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    Flocks not merging

    Just saw another thread that addressed my concerns. I’m good. Thank you anyway. I’d delete this if I could figure out how.
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    Flocks not merging

    Hi All, I’ve been raising chickens successfully for some years now (thanks in large part to this community) but I’m stumped and hoping you can help again. I have 6 adults (~ 18 months old) and 6 new birds (~ 5 months old). Like I have with every other new group of birds in the past, they are...
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    Hard-boiled

    Hi All Not sure which forum to post in, but I’d like to ask your experience with hard boiling your eggs. Specifically, the peeling of said eggs. If I boil my girls’ eggs the same way I boil a store bought egg, they peel totally differently. My eggs are a disaster and usually lose most of the...
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    Fence analysis paralysis

    Yikes. Ok - so we’ll concede electrical is needed to keep the nasties out. Can I then ask your thoughts on what keeps the girls in? Clearly they can fly a 3 or 4 foot fence. I’ve read that a two wire electric fence is enough to keep them in once they’ve experienced a shock. But seems sketchy...
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    Fence analysis paralysis

    Hi all - Happy Mother’s Day to whomever it applies. So I think I’ve over researched and now my brain is locked up. I’m hoping for some advice specific to what I’m looking to accomplish. I’ll try to be brief. I live on ⅓ acre in a neighborhood of similar size lots. Used to let my birds free...
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    Water Nipples Question

    I tried water nipples when mine were still little. Before I figured out what was up, I had one dead of dehydration and one looking pretty poor. I was able to nurse her back as well as the rest, but it soured me on the nipples. I know many people use them successfully, but I’m mighty fun shy...
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    Sick Bird

    Update 2: I gave her some nutri-drench and then gave her a break from all the bother. Yesterday she seemed much improved moving around more normally and showing interest in the scratch. She also got all into a tomato like it was a revelation so I figured we were on the mend. This morning...
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    Sick Bird

    Update: I couldn’t get her to swallow coconut oil (per the article) but decide to massage her crop anyway. Over 10 minutes a substantial amount of a tan, opaque fluid came out. I would massage a bit, then bend over so her face was pointed at the ground and another bunch of fluid would come out...
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    Sick Bird

    Ok - crop is visibly swollen. I would say puffy the best description. Definitely not hard and not thick the way I would describe a lump of dough. So soft and puffy. I do give them grit o occasion. and they also free range a bit. also their run is a dirt run so I’ve figured they get grit from...
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    Sick Bird

    Hopefully this works. I’m a bit of an internet idiot but my 11 year old helped. I’m starting to think it’s respiratory. I’ve heard molasses in the water? But then afraid that could cause diarrhea? Oy!
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    Sick Bird

    Hi Everyone. Looking for some advice/opinions on what’s going on and what to do about it. For the last week or two I’ve been feeling like one my girls has been in decline. She’s a 10 month old Speckled Sussex. Recently it’s obvious. Below is a short video of her. She’s moving slowly, not...
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    Preparing for egg laying

    oh my!! yes - i will reach out when the time comes. thank you
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    Preparing for egg laying

    Had no idea. Thanks. I plan to add to the flock next year so maybe I'll look for the real deal.
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    Preparing for egg laying

    nothing about color. It was in the Ameraucana bin for whatever thats worth.
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    Preparing for egg laying

    This is a picture of what we bought as an Ameraucana...
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    Preparing for egg laying

    What breeds of chickens are they? What laying feed would you be giving them? Are they free ranging at all? Do they get other supplements like treats and the like? I have 2 Speckled Sussexes, 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 1 Ameraucana and 1 Austrolorp. I was just going to use whatever organic laying...
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    Preparing for egg laying

    Hi All My girls just hit the 12 week old mark. I believe I'm about 6 weeks away from egg laying, but I like to be prepared so wanted to ask a few questions I've been thinking on. When should I open the nest boxes? When should I place fake eggs in the boxes? When can I start layer feed (I have...
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    E-fence to keep them in

    Thank you
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    E-fence to keep them in

    Hi All So I've been reading threads on electric fences, but they all seem to focus on keeping predators out. I'm interested in the their effectiveness at keeping the girls in. What's to keep them from just flying over? My situation is that I live on ⅓ acre. I like to let them out an hour or...
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    How much time do chickens spend in their coop?

    I’ve been stressing out a little because I figured my girls would be out all day and I often look out to see they’re all back inside. They’re 2 months old so I thought maybe it was an age thing. While they do get afternoon sun in the covered run, they’ll even go in on a cloudy day. But they...
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