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    Moving a birdhouse that has baby bewick wrens in it???

    Just thought I'd update. I ended up stringing a line from the tree the birdhouse was hanging from to the tree I wanted to move it to. Each day I moved the birdhouse a couple of feet along the line. I secured the loop hook on top of the birdhouse with clothes pins on each side to keep it from...
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    Moving a birdhouse that has baby bewick wrens in it???

    I have a tiny birdhouse hanging above the chicken coop area in my backyard. Bewicks wrens have taken up residence and now there are babies cheep, cheep, cheeping! I had baby birds fledge from a nest one other time in my backyard and the chickens ate them. Can I gently move the birdhouse...
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    Hens? And using a large plastic dog kennel for an overnight lockup, and other questions...

    fenced in area where they previously had daytime playtime Dog crate converted to temporary coop. The teens... Hello! Thanks for the information. I rigged up the dog crate outside and it worked great. They were cozy and comfortable. I let them out in the backyard yesterday with...
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    Hens? And other questions?

    The teens Temporary teen coop Their fenced in area. They are now out where you see them. The fenced in area is actually for our tortoise. Ol Grey: Thanks for the information. I began the introductions yesterday. Actually, the teens have been in a fenced in area (during the day) for...
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    Tabletop brooder to plastic dog kennel to coop with big girls?

    Current indoor brooder/coop...they need to stay somewhere else...and soon! Big girls Big girls' coop Teens Here are my two "ameraucana" chicks. They are now about 10 weeks old...give or take...does this age seem right? Firstly, are they female? I was assured by the guy at the local...
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    Hens? And other questions?

    Current indoor brooder/coop...they need to stay somewhere else...and soon! Big girls Big girls' coop Teens Here are my two "ameraucana" chicks. They are now about 10 weeks old...give or take...does this age seem right? Firstly, are they female? I was assured by the guy at the local...
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    Hens? And using a large plastic dog kennel for an overnight lockup, and other questions...

    Current indoor brooder/coop...they need to stay somewhere else...and soon! Big girls Big girls' coop Teens Here are my two "ameraucana" chicks. They are now about 10 weeks old...give or take...does this age seem right? Firstly, are they female? I was assured by the guy at the local...
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    Almost 3 year old hen no longer laying...and sleeping in nesting box

    I know it's been a long time since I asked my question, but I wanted to give an update. My non-laying hen produced 2 eggs last week, two days in a row. And now nothing for 2 days. The eggs look like torpedoes! She always gave us elongated eggs, but these are really funny looking. Her comb has...
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    Evil Opal Moves Into the Plant Room - What a Mean Girl!

    No suggestions...sorry. But, just wanted to say that she is beautiful despite her evil ways. Robin
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    Almost 3 year old hen no longer laying...and sleeping in nesting box

    Thanks for the suggestions and the information sheet. Very helpful.
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    Almost 3 year old hen no longer laying...and sleeping in nesting box

    Thanks for the suggestions. I have two wooden crates for nesting boxes, not the little built in alcoves...yet. My hubby keeps promising to finish that part of the coop. With just two hens I never really felt it was worth all the extra construction! I think I will remove the extra nesting box...
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    Almost 3 year old hen no longer laying...and sleeping in nesting box

    Hi. I have 2 almost 3 year old barred rock hens. One stopped laying about a year ago. She doesn't have anything wrong physically as far as I can tell. I have done the internal check on her a couple of times over the last year just to make sure she did not have some sort of blockage. She eats...
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