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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    I should have come here sooner...although even after reading through the 20+ pages of threads I still don't know why mine aren't laying!! I have 12 hens and no rooster. They were hatched May of 2010. We began getting eggs last September and got anywhere from 10 -12 eggs all winter with very...
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    RIR with egg on her butt

    Thanks for the info, I assumed an egg breaking inside would not be good. Our hens were one year old in May. They shouldn't be done laying yet, should they? We do offer oyster shell free choice and I have been giving them back some of the egg shells. I'll start giving them some cheese. I...
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    RIR with egg on her butt

    She seems back to herself today. We didn't have much chance to observe her yesterday as we were gone all day to a funeral. What happens if the egg breaks inside her? Do they eventually poop them out? Thinking back that looks like what happened, her back side was a mess.
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    RIR with egg on her butt

    We did find a couple of broken/eaten eggs throughout the course of the winter but I think the breakage was mainly due to traffic jams in the nesting boxes and the eating an after thought. We have 5 boxes for the 13 hens but they all seem to prefer 2 of the boxes and the light brahma's like to...
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    RIR with egg on her butt

    We have 13 hens and one of our RIR today looks like she has egg smeared in her feathers under her vent. She seems to be off by herself today with her feathers fluffed out and eyes closed at times. My son held her so I could take a couple of pictures. One shows just the smeared mess and the...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: Hi! I see you're in Walker, that where my husband's family lives! He won't live in snow country because of all the stories he's heard!! Nice coop!! Thanks, we love living here. I would get bored without the change of seasons. I enjoy winter, I just wish it was a bit shorter...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: So your turkeys, chickens and peafowl share the same coop in harmony? Cool! Do the turkeys top the pecking order or does every species have its own pecking order? We have a couple of EE mutts (they are my fav's), 3 light brahma, 2 RIR, 2 brown leghorn, 2 SL wyandotte and 2 black sex...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: So your turkeys, chickens and peafowl share the same coop in harmony? Cool! Do the turkeys top the pecking order or does every species have its own pecking order? We have a couple of EE mutts (they are my fav's), 3 light brahma, 2 RIR, 2 brown leghorn, 2 SL wyandotte and 2 black sex...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: That is a thought. Leave the insulation or remove it do you think?
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: By leaving the door open during the day do you mean a chicken size door or a big people size door? I would feel pretty confident following your lead, our winters would seem pretty comparable with the exception being that you probably get way more snow (gotta love that lake affect!)...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: I did check that out, thanks. I guess I am too soft, I worry too much about the cold. I'm trying to get over that! It is not an easy thing for me, I like to be warm so I think everything else should be too. Guess that's why we have a 50 lb. dog sleeping in bed with us most nights;)
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Quote: I guess I didn't explain the screened part too well! The coop roof is built with trusses and covered with shingles just like a roof on the house. The screened part I was referring to is actually in the ceiling not the roof. It is screened in on the inside of the coop and only open to...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    Good to hear from someone in Minnesota! We are up in Walker (shores of Leech Lake). We do have a little minimum/maximum thermometer/hygrometer out in the coop. It seems to freeze up or something. Like I said, I think the temperature is accurate but it says the humidity is 16% right now so...
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    Worried about humidity in the coop this winter

    My family and I are new to raising chickens this year. We have 13 hens. Our coop is 8 x 8 plywood with cedar lap siding. The walls are 2 x 4 with fiberglass insulation and plywood on the inside walls too. We had the coop wired with electricity, there is an outside "porch light", one inside...
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    wheezing chicken

    Sounds good, we'll give it a shot. We have 2 crates for our English Setters. We had to use one this morning when our 4 yo Setter met up with a skunk!! She is not wheezing all the time. Currently she is walking around and not making the noise at all. Very unsettling. She happens to be one of...
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    wheezing chicken

    This site has been helpful the two times we have posted so here goes #3... We have an Easter Egger who is 4 mos. old and has been healthy up until today. We came home and let them out to "free range" for the evening and our son noticed Freita was wheezing when she breathes. My DH and I went...
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    Austrolorps?

    I agree now that I've been directed towards correct pics... The pullets are really nice hens - and friendly. I'll just have to give a friendly reminder to our feed store that three of the four breeds we ordered were incorrect. Thanks folks, DC
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    Austrolorps?

    Hi all, Let's see if I downloaded the pics correctly... Are these Austrolorps as ordered? We are suspicious due to the brown around the neck - especially on the one pullet. Thanks for your opinions in advance! DC
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    Ameracauna???

    Yes - green legs, pea comb (though small) and ordered from a hatchery as an 'ameracauna' - but she's our favority little bird of the bunch. A great personality, very friendly/curious; and yes, it will be interesting to see what color eggs she lays within about a month. And a beautiful bird...
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    Ameracauna???

    I guess I would call it a pea comb though it is very small compared to the other hen her age.
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