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    Is this normal?

    I haven’t, will I be looking for tiny bugs in her feathers? Also, is the “white dust” look on her waddles (and some on her comb) considered normal, or should that be concerning?
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    Is this normal?

    Hi! Our Daisy apparently plucked her chest feathers, however she is not broody. So, this has me perplexed. Her skin looks really red. Is this normal, some kind of growth that shouldn’t be there, or something else??
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    What size of rocks do I need?

    This is what happens when your rocks aren’t big enough. I have a fake plant in the pot for fall, and covered the dirt up with rocks I had from another project and they tore through those pretty easily. We have 4 chickens. I thought I was fooling them, but they’re determined! Don’t underestimate...
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    What size of rocks do I need?

    The big rocks worked out great! The mulch was such a mess, and we got big enough rocks that the chickens don’t scratch in them. They will walk on them, but they don’t move them. Here are some pics. They measure about 3-6 inches.
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    What breed and gender?

    Meet Stormy and Sunshine…they are a day or two shy of 6 weeks old. I picked up some fertilized eggs from a local farmer and put them under our broody hen and these two hatched out. Any idea of breed or gender?
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    Ended 2022 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    She’ll strike a pose anywhere! This very girly hen is Pearl.
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    Ended 2022 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    Ms. Blackberry! She is fun and feisty!
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    Ended 2022 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    Soaking up some morning sun. Pearl and Ginger.
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    Ended 2022 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

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    Broken egg, is the clutch spoiled?

    We have a broody hen, Asian Black, a year old this month. Early this spring she went broody the first time, after a couple of months I finally broke her. She was great, then about a month later, she went broody again. I decided to get her three possible fertilized eggs from a local farmer. I put...
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    Dull comb - broody

    We have an Asian Black hen, 10 months old. She went broody in February and I’m still trying to break her. We have a small flock of 4 in our backyard, we got them when they were a week old, so we’re going through the broodiness for the first time. When I let them out in the morning I block access...
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    Broody hen...how long?

    We have a black Asian hen, she has been broody for aver a month. We only have hens, so not fertilized. We gather the eggs before she can sit on them too long, we’ve also blocked the egg box with a board, we’ve moved her from the coop to the yard and shut the door to the coop so she can’t return...
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    Is this chickens toe ok?

    I noticed this white spot on my chicken’s foot...first time chicken owner here...is this a problem I need to address or will it go away? She is a Black Asian, currently broody and about 8 months old. She free ranges in our tiny backyard most everyday for several hours. No predator could have...
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    What size of rocks do I need?

    Here is the area I need to eliminate the mulch. They’re coop is a moreless a VRBO, they’re taken care of in that respect and they have access to our tiny yard, we just need to preserve our landscaping as much as possible. Here is a pic of one of the areas I am needing to do rock. I just want to...
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    What size of rocks do I need?

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    What size of rocks do I need?

    We are new chicken owners, sharing our small backyard with 4 chickens, and we have quickly found out they love mulch! Mulch is everywhere! We are taking out the mulch and replacing with rock. I know we need larger rock. My question is how large? Will the rock in this picture work, or does it...
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    Small coop bedding

    We built a small backyard coop 4x4. The upper part is covered where the roost bar and egg box is, the lower level is the run. Currently we have wood shavings from Tractor Supply in the covered upstairs part. Are there any other alternatives to wood shavings? Anytime we open the door to the upper...
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    How to keep fresh eggs

    Our little backyard flock of 4 chickens started laying eggs last week. From what I read, fresh eggs, unwashed, can be kept out on the counter for a month, is this correct? And, once washed, they need to be refrigerated because the bloom has been removed which allows bacteria to get in the egg...
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    Is this a California White?

    This is the color ours lays...would this be in the white family or brown family? Hers is the lightest egg in the bowl.
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    Is this a California White?

    Interesting! Glad to see another chicken that looks like mine! Does she lay the light brown eggs too? I wonder what hybrid they are??
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