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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    The majority of my flock are mixtures as well. All I can tell you is if the daddy is a Cochin or leghorn. (My Cochin is heavily booted, and a bantam). I like the mixtures, I’m the same way with dogs, give me a “mutt” any day of the week!
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    Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

    @Shadrach I'm new to your thread. And I’m also too lazy to go back thousands of posts to find out the breed of that grey hen. Can you tell me the breed of the grey hen on the right of the juicy white hen? She’s a beaut! Also the last picture..is that a coop? A nesting area?? It looks perfectly...
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    Can I brag a bit?! Look at my kiddos awards!

    The hens I can definitely show you, the eggs were cracked open to measure the albumen, yolk, the air cell and germinal disc. My girls are getting extra treats this week!
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    Can I brag a bit?! Look at my kiddos awards!

    My kiddos won 1st place in the egg competition (blue medium) in our state! 2nd place (white large) 2nd ( brown peewee) 2nd ( blue large) Every egg they entered won 1st or 2nd place. Going by the USDA they are AA quality! They worked very hard for these medals as did my hens!
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    Are your chickens smarter than you?

    She’s beautiful! Are you keeping the kittens? My kitty gets along with my chickens. I’ve got a special needs rooster who stays in the house at night, and he’s humongous, 15lbs of grouch. And when my cat was a kitten, Fred (rooster) put my cat(phoenix) in his place real quick. Since then no...
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    Awww. I’ve got the first daughter of my only Austrolorp ready for hatch any day now. I wasn’t planning on hatching this late in the year, but my Americauna went broody and hid two eggs. One of which is my austrolorps. I let my young children name most of my birds. I’ve got a cookie, muffin...
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    Yes!! My Austrolorp on top of a 10ft. window ledge!! What’s your Austrolorps name?
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    Here’s a good one! So EVERY night before bed I check the chickens, (I don’t know why, I tuck them in before roost) and JC my black Austrolorp, always sleeps in the corner next to the rooster. ALWAYS. Tonight I go check on everyone and I don’t JC! Gomez is there, but LULU is in JCs place. I look...
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    Two year old Austrolorp hasn’t laid in 6 days

    I’m in the rolling hills with lower elevation..the piedmont area. And I’ve got falling leaves, and a bit of orange here and there but nothing significant:( I can’t wait until the mountains are on fire!! The reds and golds are gorgeous!
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    Two year old Austrolorp hasn’t laid in 6 days

    She’s two years old. She’s not molting that I can tell, but a lot of my other girls are. I’ve got the extra protein for them. I make flock block with mealworms and tuna and a bit of poached egg for them. It stinks but they LOVE it!
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    Two year old Austrolorp hasn’t laid in 6 days

    I’m 45 minutes or from you. And you are absolutely right! The diminishing daylight!!! Whew I totally didn’t think about that, you’re just wise! For me it’s always worse case scenario. Is she sick? Or egg bound? Common sense things slip my mind. Thank you so much.
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    Two year old Austrolorp hasn’t laid in 6 days

    Hi! So my black Austrolorp hasn't laid in 6 days. She seems healthy, acting normal eating and drinking. Her poop looks good. She not bound that I can feel, she walks normal, she’s still active with the rooster. Not molting, no changes in environment. The weathers been great! 70s in the day, high...
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    Chicken oddities: what’s something you wish your chicken/chickens didn’t do?

    My bantam Cochin, Morticia just hatched a couple babies. Well actually about 7-8 weeks ago. One is a girl and one is most definitely a boy, his comb and wattles are impressive. Anyway they were outside just chickening around and I heard a scratchy crow. I looked at my husband “aww hes crowing”...
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    Advice wanted, rooster placement (ish).

    I have good roosters. 2 roosters in a flock of 27. (And Fred and his tiny flock). It’s been 2 years so far, and my Cochin rooster and leghorn rooster get along. I mean they’re not besties or anything but no spats. However I keep my eye on them, with roosters you never know. But so far it’s been...
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    Advice wanted, rooster placement (ish).

    Oh no no no! Fred will be completely separated from the other roosters. Just Fred and his gals. My coop is massive. It’s already divided with a wall and a door and screen door. So Fred would essentially have his own coop and yard. With Fred’s disabilities there’s no way I’d chance a spat. I’m...
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