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    5 eggs for ten hens

    We average 5 eggs for 10 hens. Is that normal ?
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    Didn’t socialize chicks well

    My older hens are great. I spent a lot of time with him when they were younger chicks and so now I am able to handle them more. My new set of chicks I had no time. I barely held them. They won’t even let me come near them. Will they ever warm up to me ?
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    Dust bathing

    Do you keep a separate area for this? I made one and I feel they never use it. So I just sprinkle Wood Ash and DE in their coop and mix it in with their wood chips. They prefer making their own dust bath areas
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    What breed is this

    My husband picked them out and I don’t remember him ever saying Rhode Island. But they do look like it
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    No more than 2 of each kind

    So I read somewhere you shouldn’t have 2 more of each breed. Is their truth to this? Cause if so I out numbered my girls. I’ll have 4 barred rocks and 4 Americanas. and after that everyone is spilt in pairs.
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    What breed is this

    What breed are these dark brown girls
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    Free range but destroys plants

    Ahhh. That’s awful !
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    Free range but destroys plants

    Not really. We have plants every where. And our property is huge to make another fence. Maybe it’s just the name of the game.
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    Free range but destroys plants

    I would love to free range full time but my chickens destroy my plants. They scratch and scratch until their roots are exposed and they die. So right now I let them out for the last hour of light to keep the damage to a minimum but it’s still maintenance for me to take care of what the...
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    Mice in Coop

    It’s only obvious where I live that mice have to be in my coop. so I know by having their water and food out I’m just helping the mice. My fencing is 1/2 inch wide? Maybe 3/4 and then chicken wiring wrapped around the whole thing. Before you say you shouldn’t use chicken wiring this coop is...
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    Introducing another new set of babies

    Like a week or two? I gave my last flock I believe 2 weeks.
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    Introducing another new set of babies

    They are separated now. I only let it go on for about 5 min and decided it wasn’t a good idea.
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    Introducing another new set of babies

    First flock is 1.5 years old 2nd flock is 4 months old. I introduced them by fencing them off from older flock for 2 weeks. they pretty much hang out as separate flocks today I got( 2) new silkies. I wanted to see how they would do just tossing them in. So I did. And one of them the younger...
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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

    She’s almost 4 months, so not yet
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    Coop run in Oregon

    Hello all - I live In Oregon where it rains. A lot!! half my run is fully covered and the other half is Not. When it rains the uncovered part turns to complete yuck and mud.. It drains fine, but it’s Oregon. Lol I don’t like how my run is built because it’s hard to come up with idea on how to...
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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

    Yes! Now I recall that name. Thank you. :))
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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

    Sorry. It was being dumb trying to load.
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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

    Here’s picture
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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

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    What kind of chicken is this sweet girl?

    I thought she was a Silkie but when I look up pictures of silkies they don’t look like here. Maybe a different breed
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