondering if a Rhode island can become broody... I know its not normal... but can a rir be broody and hatch chics???
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    will her eggs always look like this ??? PIC.

    One of my rhode island pullets is laying these nice light brown eggs with dark brown speckles... will her eggs always look like this or is it a pullet thing ???
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    our hen trying to dry out after a chilly rainy day :) pic:)

    today when I went out to the coop this hen was laying in the nest box. She was soaking wet because it rained all day. She was taking one peice of shaving at a time with her beak and throwing it on her back as if she was trying to cover herself and dry out. I felt bad for her so I took a handful...
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    Whats the best feed for egg production???

    Hello...we have 14 hens that our 18 weeks old. Some are already laying. Just wondering what feed everyone has the best results with? Should I use crumble or mash? Should I mix a handful of oyster shells with their feed????
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    check this egg out...never saw one like this before

    This egg was laying on the floor of our coop first thing this morning..our hens are only 18 weeks old and are just starting to lay.. we've had a few other soft shelled eggs, but nothin like this. Anyone know what causes this?
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    antique egg basket

    I am looking for an antique egg basket...preferably a metal one. The kind that fold up...if you have one in good shape I will gladly buy it from you... thank you Casey
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    check out my soft shelled egg :)

    One of our girls layed her first egg today ... no shell on it yet ....kinda neat lookin
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    can a white silkie lay brown eggs ???

    Hello..I found three eggs hidden in the corner of my coop today.. I don't know who layed them...I think it was one of my white silkies but I'm not sure... can a white silkie even lay a brown egg???
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