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    Franny, is a Red (Rhode Island Red) and was our 1st hen. We rasied her from 2 days old. She is super curious and a hoot in the yard, if you leave the door open you wont be susprised to find her hanging out with the dogs in the kitchen or living room. She thinks she should be a free ranging house...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Zella, Our Australorp pullet laid her first egg! Even with our cold snap and 6 inches of snow!
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    Why Did 1 Hen Stop Laying?

    Quote: You nailed it. Think about the stress you would have if your employer hired a new person you knew nothing about and they came to live with you. Same with chickens when someone new comes into the flock. Makes sense! Thanks! I'm sure she is not bound I checked and have been watching...
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    Why Did 1 Hen Stop Laying?

    Quote: she is a RIR
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    Why Did 1 Hen Stop Laying?

    Thanks for your input, She isn't moulting, that's for sure. I think she is still do young, I am under the impression chickens don't moult till they are 1 full season old? I'm shooting in the dark here thought I read that somewhere. Anyway...LOL It has been unaveragely cold here, temps in the...
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    Why Did 1 Hen Stop Laying?

    Quote: Nope not moulting.
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    Why Did 1 Hen Stop Laying?

    Good day all, I have a rather odd situation happening here. We had 2 laying hens. Our Red is 8months+ and lays everyday! However, our barred rock, 6 months, is apparently on egg strike. I am aware that hens slow in the winter, but stop all together? They are both healthy, eating, drinking, and...
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    making a dust bath

    My girls have a extra nesting box full of sand and they take turns in it. While the others make their own dust pits all over the coop! Chickens will find a way to "bathe" either way! LOL
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    Neighbor Dog Attacked Another Bird

    You should be able to reaserch the laws in your particular area. Here in this area of NM there is plenty of laws. I envoked one last night. We arrived home from shopping and found 2 stray pit bulls in our driveway tearing apart our neighbors rabbit. I called the local animal control and they...
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Beekissed and all the OT's thanks for the advise and the no non-sense mentality! We have been following this thread the last few days, as many have mentioned, and finally reached the end.lol. It's great to learn some of the OT's techniques and tips. As we are new to chicken hunbandry (<1yr). I...
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    Speckledhen's Ten Commandments of Good Flock Management

    We are new to chickens, a little more than 8 months. And even newer to BYC. Speckledhen, thank you for this list. We have been reserching everything chicken via books, internet and local farmers. (We are blessed enough to live in an area where it is encouraged and part of the culture.) The Ten...
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    How cold is to cold?

    The girls did great! No frost bite anywhere. The low was 2`f outside and 18`f in the coop. They popped out this a.m. and went right to eating. Layed no prob, I was worried because of the clouds yesterday as it snowed all day. But the girls are troopers!
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    No supplemental heat in CO?

    We live in Alb NM and the temp here now is about 8f outside and 26 in the coop. No light or heat. I am totally comfortable with that temp. It was in the teens all day and they were not as active as usual but were content to stay in the dry part of the run and scratch around most the day! If the...
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    How cold is to cold?

    Well currently (8:05pm mtn) it is 9`f outside and 27`f inside the coop, no heater or light! Way to go girls! Were so proud of them. The next few days are going to be brutal. We got 6in+ of snow today and more on the way tomorrow. If they can keep the coop that much warmer it just makes us that...
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    Broody Buff Orphington Never started laying again

    We haven't had our girls long enough to answer your question, sorry, and in fact have a similar question to post to the crowd. Our BR is healthy and eating well, she was becoming a consistant layer. We introduced a new hen to our 2 girls and since that night she stopped laying. Our Red is still...
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    New Mexico

    Hi fellow New Mexican's! How much snow has fallen where you are located? Our backyard literally seperates Albuquerque from Rio Rancho. We recieved 6in+! And it's still snowing. The girls are experiencing real snow fall for the 1st time. They didnt want to leave the coop. I scooped out the snow...
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    How cold is to cold?

    Thanks. I have a heat lamp for chicks. never been in the coop. I think were good to go here.
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    How cold is to cold?

    Thank again for all the advise. Wanted to make sure I was doing everything I could and should. Which I am happy to report I was! There is 4 to 6 inches of straw in 1/2 the run and a solid 6 inches in the coop. Were careful to never let the waterers freeze I put a wireless thermometer and a...
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    How cold is to cold?

    The hens range from 5 months to 8months. They are shielded from our westernly winds by a cinderblock wall. the coop has a small entrance for them to enter that I close at night, but I drilled holes in it to allow ventalition. They have been outside since each was a month old or so. And the...
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    How cold is to cold?

    Also, what could I use for insulation that they wont peck at? the coop is made with 1/2 plywood and draft free.
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