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    New Flock!!

    Grain free is getting rid of corn and rice and gluten is wheat. I'm actually not either but my wife and daughter are so my son and I just followed to hard to keep things separate. I think the eggs will be fine because we have been eating store bought eggs for about 3 months now and not have had...
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    New Flock!!

    My coop is 5'×8' and the run is 8'×12'. Yeah I didn't know really what I was doing the 1st few months then started reading alittle more after the fact and realized I had two very different types. Woke up one Saturday morning and the kid's said Dad it's chick day's at TSC. So away we went but had...
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    New Flock!!

    Oh and I'm not fussy about color of eggs but I do like the looks of the greenish,blueish eggs. We just go through alot of eggs now that we're gluten and grain free and I just cringe when I have to use eggs from the store.
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    New Flock!!

    I appreciate the help. I defiantly would like to get all different one's but I need them to all get along! I had some issues between my last group and that was not fun and it was my first time having chickens.. I just thought if I would get all the same it might be easier but I suppose they'll...
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    New Flock!!

    I am going to get 6 hens this spring for my backyard flock but not sure what to get. Last 6 I had were white leghorns and RIR. I kind of want something different this time. What do you think will be good egg layers and cold tolerant as we live in MN. And also do I get all the same or split like...
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    RIR Laying Eggs

    I have 3 RR and they will be 20wks tomorrow and one of them has been laying for alittle over a week and another just started this week so they should start any day now. Good luck it will surprise you when you go out and check them and boom there's an egg. I'm new to this chicken farming but it's...
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    Edit: *Young Pullet Laying Soft Eggs*

    Not to scare you but this happened last night to me. My leghorn was on the nest in the early evening so i kind of moved her to see if she laid an egg but nothing so i let her be and checked her every hour or two and nothing. This morning she had passed away they are 19wks. Read about egg bound I...
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    Lost one!

    So my other hens are doing good and after I read about being egg bound and being new to this farming stuff I never thought of this. Boy I feel bad that it could've been prevented with alittle help. I guess I will watch closer to signs there giving me and ask for help on here. Thanks again for...
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    Lost one!

    I do give them oyster shells plus they have calcium un their feed. I thought maybe she was having trouble with egg laying, so i guess I'll find out today if she's the one laying the jelly egg. I'll post tonight when i get home on them. Thanks for your replies
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    Lost one!

    Last night i noticed that my white leghorn was laying on the nest for awhile, and acting kind of different they are just shy 19 wks. I have been getting 2 eggs a day from 3 of them, and then every other day get 2 good ones and one soft jelly like one. Well went out this morning and she had...
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    Getting Close!!!

    Well it Didn't go very good we were shot down 3 to 2 so now now i have some chickens that are 18 wks and almost laying some eggs for me. So now should i keep them till I get into trouble or get rid of them? Honestly it will be hard to get rid of them because I really like to see them in the...
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    Getting Close!!!

    Well we'll find out in alittle over a week if the residents of Stewartville Mn. will be able to have some chickens. It's been a long haul but the public meeting went fairly good i think and they made a couple of changes to the ordiordinance but I'm pretty confident that this will pass!! I will...
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    Golf balls in the nest??

    So I opened up my nest boxes and I read that some people use golf ball's and just wondering if it's ok that they have writing on them and will the chickens peck at them and continue to peck at their eggs when they start laying!! Thanks
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    We are close!!

    Well I believe we are down to one meeting on getting this done for allowing some chickens. July 8th is the meeting and it's going to be a public meeting so I hope we have enough on our side to convince the city it will be good to have a few chickens. I'm asking in advance for any advise that we...
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    New to chicken farming!!

    So I purchased some chickens from a local farm store and later found out we can't have chickens in our city. So I built a coop and they are 6wks old now and I have them in my garage. I shut the heat lamp off when the temp gets above 65 degrees in there, so my question is will they be fine...
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