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I've always loved Indian runner ducks and my kids have always ran to see them at the fall fair. We have been thinking of getting one or two to live with our chickens. Are there any problems with them living together. I've heard the ducks can eat layer feed. Is this a good combination or will...

I have an Australorp cross who has always laid extremely thin shelled eggs that always have small calcium build ups all over one end. I've always thought if the shell is thick enough to hold the egg then I guess it is ok. For the past month she has only laid broken eggs. Lately she has been in...

So....... I've got 6 great hens of which 2 are laying. They have taken to making a fair Bit of noise some mornings. Will this noise get increasingly worse or will they quiet down a bit once they have been laying for a while. My neighbors are good With a bit of noise but I'm sure if it gets...

So, I have 1 out of 6 hens laying right now. They are all in and and around 24 weeks old. I have lights inside my coop and outside in the run. I turn my coop light on at 4:30am and then turn my run lighting on at 5:45am when the pop door opens. The run lighting turns off at 10:00 am when it...

SO HERE IS A COUPLE OF EGGS I'VE GOTTEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS CAN A SINGLE HEN LAY TWO DISTINCTIVELY DIFFERENT COLOR EGGS OR IS THIS TWO DIFFERENT HENS AT WORK? I JUST STARTED GETTING EGGS LAST WEEK I STILL HAVEN'T GOT MORE THAN 1 EGG A DAY THE LIGHTER TINT EGG IS FROM THIS MORNING!

Anyone have any tricks as to find out who is laying eggs? I am trying trying to figure out which hen is responsible. Will she be acting differently than the others? Besides catching her in the act are there any other techniques? She is also laying eggs right beside the nesting box. 6" up...

I always thought it was really interesting the whole egg laying thing and always enjoyed the excitement that I read in the 1st egg posts but...........until today I really didn't understand. I get it now! I haven't felt so accomplished in a long time and I really didn't do anything...

I have an insulated hen house with a covered run. I was wondering if I should prepare an area outside In the run for them to bed down in during the day? right now they spend most of the day roosting on an outside roost when it gets cold. Will they go inside when it gets really cold? I am...

Here are some photos of my EE and my Australorp crosses(with EE) What are you best guesses as to age of the birds. I think we are getting pretty close to EGG time so we are all very excited. Any guess is a good one!

Hey everyone I have now run power to my coop and have put a 15 watt light inside and a 60 watt out in the run. I was wondering.... if i wanted to extend my days to 14 hours in winter if I should put a couple solar lights in the run so the birds could make their way inside and then turn the...

Hopefully this is the right forum! I am thinking about lighting my coop and run as the fall and winter are approaching. I want to have lights on from 7:00am until maybe 8:00pm? I was wondering how to sequence the operation of the lights. If I put a large flood light in the run and at 8:00pm...

I was wondering what I could do to improve my chances of getting eggs before the winter sets in. My birds are four months old so maybe November I could expect some eggs? I live in southern BC. Our winters are not horrible cold but we can see -30C for short periods.(aka-20F) If things are...

Was wondering how many times a week I should give my pullets whole oats as a TREAT? They are on a grower crumble right now and vegetable scraps from the kitchen. Was also wondering about grit. I have been putting small gravel in their run periodically. Do I have to purchase grit or will this...

HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUM Looking for input on the type of comb on my cross hens Ameraucana Does she have a Pea comb or a single? Now the other gals. These hens are 3 months old Australorp X - They might have been crossed with Ameraucanas #1 ??? #2 ??? #3 ??? I...

I have a 3 month EE and this morning she is slow and tending to stand in one spot and close her eyes. I went in and picked her up and checked her. She seem OK but not as energetic as usual. Her poop is a little soft but I think its OK. I tried to feel her crop but I assume It is small...

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Just introduced 3 month old EE pullet into my flock of 2 1/2 month old Australorp X's 3 days ago. I put the dog crate i picked her up in inside the run and left the door open. She eventually came out and because she is larger than the rest I assumed there would't be much of a problem. The...

Recently lost a 2 1/2 moth old australorp X hen in behind our house. We looked for hours this morning but could not find her. It is extremely hot and dry right now and will be for the next week at least. I left water and food outside the run just in case she makes it back and is stuck...

One of our hens escaped while my daughter was in the run. She went up a bank into our back alley. She is new to our house and I am worried that she doesn't have the knowledge of the area to find her way back.. We looked for her for a couple hours but there are so many places to hide. Will...

I am currently in the design stages of an automatic door for the coop. I have a few really good ideas that i will share with everyone soon. What I was wondering is....what time do you set the door to open and close.