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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    So pretty! One of our BCM lays the pink/mauve ones in the cartons. We've got three BCMs. One lays darker smaller eggs, one lays terracotta eggs (sometimes with small speckling😍, and one lays the heavy bloom pinkish ones. They tend to steal each other's eggs and sit on them, so I've yet to...
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    First Celadon Eggs!

    They're beautiful! I wish I could find a chicken that lays large eggs like this! I'm guessing I'd need to cross breed a Welsummer and a blue egg layer🤔 probably at Least a couple of generations..
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    First Celadon Eggs!

    What chicken breed lays these incredible eggs? What size are they? I'm looking to find some breed(s) that will lay large/LX eggs like these- blue, green, or somewhere between the two.
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    Is there such thing as TOO MUCH protein for chickens??

    Alright. Thank you! I know not to mix Corid & vitamins, I just wasn't sure if I should give them either, and if so, Which- the medication, or the vitamins/electrolytes.
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    Is there such thing as TOO MUCH protein for chickens??

    Again, thank you all for your responses! Two questions, then.. I know it's recommended that I go back to basics (not giving them any more treats for a couple weeks, in the hopes of their gastro issues clearing up). Should I not give them any electrolytes/rooster booster, then? I hadn't started...
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    Is there such thing as TOO MUCH protein for chickens??

    Thank you for the response. With the molting, they're already looking miserable. I'll try what Ridgerunner recommended (stopping treats & keeping an eye on their output for a couple weeks). There are NO signs of worms, (thankfully!).
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    Is there such thing as TOO MUCH protein for chickens??

    I've also been worried about giving my chickens too much protein, as well. I currently have eight chickens. Three Copper Black Marans, two Easter Eggers, one Prairie Bluebell Egger who are all 21 months old, save our two 4.5 month old Bresse. Here in Virginia (US), I feed mine a 50/50 mix of...
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    1 3/4 year old EE in respiratory distress- what can I do? She's 'snoring' while awake, & fluffed up.

    I had never heard it was toxic to birds. It was about 1/3 tsp of the water from a container of minced garlic, mixed in a quart of water. Refreshing the water, I won't put it in, moving forward. Thank you. Here in BYC, there are articles (plural) praising garlic's properties, along with apple...
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    1 3/4 year old EE in respiratory distress- what can I do? She's 'snoring' while awake, & fluffed up.

    When I went out to check on our flock today, this sweetheart was fluffed up and making a loud snoring sound, which I recognized as respiratory distress from other BYC videos. I checked her vent, and it's clean. Lots of new pin feathers, but no obvious signs of diarrhea or bugs/parasites (a...
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    Anyone found music chickens like?

    I had a hen that turned out to be a roo, but we had no idea until I played Pussycat Dolls while I was cleaning their coop. Once they started playing, he would NOT stop crowing until I turned them off to call the breeder who sold him to me. I never got my "guaranteed" money back from the breeder...
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    RED TASSELS ON CORN

    I don't know what your situation was, but when I realized our corn stalks never grew as tall as I expected them to, and their tassels/silks turned burgundy, I looked into it and the most common answer was that it was likely because I didn't water it as frequently/deeply as it needed me to. Once...
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    Topic of the Week - Keeping Chickens Cool in Summer

    I put a frozen jug of water in my chicken's water bucket each morning, and switch it out around 3-4 pm with another one (I keep two rotating in our freezer to keep their water cool, and en extra for their pool). They love frozen leftover fruit, which I dice up into tiny chunks and freeze in...
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    Lots of symptoms. What is the consensus of what we are dealing with?

    Thanks for the video!! I was having issues with an egg bound hen several months ago and tried to give my hen a tums. It did not go well. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Thankfully, an epsom salt bath helped. I was just running the water to fill her bath bucket for a second one (a few hours after id dried her from the...
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    Virginia

    I'm lucky enough to have a very patient and handy husband who helped me with mine, after the hundredth revision. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ I didn't anticipate having a chicken small enough to use the crossbeam as a roost, but our one Prairie Bluebell Egger loves it up there! The rest of our hens (Copper Black...
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    Pine pellets for coop bedding??? Does it work?? I'm curious....

    THIS!!! I had dirt and grass when we started our run, not expecting the grass to last long (it didn't). There was incredibly hard clay under the thin layer of dirt, but the chickens enjoyed the dust baths from the clay they dug up. Then, the rains came..and our run flooded. Everyone said 'use...
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    Air conditioning, just enough to keep them cooler

    Living in Virginia, we've got the high (three to four months long) temperatures and the miserable humidity (I'm an Alaskan transplant who's been here long enough to REALLY appreciate A/C). This is the first summer with our hens outside, as we kept them in our garage while we were building the...
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    Pack 'n Play Brooder

    I have a similar playpen (48" x 48") but we're only getting three less than a week old chicks from a local breeder to add to our flock. Out setup is in our sunroom, which gets cool at night in Virginia at this time of year. With three walls in that room being all windows (albeit covered with...
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    Hen is lethargic, tail down, not eating or drinking

    Yes, thanks for asking! I forgot to post an update🤦🏼‍♀️, but the good news is she's fine now. She was egg bound for almost two full days, but after an Epsom bath, blow dry, a comedic half hour attempt at giving her a Tums (in little pieces, which she repeatedly fought, then gave in Only to spit...
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    Egg-cited Today! I got my first order!

    😆Nice to see I'm not alone in the 'allergic-to-my-favorite-hobbies' craziness! We live in Virginia, and were informed when we arrived (military), "Welcome to Virginia! If you don't have seasonal allergies, you will by the time you leave!" 😷 Wonderful news on your eggs! Congratulations!🎉
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    Which puppy pads are safest??

    Which puppy pads are safest? They all seem to have scents or carbon.. is that safe for chicks? 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️ Our daughter recently came home from college after an extended illness. Now that she lives with us, she's needing something to focus on while she's recovering, and apparently, zombie chickens...
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