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I have a 2 year old light brahma. She's been sitting in the nest box for about 5 days, feathers puffed out. I take her out all day long, and she just runs right back in. First she drinks, then eats and back to her nesting box.. Sigh. She seems fine otherwise. Is she broody? And how do I snap...
big risk! My girls are 11 months old and I let them free range only when I'm in the yard with them. have a 6' foot fence around the property but I've witness skunks and groundhogs come from under them. A herd of 4 deer jump over the 6' foot fence to get to the other side (my family saw this...
We started our chicken adventure with wanting to go organic. First came the garden then 7 chickens. Our family will never eat a store bought egg again! Good Luck on your journey!
Same here 2 out of 7 started molting in October got their feathers. Then 4 lost their feathers in December and haven't gotten their feathers back in. All bear back some losing around the neck area. I don't have a rooster checked for bugs but couldn't find any. I dusted with sevin after a good...
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Thank you all! Imp first I love your quote! I do have a feather pecker in the bunch so I have 5 bare backs and 2 fully feathered. I thought they were molting but it's been 7 weeks and they still have missing feathers near their tail feathers. Was worried they'd catch a bug. Imp did your...
Hi everyone...My hubby put a red heat lamp bulb in the coop as our temps her in NJ have dipped into the 20's at night. The last 3 nights we have turned it on at 10pm and we noticed the girls flapping about, pecking the floor and simply staying up until 2 am. Will they get use to the light or did...
It's pretty normal...they shy away from new experiences. Maybe you could place them in the run and close the coop door. in a few days they should be alright. I had the opposite problem ...my girls wouldn't go into coop..lol I had to pick each one up, put her in and shut the door each time. In 10...
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I will Patty! How are you? Yes, it was an egg-citing day here yesterday and I'm glad the kids were home from school to see their first egg! It was small but a trophy none-the-less! Good to talk with you again
Sorry about the molting! My EE is going through it now and it is sad...