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    Red Foxes! How do I get rid of them?

    you can't kill every fox, youi can only make the pen more secure.
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    poultry processor in Maine

    Does anyone know of a poultry processor in Maine? The one I normally use doesn't have any appointments available until after Thanksgiving because they are also a turkey farm. I need to process chickens and ducks. Thank you!
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    How long to keep new ducks in confinement?

    Hi all. I have a quick question. I got my first 5 ducks a week ago. They are 3 months old. I have them behind an electric fence with a tractor that they have been going it at night. My question is, how long do I have to keep them in confinement before I can let them free range and still have...
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    Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

    thank you for the responses. There was no action after a day so I decided to let them go.
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    Adventures in Incubating Shipped Eggs

    It's 3 days since the last egg hatched under my broody hen. She rejected the last chick that hatched so I brought it in and put it in the brooder. I haven't been able to collect the unhatched eggs because she is crazy! Went out to check on her and the babies and one of the eggs left in the nest...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    It's 3 days since the last egg hatched under my broody hen. She rejected the last chick that hatched so I brought it in and put it in the brooder. I haven't been able to collect the unhatched eggs because she is crazy! Went out to check on her and the babies and one of the eggs left in the nest...
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    Do hens practice before they start laying?

    lol
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    Do hens practice before they start laying?

    Yay! I got my first egg this morning. For some reason it was under the roost and not in the nest box. Do I need to put fake eggs in the nest boxes to get them to lay in there?
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    Do hens practice before they start laying?

    This may seem a little backwards, but I actually started with 80 meat birds last September. They were black rangers. I decided to keep 4, after doing a little research and discovering they are a decent egg producer. I had a coop already because I'm getting chickens strictly for eggs in the...
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    Do hens practice before they start laying?

    Whew. Thank you all for the responses. I was afraid they might be egg bound. Sorry if that sounds dumb, these are my first egg birds.
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    Do hens practice before they start laying?

    Hello all, My question is this, my girls are 5 months old. All of a sudden they are spending a lot of time in the nesting boxes, but haven't laid any eggs. Could it be a hormone thing? I was very excited yesterday thinking I was getting my first egg and nothing. Thanks in advance!
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