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    BLACK COPPER MARANS CHICKS 1 WEEK OLD

    I have 12 black copper marans chicks and 3 black copper marans x red production hen. I am selling them as a lot of 15 (for warmth while traveling) at ten dollars each. The chicks are sold as straight run. These chicks are about a week old and are vibrant and healthy. I will mail them U.S.P.S...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Our first olive egger egg. It is the color of a green olive in real life.
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    Broody hens taking turns?

    Our broody hens are so dumb that when they come back after eating, dustbathing etc., and there is another hen on their eggs they will go sit in another box and not get back on their eggs when the other hen is done laying her egg. The eggs just sit there and get cold. I have to constantly make...
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    Chicken eating feathers...

    Our chickens are peckers too. They are confined and I am going to double the size of their yard to see if that helps. The hens peck the feathers off of their necks and the hens who are being pecked enjoy this and just stand there while it is being done. It is frustrating to watch. Our...
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    Got rid of Rooster, Now what?

    My hens and I sighed with relief. You don't need roos for egg production so, unless you are going to hatch your own eggs or eat them they are pretty much useless.
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    I had to kick some SERIOUS rooster a_ _ this morning. We had a little "come to jesus" meeting.

    It has been my experience that you will have to risk being injured and hold him by the legs every time you go out to the coop from now on. Gets old quick. I don't put up with it. Time to trade him for a new young rooster if you must have one. There are breeds of chickens to choose from where...
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    Operation Dry Hatch

    Thanks for adding this. I found it interesting and helpful.
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    Anyone else have bare bottom hens?

    It is perfectly normal for some hens to loose their bottom feathers (as long as they are not being pecked clean by other chickens). I think it has to do with keeping the eggs closer to their bodies for hatching - even if they aren't broody hens. I had several bare bottom hens last summer and...
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    Can you hatch eggs this way?

    If you candle it and don't see anything at one week then it probably won't hatch. The worst that could happen is that the cats may get exploded rotten egg on them and will need a bath.
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    Not Sure what to do .......??

    I keep my chicks separate from my adult birds until they are 5 months old so they don't eat the adult food. I have found that the adult chickens prefer the chick feed over the adult feed and will gobble it all up if they can get to it. My chicks are introduced to the older birds in the outdoor...
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    How to tame new chicks?

    Hold them daily. I have found that chickens are calm as newborns, wild as teenagers and then calm down as adults. Chickens are quick to figure out where their food and treats come from. Our adult chickens, even our white leghorns, will jump in your lap if you go in and sit in their pen.
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    Crowing at 5 weeks?!?!?

    Our olive egger roo was 6 weeks when he started crowing (just like his dad), but the strange noise that eminated from his throat only lasted about 2 weeks. He is now about 4 months old and is starting to crow again but sounds like a real roo.
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    McMurray "Mystery Chick"

    Looks like a roo. Our mystery chick from McMurray turned out to be a huge Dark Brahma rooster with a huge crow. Had to get rid of him. I doubt they send anything other than roosters.
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    Quiet Roosters

    You never know what you are going to get when you get any rooster. It really depends on the rooster. Roosters are pretty much useless other than for fathering chicks. I have roosters in a residential area, but it is extra work. Because the roos are sooooo loud I had to completely insulate my...
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    Easy hen house cleaning

    I have had no problems with linoleum being slick and injuring my birds. They have been using it since they were chicks.
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    Confused about brooder heating/lighting

    I have a 60 watt normal household light with reflector on my laying chicks at one end of a cardboard refrigerator box - laid on its side and top cut off. I use a thermometer to set the height of the bulb so that the temperature doesn't go over 95 degrees. After that the chicks take care of...
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    Those of you that manually turn your eggs

    I turn my eggs 4 times a day - 8am 12pm 4pm and 8pm. I did not have a strict schedule and it was no problem to miss a time here or there.
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    Easy hen house cleaning

    I layed down rolled linoleum on the floor of my coop and it is super easy to clean. The smells don't get caught in the floor boards so it helps control smell too. I used a cheap thin type which works well, but next time I would go for the heavy duty kind. A "soft" plastic snow shovel is best...
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