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  1. louisegail

    Stress=no eggs?

    Well, I was wondering about the shell quality with my flock of 26 free rangers. The also get fed 18% layer ration. I was getting really thin shells and wrinkled shells as well. I treated an apparent mite infestation and have cleaned the coop weekly. Well talk about stress, I also discovered...
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    Baby's at the feed store

    I just got a batch of 30 new chicks. Probably 10 have the pasty butt. i tired to clean it with a damp rag, but could not remove it. It did come away a bit. They are seperated into 2 tubs each with a lamp. Definately worse on the smaller brown chicks. Their tub may be hotter. I did raise the...
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    hens squat and appear scared/building trust

    I agree they may be squatting in submission as they would for a rooster. Mine just started doing the same a few weeks ago...and all of a sudden I am getting 12 - 13 eggs daily from my 13 young hens. Mine have taken it a bit far though. the run up to me whenever I go out to their yard and now...
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    MY CHICKENS WILL NOT GO INSIDE THE COOP AT NIGHT!

    I am having a similar problem. Mine are just 5 months old and recently started laying. I do have an infared lamp in the coop because it gets pretty cold here. They were going in the coop for the most part, but now wait for me. I have tried waiting them out, but they wait better! When I go in the...
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    Why won't my chickens go in on their own at night???

    my young hens (20 weeks) have started hanging out later than I would like. It is cold and dark in Southern BC (Canada) by 4:30 - 5:00 in December and January. I don't live with my chickens so I have to go out to make sure they are secure for the night. Lately several of them are waiting for me...
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