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Thanks for all the advice... Eve (her name) and the others are only allowed out for at most 2 hours just before dark. They go in at dusk all by themselves. I think I'll move her into a BRAND NEW smaller coop/pen that I set up just to be the Maternity Ward, Intensive Care Nursery. I'll trust...

Howdy, One of my Speckled Sussex hens has started setting on a bunch of eggs. Does being broody stop her own production until the chicks hatch or will she keep adding to the nest? Second question: When I open the pen for a few hours of "free range time".... she will leave the nest, but goes...

Thanks for all the thoughts and opinions. Samson is NOT headed for Freezer Camp yet..... But that was always the plan once he helped "grow" the FLOCK! I was very specific in wanting Speckled Sussex and they are NOT easy to find in North Eastern AZ. The SS breed has done well all...

Chicken.Lytle, thanks for the link. I read it and took it to heart... UPDATE! Today, when I let them out, Samson was much better behaved. He ruffled his feathers as soon as he exited... but did NOT make any aggressive moves to me at all. So the "show of force" yesterday may have made him...

I do intend to win... I'd just rather he do a little procreating before he joins the Freezer Flock. He used to be so nice and docile.... ate out of my hand. Then I think he discovered his OWN Huevos.... He has started making overtures to the hens but I've not seen much more.... His attacks...

Samson used to be so calm and peaceful..... I was gone for 6 days. Samson and his 3 hens had plenty of food and water in their pen. Today, I got home about an hour before dark so I let them out. Not 10 feet out into FREEDOM, Samson turned around and jumped at me! I kicked at him. I walked...

Howdy all you knowledgable folks. My local feed store has a good price on name brand layer feed. I want to buy a bunch and store it. I have a rodent proof place to keep it in the original bags. Will it go "bad" or loose nutritional value? I'm a firm believer that the "use by" dates on...

When I let my FLOCK! out they have 39 acres to explore. Very few predators and I'm around somewhere. At first, they stayed close to the house... mostly under the front porch. Now they can get 100-150 feet away from the house. All I have to do is show my face and they come running looking...

I get the stampede too. Samson, gentleman that he is, usually lets the 4 hens out first. Never have heard the knocking in the evening. They put themselves in at night... I wait until the sun has set and just go out, say "Goodnight" and lock the pen. They are already in the coop. They will...

My Rooster, Samson, does a power nap on his feet rather frequently.. At first I was worried but now just accept it. If everything else seems fine... ALL is probably fine:) Joe

Not sure which is doing it.... but I strongly suspect Samson, so each morning I hear this incessant knocking on the door to the pen. They want OUT and they want out NOW! Samson only crows about every 3rd morning... but somebody is pecking away at the door EVERY morning. Since they are right...

Give Rochester a 6-Pack and put a bag over the hen's head!

Hi all you knowledgable folks... Tonight, as I was closing up the pen, I missed one of my hens. I opened one of the nesting boxes and there she was! Gave me the EVIL EYE! Next thing I knew, she was standing at the door of the coop looking angrily at me! Once before, at a time earlier in the...

If she is old.... maybe she is suffering from HOT FLASHES?

You mention that the RSL eggs "are now" bigger.... Does that mean they started small and got larger? My eggs have bright orange yolks.... very little albumin.... mostly yolk. Great for omletes... Not sure how it will work in a situation where I need them to bake a cake...

Hi all you knowledgeable folks. My 4 Speckled Sussex pullets have resumed occasional laying.... they took time off after I moved them 160 miles. I understand that the number of eggs will drop off with the shorter days. I don't want to provide artificial lighting... The eggs I'm getting are...

The first egg I got was in the middle of the small coop. The next 2 were in separate nesting boxes. I found them at the same time but don't want to speculate if the girls decided to do it at the same time! All 3 eggs were sitting out in the open.... Yesterday I did a good cleaning and dug...

They all look normal. Samson's comb is the same color of red as when I picked him up. I've let them out at noon today. The pullets are having a ball. Samson is much more reserved. Interestingly, they all are facinated being under my front porch. Rarely venture out past it. Hope they get...

Hi SmittenChicken... I just ordered my heated waterer. I googled alot and found the best deal here.... http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=23286&cat_id=141 Your mileage may vary:D

Thank you all for your replies. I think I now have the courage to NOT heat the coop. I agree the danger of a short circuit fire far outweighs the benefit. They all are full feathered. One of my goals if for the FLOCK! to live as natural a life as possible. This includes normal day/night...