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    Are French Black Copper Marans usually flighty and nervous?

    I did get them from the same person, from James Meeks, in Cleveland, TN...I bought some of his Cottage Hill line. I mentioned it to him, shortly after I bought them, and he said they are a little skittish at that age, but turn friendly... I don't know either, I guess we will just have to...
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    Are French Black Copper Marans usually flighty and nervous?

    About three weeks ago I got some BCMs from a local breeder along with some Lavender Orps...All the chicks were about three weeks old at the time. Brought everyone home, and based on space, settled them into two separate brooders. (BCMs in one, Orps in the other) I interact with them the...
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    my 99 baby chicks came today, I have questions

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    Strange discolouration on egg shells? Advice needed please!

    I would try scrambling up some eggs for them, gives them the benefit we all get from eating the eggs, without tempting them to eat their own.
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    Hen Won't Molt - Still laying eggs, but looks terrible!

    I had the same problem with five black star hens that I got from a friend...they looked a little beat up when I got them, but not molting beat up, more like too much attention from an amorous rooster..About three months after I got them, they all started to molt, or what I assumed was molting...
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    Can chickens eat beef?

    Well, as usual, when I have a chicken question, I come to BYC to find the answer, and my question was if I could fee beef to my chickens...after reading everyone's response, I decided to give my chickens my leftover taco salad beef and beans. As I heated it up, I was thinking about how happy...
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    Brining

    oooo yeah, that sounds good! I am just beginning my brining journey, and I tried a bit of lemon juice in my last batch, and it was tasty. I think I will try your idea next! Thanks!
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    What breed of chick is this?

    I'm so sorry GeorgiaBoy to hear about that...its always hard....where are you located in GA? I will give you this one! I am near north GA....Chattanooga, TN area
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    What breed of chick is this?

    Thanks! At least now I know what I'm looking at!
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    What breed of chick is this?

    I got this chick with my order from Murray McMurry as my free "exotic" ....does anyone have any idea what it might be? He/she is not fully feathered, about three weeks old, and I just can't figure it out. Thanks!
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    Help me, my new silkie is being picked on by older hen.

    I used the water pistol quite successfully with my hens, although it took about two weeks, and my RIR still boss the new hens a bit, at least there is no bloodshed. It was rather violent at times and I was concerned the new hens were not getting enough to eat since the RIR would chase them up to...
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    How to tell which hens are laying well?

    I couldn't resist adding to this thread. As I was looking for the answer to how to tell good layers, I found a wonderful PDF file which gives not only illustrated vent/pelvic guidelines, but also a guide to telling by the color of the legs. I'd have uploaded it if I could have figured out how...
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    How long to get over attack emotional trauma & lay eggs again?

    I am no expert on small flocks, having only had mine for a little over a year, but my dad was a commercial poultry grower when I was a kid, and we had a massive snow storm that caved in part of the house. That flock never actually recovered...we had eggs trickling in for the next few months...
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    How to save money on chicken feed?

    Not sure if this will help, since it's not really applied to layers, but I am looking into fermenting feed for my meat birds. Beekissed has a great thread here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds Also, if you let them out during the day to free range, they...
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    How to tame an unruly roo?

    Ok, so I tried some suggestions, about pouncing on him and pinning him...it didn't work out so well...I think he just got angrier. I pinned him several times, and let him up after a minute or two, but he kept coming back at me, so I picked him up and put him under my arm, and he did his level...
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    How to tame an unruly roo?

    Thanks for the feedback....I guess I'm going to have to let him go....it makes me sad, though bc he was such a sweetie when he first came to us. If I'd known how badly he was going to respond, I never would have taken the new hens...
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    How to tame an unruly roo?

    We have had 7 hens for about a year, when we decided we wanted to try hatching some of our eggs. Our neighbor had a roo that he was looking to get rid of, and gave to us. The rooster integrated with our hens beautifully, and we were starting to make friends with him. (We hand feed all our ladies...
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    Lurker on BYC needs some advice!

    Thank you Nancy! I guess since I've waited this long, I can wait another day. I put a vent hole in on the far side, which coupled with the one I have for adding water to the pan for humidity, I hope is enough. I will wait another 24 hours to put my eggs in (sniffle) I appreciate your help!
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