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    Whats a favourite food for chickens and what not to feed!?Newbie here!

    My girls LOVE corn on the cob, raw or cooked. They go crazy for it. They also love Cheerios, uncoked oatmeal, watermelon, cooked artichoke, wheat bread, red bell pepper , cucumbers and most greens. They don't like kale or chard, too bitter, I guess. They also don't eat carrots. It's easy to see...
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    Add 2 month old pullets to year old hens?

    Thanks everyone for the great advice! I think we will probably get slightly older birds. I can just see our "leader" hen dive-bombing the poor young girls. I will keep shopping. I'm just so excited to get them that it's hard to wait.
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    Lethargic, Bloated chicken with foamy, yellow poop - help!

    We had a chicken that was egg-bound with that appearance. She was bearing down a lot, only able to excrete a portion of waste and accumulating a lot of white/yellow matter around her vent. She was very lethargic and often closing her eyes for brief moments. Also, we did have to separate her...
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    Add 2 month old pullets to year old hens?

    We have three fun, close-knit year old hens. They have been together all of their lives and recently their fourth "sister" passed away. We would like to get 2 Barred Rocks to add to our crop but they are only about 2 months old. Do we need to keep them separate until they start laying? Are the...
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