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    Rooster Blues?

    Roosters have nothing to do with egg production, they only fertilize eggs. Why they slowed down now rather than earlier, who knows. In any case, they'll pick up again on their own whether they have a rooster around or not. A health check of everyone might be in order just to make sure that...
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    What is Your Daily Feeding Routine?

    I leave 50lbs of feed out at a time so I only need to refill every month and a half roughly. Several cats hang around my property so they take care of any rodents. Water gets changed as needed
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    What made you happy today?

    Wow, that's over 200 degrees colder than our highs in summer, crazy
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    Things you wish you could say

    Just because you want to "turn up" on a Saturday night, doesn't mean the rest of us do. You might be all about that bass but it's hurting my still stuffed up ears
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    Are my chickens REALLY dying of old age?

    It's not unusual for a hen to die at 6, they can live anywhere between 2-10+ years depending on breed, genetics and care. That said, if they are dying around the same time and you're worried you can contact your state's poultry extension to arrange for a necropsy, but otherwise 6 would be around...
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    Crowing Rooster ..all night long

    Completely valid solution, if you aren't all that attached to him, rehoming or eating him and getting another rooster that's a bit quieter during the night works. However, before you do that make sure there's not a predator prowling around and setting him off. Sometimes a rooster will crow at...
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    Any Gamers Here?

    No but I vaguely remember the TV show
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    How to stop ascites fluid drip after draining? Anything that can be applied to the site safely?

    Easiest and most humane methods are the broom stick method which is placing the chicken's head under a broom handle, standing on it and yanking in the chicken hard and slicing their throat. An easy method for that I've seen tossed around that is quick and easy on everyone involved (relatively...
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    Meyer delivery today!

    Good to know. I almost opted for the flock protector but decided against it because I'd rather spend extra to get a male from the breed I want, and it seems that was a good choice as Rhode island reds are near the top (if not at the top) of my breeds to avoid list, especially the males
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    How to regulate egg laying

    Aside from eliminating light not much you can do. Do be careful with heat lamps though as all it takes is a stray feather getting in there to possibly start a coop fire. In the name of safety I would look at alternative means of keeping the water unfrozen (such as heated water bowls)
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    Administering charcoal to wild duck

    Agreed, if it is bird flu nothing you do will help the bird and attempting to do something will only put yourself and your flock at risk. If it's not bird flu that is still something better left to the professionals as it's clearly an issue impacting the local population rather than just this...
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    Question of the Day - Thursday, January 8th, 2026

    Traditional
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    Favorite Chicken Breed?

    Another vote for easter egger! What's not to love? They go well in most flocks so it'd be worth it to have at least a few just because
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    Stop buying chicken feed

    If I did, I'd have no birds left in short order due to hawks, owls, cars, dogs plus whatever other predator happens to be around. Not that I have enough quality forage to sustain them, especially in winter anyhow. I'll stick with commercial feed
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    Chicken bully

    Sounds like normal pecking order stuff. Dominant birds will peck lower ranking birds. As long as it's not incessant and no one is getting hurt all is well. Extra feeders are still a good idea and that run is quite narrow so expanding will help and will enable you to add some clutter to break...
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