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    Sudden death of 1/2 my flock

    Hi all, I believe I have found the culprit. There were small tracks on the south side of the coop. And there was a hole in the main door about 2" in diameter that I did not ever think would be an issue. There is so much snow here as well it may have also broke part of the fencing to the...
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    Sudden death of 1/2 my flock

    Hi there, We went to the flock today to get the eggs, they are ~10 months old and we found 8 dead. All were healthy as of yesterday. No entry from a predator found as the coop is tight, and with the snow outside there would be tracks. Also, they are relatively undamaged. Only new thing was...
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    Hens attacking and killing each other

    Hi All, Thanks for the great help. I have: 1. Bought two red balls and put in coop 2. Hung a cabbage up, which is already 1/3 gone 3. Added 4 more roosts, and another high place for them to play on 4. Added another food station, and will add another water station tomorrow 4. Shovelled a lot...
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    Hens attacking and killing each other

    We are having one death a week with a hen being killed. There is no pecking on the body, but the whole cavity of the bird has been eaten away by the masses. I have a coop, 8ft x 14ft and 25 hens just starting to lay, they are ~5 months now. We also have a pen, which is 12ftx12ft outside. They...
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