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    Silly Chickens--avoiding the coop at night time

    Questions? My chickens are nearly 6 months old and I am getting 6 sometimes 7 eggs out of nine chickens daily. My coop is 4 feet wide, 4 feet long and 4 feet tall with two 4 foot long roosting bars and 4 nesting boxes. I also have an automatic chicken door that opens at first light and closes...
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    Chick missing chick feathers...

    I have 9 chicks that are about 2.5 weeks old. They are all beginning to get feathers. There is a group of three that are physically small than the other 2 groups of three. When I was feeding and changing their water tonight and checking for "crusty butts," I noticed that one of the smaller birds...
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    New To Backyard Chickens

    I am new to raising chickens. I live in Wyoming and currently have 9 chicken with 3 different breeds. They are between two and three weeks old and seem to be doing well. I look forward to reading all the information her on the BackYard Chickens Website.
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