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    Official BYC Poll: Where Did You Get Your Coop & Run From?

    We converted a second hand shed into the coop but the run is built from scratch using new wood, wire etc and all additional run 'clutter' is made from repurposed timber
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    So, a month on and I've restricted their diet to layers pellets, mealworms and occasional scrambled eggs only... We changed to a better quality non-gm feed too which is 18% protein but our ladies are looking more naked than ever... I've resorted to buying some pinless peepers to try as they're...
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    Thanks for your suggestions. They have hay in the original enclosure spread round and under the roofed area. That's where I was throwing the corn to encourage them to scratch longer. The area to the left of the greenhouse is soft earth to the point that they've tunnelled completely under the...
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    I know its my issue not theirs lol... I just feel mean. But I've kept it in check and not given them anything extra today, except a few worms to fool the 2 isolated girls into the shed so I can lift them back into their mini coop while the others spread out in the full run again. They're the...
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    The start of our 'renovations'
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    Thanks for your replies. We thought stringing apples and broccoli gave them entertainment and scratching the corn relieved boredom but I can see how it will dilute the layer pellets even if we're feeding extra mealworms and scrambled eggs to up their protein... They'll be quite upset if I go in...
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    Worried about excessive plucking

    I'm in the UK and have a small flock of 10 ladies. We bought them as 'point of lay' in September with our first eggs from November. We currently get a full house of 10 eggs most days so I know they're healthy enough but we can't get a handle on why they are constantly plucking each other. No...
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    Is this a version of fart eggs?

    Hi all. I've only had my 10 young birds for 7 weeks but it's taken this long for them to start laying. They are 24-27 weeks old. I had 2 small eggs the first couple of days, then yesterday had 2 small fart eggs without the shells. What I'm wondering about is all the water I keep finding. Are the...
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    Hi I'm new here!

    Hi, after googling lots of chicken related queries I've stumbled across this forum for most of the answers so decided I should join you all! We've recently started keeping chickens with 10 point of lay chickens, 2 each of Copperblacks, Columbian Black Tails, Bluebells, Essex Stars and...
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