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    Chicken bully

    Hmm, I hadn't thought about that option. I'll see if I can fit a dog crate in the coop so she can sleep in the same space with everyone else. I've also read that you can keep them in a dog crate within the big run during the day so (as you said) they can all see her but not physically interact...
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    Chicken bully

    This is what I was thinking, but I don't have a predator proof area to separate all three bullies. I'm guessing they would they need to each be in their own pen? Like solitary confinement?
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    Chicken bully

    One of my chickens was very sick for a while, and was separated. I gave her rooster booster and kept her in a small crate in our shed for 2 weeks while she recovered. She's doing great now, but is still small. On the 3rd week we allowed her to free range with everyone while supervised for a...
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    Molting or depluming mites?

    Hello! My girls are all just shy of 1 year old, and some of them molted quite a lot this winter. It seems like a couple still have these bare spots above their tail, and I am just hoping for reassurance that it's normal. I've read about depluming mites, and I have a hard time telling the...
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    Boring egg question

    Wow, that's so good to know! I definitely thought rinsing took the bloom off. I'm new to chickens, and always get worried when they get rained on! 😂 Thank you!! The disappearing spots are always such a fun surprise! 😊
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    Boring egg question

    Hi! I have a few black Australorps who lay these beautiful brown eggs with little faded white spots. When I wash them, the spots turn dark brown. Once the egg dries, the spots disappear again. Just curious what could be happening here. I know the appearance can sometimes change once the bloom...
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    Are beilfelders late layers?

    Hello! I have 7 chickens who are almost 28 weeks, and 5 are laying (my olive eggers and black Australorps). My beilfelders though, are not. We thought we were getting barnevelders but we're given beilfelders, which I didn't do as much research about. They have been constantly going into the coop...
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    Practicing or egg bound?

    That's good to know, thank you! Definitely not acting any different, just spending a lot of time going in and out of the coop.
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    Practicing or egg bound?

    Hello! My girls are all 21 weeks, and one started laying on Sunday. She's doing great, and has laid 4 so far! Two of the other ladies have been frequenting the coop/nesting box during the day, laying down, hanging out, but not laying eggs yet. Are they just acclimating or should I worry about...
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    Our first egg!

    We didn't weigh it, I didn't even think of it! Definitely lots of photos though! It ended up being a double yolk too, that's gotta be good luck, right? 😉
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    Our first egg!

    Hello! I just wanted to share our story of Bernadette. 😊 We just got out first ever chicks in April, and have been babying them like crazy. Bernadette is an olive egger, and from everything I read, olive egger chicks who have a rust spot on their head are 99% roosters. So we raised Bernie with...
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    Adding oyster shells

    Great, thanks so much! 😊
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    Adding oyster shells

    Thank you! We're so excited to get our first egg! 🤞🏼😊 No little ones, so thankfully I don't have to worry about that bit!
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    Adding oyster shells

    Hello! First time chicken mom here, so I always have questions as they continue to grow! My ladies are 19 weeks, and I've read mixed things on when to start offering oyster shells. Some day start at 16 weeks, others say not until they start laying. I decided to split the middle, and put some out...
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    Coccidiosis

    We tried egg and wet food. She took a couple of tiny bites of egg, but isn't interested in the wet food. We put her in the coop by herself for a bit in hopes that she will munch on it when she doesn't have an audience. 🤞🏼 Thank you for all of your help!
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