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    When to separate a bully

    Yes, 3 feeders and 3 watering holes. I feel like this is the case. She is so little compared to her mates that I kind of worry about her being truly on the bottom of the order but her sisters seem much more benevolent. Lol.
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    When to separate a bully

    Yeah- I had a pair of Barred Rocks in my original flock, when one was eaten by a bobcat, the survivor became so mean that I gave her away. She was huge, so when she went after the other gals, she could really do a lot of damage fast. I was hoping to reform our little Phoenix as she is so small...
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    Possible egg eater

    They have a bin of oyster shells. I think I'm going to get up at the crack of dawn and see if I can catch her in the act. What is interesting is that she only eats her own egg and no one else that I know of. And she eats every bit of shell. Might try feeding her up a bit and see if that is...
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    When to separate a bully

    They behave well and run but never try to fight back. Our Phoenix has always been last on the pecking order due to her small stature and in the past has never been aggressive. I'm just trying to figure out if she is salvageable sin e ahe wouldn't be much of a dinner.
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    When to separate a bully

    Their house has 62 sq ft of flat roaming space between the two levels so that is a fair amount of space per bird- almost 9 sq.ft. per bird. They are in the run from 10:30am to 6:00pm and sometimes earlier or later depending on my work schedule.
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    When to separate a bully

    To finish replying! The 3 older hens are 3 years and the babies are all just heading to 5 months- a Comet, a Partridge Olive Egger, a Brown Leghorn and a French Copper Maran. If the Phoenix is taken out, you would think the 6 were all best friends. Zero conflict.
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    When to separate a bully

    I've inserted a few photos and here are some stats. The coop was designed by a professional and includes a 15 square foot henhouse above 48 square ft of open floor in the main coop. 18 linear feet of roosts in main house and 12 linear feet of roost space in the henhouse. 2 nesting boxes in...
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    Possible egg eater

    So, my little Brown Leghorn started laying a few weeks ago. I got three eggs in three days and then nothing. I didn't think much of it since she is barely 17 weeks. I thought she might just be a little precocious and would start up again soon. Now I am beginning to think she is eating her...
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    When to separate a bully

    I understand that the pecking order is a very sensitive order. I have 3 older hens (3 years, 2 sweet and easy Amercaunas and 1 little feisty Phoenix) and 4 new hens that are just starting to lay. The babies are all terrified of Phoenix- they are watchful of the two other large hens but not...
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    Hardware cloth vs Chicken wire

    Hardware cloth is worth every penny. Keeps the rats out and the predators can't even try as you can't get your mouth around the wire to chew. We have a hardware cloth floor also. I have come out in the morning to find that skunks and coyotes have dug big holes trying to get under the wall and...
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    Toe Injury and Lidocaine

    Thank you- good to know about the pain killers! She managed to break the rest of the nail off and is running around with her mates this morning. No bleeding and it is nicely scabbed. When I watched her yesterday, I decided pain meds would be a bad idea. She was able to get to food and water...
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    Toe Injury and Lidocaine

    I have a 6 week old chick that seems to have a nick in her toenail. I was able to clean it well but stopping the bleeding was hard. We tried some styptic pencil but it seemed to really hurt and she was pretty upset. Back into the coop (after she sat in my lap for half hour recovering) she...
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    Partridge Olive Egger Id

    Marked and unmarked head
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    Partridge Olive Egger Id

    The birds were marked, but they didn’t indicate which breed had the red marking. When I called to clarify, I was actually quite certain I had six of the exact same bird. They were identical! They convinced me over the phone that indeed, there were both Eggers (a new Partridge variety) and...
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    Partridge Olive Egger Id

    I received an order with Brown Leghorn chicks and Partridge Olive Eggers. At least that is what they say I have. The six chicks (3 of each) looked IDENTICAL the day they arrived. They are almost two weeks old and I can see differences but I am not sure if there are any defining differences...
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