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    Big ones eating the little ones food!!

    I have 3 new Jersey Giants that I got in April. I have had the outside in the run with the other 10 chickens I have to get the used to each other. I had them separated with a fence for about 3 weeks so the older birds would not pick on them. A few days ago I removed the fence so all can live...
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    How do I stop the bullying?

    My coop is 4 by 8, with 3 nesting boxes. Their run is 28 feet by 16 feet. Plenty of room. I do think the barred rocks are the most aggressive towards the others.
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    How do I stop the bullying?

    I have ten chickens, 3 Buffs, 3 Barred Rocks, 3 Silkies and 1 Polish. My problem is one of the Silkies keeps getting bullied and pecked at to the point where the back of her neck is bloody. I have removed her from general population and brought her into the house to heal up so she is out of...
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    Buff won't go in???????

    2 days of walking her up the ramp and she is back in the swing of things! I guess she just needed a refresher course on ramp climbing. Go figure!! Women, I still don't understand them! ;)
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    Buff won't go in???????

    My Buff all of a sudden does not go in the coop at the end of the day. I find her under the coop when we come out to close it up. I can't for the life of me figure out why she won't go in and afraid something will get her or she will freeze. Can any of you possibly shed some some light on this...
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    Roof Vent?

    The vent over the nesting boxes is 1 foot by six inches. The by the roosts is 3 feet by six inches.
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    Roof Vent?

    I built my coop this past summer and it has been working out great for my girls. it is Basic rectangle flat top roof design that is 4x8 and is about 4 feet high in the front and 3 feet high in the back. I put vents that I can open on each end of the coop to get cross ventilation. One vent is...
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    When will the others start laying????

    I have 3 barred rocks, and 3 buffs that are 34 weeks old. I also have 3 silkies that are 27 weeks old. The 3 barred rocks, 2 of the buff's and 1 silkie are all laying eggs. My question is: Is this normal for the others to not have started laying yet where the others are the same age and are...
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    Do Silkie roosters crow?????

    I have three silkies that where born in may of 2012. One has started laying and the other two have not. I wondering and can't figure out if they are roosters. So my question is, Do Silkie roosters crow?
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    Prime Rib????

    I just gave it to them and they went crazy over it!!
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    Prime Rib????

    I thought it would be okay. They are big prime rib bones, no small bones to choke on. Thanks!
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    Prime Rib????

    My wife and I went out for dinner tonight for prime rib. We don't have a dog and we were wondering if we can give the bones with the meat that is on them to our hens? I didn't want to give it to them without asking first.
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    Still can't get my Silkies to go inside!!!!!

    I did remove the block and found them huddled up where the block was was for a couple of nights. Picked them up, put them at the end of the ramp and they walk right in again. Two days ago my white and beige ones went in all by themselves but the black one stayed out. Yesterday the black and...
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    Still can't get my Silkies to go inside!!!!!

    I'm thinking about moving the feeder and waterer inside to get them used to going in on there own. I figure if they are hungry and thirsty they will go in to drink and eat. Any thoughts???
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    Still can't get my Silkies to go inside!!!!!

    Thanks! I like the screen name!
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