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    how do I stop the fighting

    I had 3 hens. I just added 3 more last week. They all seem to be getting along except 1. They all seem to be picking on 1. Last night i found her outside the coop. I noticed the feathers on her back were pulled out and she was bleeding. Today all the birds are in the run except her. Shes hiding...
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    Can chickens stand the cold weather?

    I have 4 chickens. 3 of them roost in the pen and 1 goes in the coop at night. It's starting to get cold at night. Do I need to worry about them or will they start going into the coop. They go in there to lay but that's it. Today I put a light in their coop
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    Buffs are 18 weeks old, no eggs

    Have a Plymouth Rock that was hatched April 1st. she laid her first egg today. it was tiny, about the size of a malted chocolate Easter Egg. when I cracked it open it didn't have a yolk in it either. Does this mean she's going to start laying eggs now or was this just a freak thing
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    my chickens first egg

    Will she learn to go in the nest to lay or do I need do something
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    my chickens first egg

    I have a 2 1/2 month old chick that laid her first egg today. It was very small and it did not have a yolk. She also laid it in the run. Are they going to get bigger or was this a freak thing. Also do I need to do anything or will she start going to the coop to lay her on her own.
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    is this common

    My hens won't go in their coop at night.they go in there during the day to lay a egg. But they roost in a corner of their pen at night. Is this common or is it something I need to worry about
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    Hi. I'm new at this

    My hens won't go in the coop at night. They go in during the day to lay an egg but at night they roost in a corner of their pen. Is that common.
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    introducing chicks

    I have 2 hens about 14 months old. I have 2 chicks about 2 weeks old. When do I but them together and what is the best way to do it
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    Hi. I'm new at this

    Ok I have an update on my broken chicken.I called me the woman that sold me the chickens today. She told me that they were about 14 months old. She said that it might be moulting.She said that she kept the coop lit all winter. She said that since I don't light the coop at night they might have...
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    New to chickens

    My dogs don't mind them and they don't mind my dogs
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    Hi. I'm new at this

    Thanks MKK
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    Hi. I'm new at this

    Thanks redsoxs.Being from Boston I like your user name. How much time should it take. Is there anything I can do to help them along. They seemed pretty relaxed in their coop. There's even more room in their new living area Than they had before with about 20 birds.
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    Hi. I'm new at this

    I bought 2 wyandotte chickens 3 weeks ago.The woman I bought them from said they we're almost a year old.She said they were already laying. In 3 weeks I've gotten 8 eggs. I get one about every other day. I think one of my birds are broken. How can I tell if its too old,too young or if something...
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