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    Chicken won’t go in hen house at night

    I think its lighting inside as the issue. Birds are very light aware and without light in the coop, ( did you say you had sufficient roosts?) they wont like it. If they already turned passive by the time you are moving them the. that’s past their bedtime.
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    Chicken lost breast feathers: covered with yolk

    She seems fine now. No current issues, eating and no more broken eggs for a few days.
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    Chicken lost breast feathers: covered with yolk

    Yes, she seems very Broody she is 1 year old and she doesn’t want to come out of the nesting box. I chased her out 3x.
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    No electricity to coop and worried about freezing water

    Other ideas that may help with freezing water: take the water in at night to your basement so it won’t freeze, then put it out in the early morning. Works best with gallon waters. Also some people put a bottle with saltwater in their waterer. Since the saltwater is hard to freeze, this seems...
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    Chicken lost breast feathers: covered with yolk

    My buff orphington was found in the nesting box sitting on 2 good eggs and one broke. egg. The broken egg was stuck to its chest and underside. I let the chickens out of the pen to get grass and when this chicken did not come out thats when I found this problem. This did happen with this same...
  6. Dog not quite sure of his role in watching/herding chickens.

    Dog not quite sure of his role in watching/herding chickens.

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    BuffRunner1 Coop n Birds

    This is my current setup and birds, no losses to predation yet.
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    Hen or Roo Buff Orphington?

    Well, it has been about 2 months from the original post. Send us a new picture please. The mystery of pullet/ cockrel is interesting and a bit fun, but a pain if you end up with unwanted Roosters.
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    Hen or Roo Buff Orphington?

    Okay, don't jump to conclusions, Buffs hens can have combs that are a little larger. Is the bird dominant over hens? Do you have another rooster. If not, your bird will crow if a rooster.
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