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    Light in the hen house

    Winter light will get you eggs, when they would normally not be laying. But, chickens will only lay so many eggs, over a lifetime. You can have eggs through the winter, but your hens will not lay for as many years, as they normally would. That means you'll have non-productive hens to "deal"...
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    peanut butter

    Your chickens are getting excellent treats! My chickens get whatever is left over and we don't eat. Everything from Mexican, to unknown substances. They have eaten Styrofoam ice chests, so, I no longer worry about what they eat.
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    Hello from Manitoba Canada

    Hello and welcome! I can't help you on chickens with goats. I can tell you that they get along fine with my three mules. The mules did try and stomp the chickens, but chicken don't run in a predictable escape direction, or, at a constantly velocity, so, the mules gave up trying. Everybody...
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    Possible broken wing! Advice!?!

    Sorry to hear about your girl. I haven't repaired any broken wings, but did splint a couple of broken legs. They heal quite fast and are pretty durable birds. I'm sure you could wrap her wing and bind it to her, I'm just not informed enough on the proper procedure for you to get it right...
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    Weird Behavior

    My broodies usually go in a chicken tractor. The other hens free range around the tractors, so, they all "keep in touch". I haven't had to resort to the kennel, but it seems like a good solution, when coop availability is limited.
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    Weird Behavior

    I agree. A broody hen gets back to the nest faster than a boomerang, too.
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    Weird Behavior

    When I toss a broody off her nest, the other hens sometimes pick on her until she blends in with the flock again. When she gets off the nest with new chicks, its a different story. New mothers are hell on wheels and will take on all comers. Can you fix a broody hen? I put the ones I don't...
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    Weird Behavior

    Yea, a determined broody hen will try and hatch air.
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    Itty bitty egg in the nesting box has me stumped.

    No, it's kind of a hiccup in the laying process. It will be all white, with no yolk. Another term for them is fart egg.
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    Chicks outside in Southern California - When? Help?

    6 weeks a little young. If your coop had four sides, they might be ok. They aren't fully feathered yet and not really prepared to face wind and weather. Usually, by 8 weeks they have full feathering and do just fine in the temperatures you are having. I'd reconsider moving them to a partially...
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    Weird Behavior

    She's broody.
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    Question about year badges

    Verrry interesting! And here I though I was being ignored for having an avatar of a horse's ....... I'll have to be more active, more often. I do miss seeing the posts of some of the members from the "Old Days", when BYC was still young. Where are you, Davaroo?
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    Buff orpington weak??

    25~30 should be no problem. I've got a couple hens that would rather roost in the run and it's been in the teens at night for the past three weeks. Could she be getting ready to lay? Timing isn't that far off, for an early layer. Other than that, I don't know what else to suggest.
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    I'm not sure how to use this site.

    Be patient. . . . . . . someone will eventually answer the questions you post. Welcome to BYC
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    Note for customers in egg cartons about eggs

    When we first started selling, yes, we did give a note with information about washing, the "bloom" and other trivia. Everyone we sell to now is a repeat customer and there is more of a demand for egg orders than we can fill. Your customers will most likely be regulars, so, I doubt you'll need...
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    How soon after adding light

    As I recall, it takes about two weeks for them to start laying noticeably more. Keep in mind, that if you add artificial longer daylight, that the number of years your birds will lay, will be decreased. More, or less, they "burn out" early.
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    Feeding cracked corn to younger laying hens

    Bad idea. Growing birds need protein. Cracked corn is not a good choice for a main source of nutrition, for any age chicken. Starter/grower is what you should be feeding, until they are almost ready to lay.
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    PLEASE tell me this isn't a blood ring!!

    OK, I don't think it is. The obvious ones I've had are a distinct, almost strait line, circling the near center of the egg. Candle again in a couple of days and you'll know for sure. The vein growth looks normal, to me.
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    Concrete Coop floor

    Both my coops have concrete floors. I cover the floor with shavings. Easy to clean out and nothing can match the durability.
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    Chickens in the garden -good idea?

    From my past experiences, if its green, non-toxic (sometimes even toxic), your chickens, if left there long enough, will eat all of it. I used to let mine free range the lawns and orchard. They did a great job of eating any low hanging leaves on the peach trees. They also ate every bit of...
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