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    Very Swollen Abdomen

    Hi! Yes she is walking like a penguin -- she seems like she has lost some weight...
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    Very Swollen Abdomen

    Help! I need some advice on my 1 year old hen who has an extraordinarily enlarged abdomen (below her vent). It literally looks like there is a baseball lodged in her intestines. Two days ago I noticed she was standing funny in the coop with her feathers puffed out. She was eating/drinking...
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    Help! Molt in winter???

    Thank You - I will check in the AM!
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    Help! Molt in winter???

    I just noticed one of my girls is molting too (I think). Her whole chest is bare and loosing feathers at an alarming rate. Does anyone know how to tell if it is something else besides a winter molt? She is eating/drinking fine and hangs out with the other girls. She seems to be acting fine...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    WindyCity -- all valid points!
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    Hi! So, it will be the 2nd winter with my coop & so far, so good. Despite very cold temps, my girls are fine. I have 5 full size hens & free range them everyday all day. They put themselves to bed at night & I simply go out & shut their door. I don't use any winter boards on the coop bc when I...
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    Chicken Attack

    Thank you -- I will give her a little bit more time but it has def become an issue with my kiddo's feeling comfortable collecting eggs and feeding them in fear that "Lulu" will attack! Someone I spoke with mentioned she might be taking on the role of the Rooster since we don't have one. Thanks...
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    Chicken Attack

    Thank You! I will definitely give it a try. She is hard to catch - the only one in the bunch that is sneaky and really fast! When she gets out of the coop she runs right for me and when she gets close she flies upward as if she wants to peck my eyes out! The only way to get her to stop the...
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    Chicken Attack

    What should I do about 1 of my chickens who attempts to attack me every time I let her out of the coop, attempt to get an egg out of the nesting box and reach into the coop to feed them?! I only have 6 chickens and I have had her since she was a baby. She is one year old and her behaviors just...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    I've had my coop for about a year and when I set it up for the first time I was afraid of animals getting to my chickens. I decided to lay 12x12" pavers along the outside edge of the entire coop and haven't had any issues with animals wanting/digging for my chickens. I do live in the center of...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    I put hay in the nesting box but that was all. As for cleaning out the coop…everything was frozen solid this winter so as soon as spring arrived I lifted the coop up with my husband and cleaned it all out which was a total stinky huge mess. The girls loved me for it though! I put down some...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    I am from central Connecticut and this winter was really cold and snowy. I got nervous a few nights because it went down to almost -15 with wind chill this year. I expected to go out and find my chickens frozen but they were totally fine. I did put an old door mat over the exposed back part...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    With the winter so harsh and now that spring has arrived I went to go clean out the coop because of the winter build-up of chicken poop on the bottom of the coop and found it challenging to shovel out from the front hatch (removable door). I got a majority of it clean but this weekend I will...
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    Anyone have experience with Urban Chicken Coop Company?

    This is an older post but it caught my eye bc I have the Round Top Coop from the Urban Coop Co & really like it. It was a little pricey but I loved the look, liked that it was made in the USA, great customer service & I find it pretty functional. There are a few things i might change but...
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