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    Can't get them to roost

    Yes they are all together but I have 2 poles inside and more than enough room.
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    Can't get them to roost

    I guess I need to explain first, I have a 4'x6' coop attached to a 8'x16' run. As my daughter called it I built a "play ground" for them in the run part. We've had 8, year old hens and they go in the coop every night to roost. I recently got 6, 6 month old hens. I can't seem to get to roost...
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    The louder they get....

    We have 9 laying ladies and it seems to be recently that right at sun up they are very vocal. It appears to be the 2 buffs that start but they all chime in. They start around 5:30am. They are secure in run/coop area so they can come and go as they please. Do I need to secure them in the coop...
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    Not laying in nesting box anymore

    Have have 9 laying ladies for quite a few months now but one of them (don't know who) seems to be laying hers in the coop all of a sudden. I have a pretty good size coop with 4 nesting boxes for the 9 we have ( I plan to get more eventually) so it isn't that there isn't enough room. Any thoughts?
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    Lame Hen

    thank you so much that is great information.........
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    Lame Hen

    Came home from work to find a Buff limping real bad and she won't even try to put her foot down. Once I got her seperated in a rabbit cage she has both legs stretched out behind her and won't attempt to use either one. I can't ell if it is her legs or feet. I don't see anything visably wrong...
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    Blood from backside

    Only had chickens for 6 months now and only about 2 months into getting eggs. Wife just called me at work to say that there one of our Amerucanas had a bit of a bloody egg and her backside has some bloody feathers. Any idea of what I can do, her temperment seems normal.
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    Who keeps a chair in or near the coop?

    I put 2 long screw along the top part of their run and keep 2 milk crates hanging there that way they won't be used as a perch and very weather resistant.
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    Nice easy cool down treat

    All my girls are on that 13-17 week range. We too are dealing with the mid-atlantic heat. Are they too young to be given frozen watermelon treats?
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    Let them stay or coop them up?

    We are 6 days into having backyard chickens. We got 10 each 10 week old birds. They were all together in the same pen when we got them. I have a 5'x6' coop with a 8'x16' run. I built them a roost tack in the run and roost pole in the coop. I have 3 birds that won't go into the coop at night...
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    fresh eggs

    I see people keep out on counter tops?? I would assume they need to be refrigerated....
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    Keepin' it clean

    We have a garden right next to their coop/run and they love squash, cukes and corn. Their run gets littered with ends of vege's, cobbs and stuff. How does one keep it cleaner? I was thinking of a new cat litter box and only putting their goodies in there from now on.
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    fresh eggs

    We are 5 days into having backyard chickens, how long to fresh eggs last under refrigeration?
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    keeping their run clean (droppings)

    We are officially 5 days into having backyard chickens and loving it. Question, their run is 8'x16' and the floor is dirt and gravel. Although it is covered with sun shade material it is exposed to the elements. What is the best way to keep their run clean? I've heard using straw or pine...
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    Creative Coop Names

    We have "The Eggplant" not totally origional but suits us very well
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