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    To Break or not to Break???

    I didn't know until yesterday that the other hens were laying in the nest with the broody, my husband saw one in there. They free range all over my yard and the neighbors bc he doesn't mind and I thought they were laying somewhere else. I just took a ton of the eggs she still has a bunch under...
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    To Break or not to Break???

    So my just under a year old hen in a flock of three hens all the same age, with no rooster, is broody. At first I wasn't sure but now I'm positive of it as she has not come out of the nest in over a week she's sitting in it at night time and she's absolutely incorrigible if you come near it...
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    How cold is too cold?

    But how would you know if they are uncomfortably cold? I have 3 pullets in a coop made from repurposed pallets but every place there was a gap has a plank we put in, its about 13ft x 3.5ft and we have lots of small square "windows" for ventilation ( 2" x 2"). Their roost bar is in the middle...
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    hard to kill a possum in the coop

    I learned this lesson myself last night. I always keep a big spotlight on at night and never had a problem. It shines right on the coo and lights up the whole yard. Yesterday my 4yr old turned it off during the day. I realized in the middle of the night and turned it on but not long after my...
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    Switched to layer feed, pullets won't eat it?

    Yes feed is available every hour they are awake. I take it up when they go up to roost for the night to deter the rats from coming from the woods ugh but I put it back out first thing in the morning (if not theyl carry on quite loudly until I do haha). And I always put out fresh food in the...
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    Switched to layer feed, pullets won't eat it?

    I have 3 pullets about 20 weeks old, 2 of them just started laying 2 weeks ago and I just so happened to need to go out for feed last week anyhow so I switched to layer feed. They won't eat it barely at all. Should I try another brand? Switch back to what I was using? I have oyster shell out...
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    Yes, I am asking why bathing a sick chicken will kill it??
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    Omg YIKES!!!! I would be completely freakinggggg out holy cow!!! So sorry for your poor girl 😥😥
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    Noted! I will remember this. Thank you for the info! First time chicken owner trying to learn all the things to possibly avoid medical catastrophes. There is sooooooo much to learn!!
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    Treating Wound on Comb of Speckled Sussex Pullet

    Wow!! Really?? That makes me feel so muvh better!! Obviously you can tell this is my first time owning chickens! I was most worried about the possiblity of pecking due to presence of blood. Is it not true that blood drives them into a frenzy?
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    Made the same mistake. To make matters worse, we had 2 ducks and 3 meat chickens all of which got wayyyy too big wayyyy too fast. Had to work on the coop after work at our regular jobs every night for hours for a couple weeks. Exhausting but was a good start to summer break for the kids, had...
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    Why is this?
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    Treating Wound on Comb of Speckled Sussex Pullet

    The local Tractor Supply carries these, Ive seen them there before. Ill pick some up today, I need to go get some grit anyhow. I can use these instead of dilute peroxide correct? The dilute peroxide probably stings a bit too!
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    Treating Wound on Comb of Speckled Sussex Pullet

    Thank you for your response. I believe the local tractor supply carries Blu-kote I will have to get some, if not for this incident Im sure we will need it in the future. Re-reading my post I realize its a bit "run-on"ish but I havent actually done anything yet lol! I was asking which of the 3...
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    Treating Wound on Comb of Speckled Sussex Pullet

    I didnt see what happened but I surmised from the kids, my 7 year old was swinging around a butterfly net "trying to catch butterflies" aka being silly bc there a no butterflies to be seen today. She somehow clipped Buttercup, our Speckled Sussex pullet who was happily minding her own business...
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    Speckled Sussex Thread

    I had 2 but one recently passed sadly. She was my favorite. Im so sad about it. Anyhow, they both have combs and wattles like the middle picture, why is one so different from the others??
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    Breed and Gender Please??

    I will post a better pic of the comb. What does "buff" mean?
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    Breed and Gender Please??

    They are about 14 weeks.
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    Breed and Gender Please??

    Breed and gender and how do you know?
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    Excited to Join the Community Part 2

    Thanks for your comment Dobie! Ive read a little bit about it and what I read said by a couple months they will be fat and lazy and even laying down to feed. Ours are quite large, especially compared to the other, but they are very active. We certainly dont want them to suffer needlessly and...
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