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    Closed for Review and cleanup - there must be a btter way

    Hi, recently there have been a couple of threads that have been "Closed for review and cleanup". I understand that sometimes people get a bit carried away and can be bothersome to other posters, and it can even get quite ugly. However, it seems that it is restricted to just a few posters...
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    Fragile, rumpled eggshells on young hen(s)

    I have been getting 2 odd looking eggs from my hens each day for some weeks now. The shells are extremely fragile; they have a very rough, pitted pointy end, and sometimes there are tiny bits of shell on the inside of the egg. The hens have oyster shells free choice, and are all free range...
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    Genetic Behaviours versus learned behaviour

    I have a "mutt" rooster that I kept because his papa was old and I thought the young feller was an Orp - turned out he was an Orp/Amereaucana (judging by his grown body type and colouration). We had Orps and Ameracauna hens at the time. Now, he has some really tremendous behaviour towards the...
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    How do I get the flock to come "IN" at night?

    Hi: I have several chickens (13), even more ducks (20) and two geese. We have a very large fenced (with electric wire) yard with a pond. However, we have even more property that would be great for the birds to forage in. This is our second year with birds, and I'm concerned about letting them...
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    New Member in Washington State - Greetings

    Hi, I'm fairly new to chickens - got started by "accident" 16 months ago. Hubby bought some chickens as a "fence tester". We had put the electric fence up because we lost my flock of geese to predation. So, then he went to some auctions with a friend, and came home with Muscovies. Oh, and...
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