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    Egg production questions...

    We have 8 chickens - 4 are chicks, born on May 1 - 3 Ameracaunas and one buff orpington - and 4 which are just under two years (Xmas 2014 chicks). Of the older 4, the rhode island red is a faithful daily producer. One of the two wyandottes lays every other day. The other one, since going...
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    Hen or rooster?

  3. loeuf shack

    Hen or rooster?

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    Hen or rooster?

    Yes uploads apparently didn't go through...not much help without that! Will try again...
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    Hen or rooster?

    Carrot, our 16 week old new barred-red cross... appears to be a rooster, but dont really know. No cockadoodledoing yet. Any insight from the informed?
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    Broody hen has begun laying again, chicks at 6 wks - is it time for her to return to the flock?

    Got it - havent heard of all flock yet - but will give it a try for a few months until the chicks are ready for layer. Thanks. With the separate oyster shell, will the chicks know to avoid it?
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    Broody hen has begun laying again, chicks at 6 wks - is it time for her to return to the flock?

    Thanks for all input. We have a rhode island red that's more aggressive than rest - only one I'm concerned about. What do you think about integrating the chicks with the flock, but quarantining the red in the temp quarters for a few days? Ive read that can be effective. Also, if...
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    Broody hen has begun laying again, chicks at 6 wks - is it time for her to return to the flock?

    Our broody has begun laying eggs this week - in the feed bucket! We have our chicks in a temporary run and coop, inside the main run, so she doesnt have access to the main coop or nest. Doesnt seem interested in returning to the flock yet and leaving the chicks - as she is pent up in the temp...
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    Two questions re mother hen behavior post hatch -

    Thanks - have tried to let her out a couple of times and frantically runs back. Will keep at it -
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    Two questions re mother hen behavior post hatch -

    1. Sitting on the new chicks with beak open, gasping for air - is this common, or should we be concerned. Days unusually warm - would that be the cause? also have one other chicken doing the same (not on brood), concerned about respiratory issue, and of course passing on to chicks. 2. What...
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