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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    Ok, I think I can definitely maneuver them around or reconstruct the positioning so they have more space at nighttime. There is probably only 6" of horizontal space right now. I can move the lower roosting bar forward, towards the front door, and create a ramp combination from the top bar down...
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    We clean it constantly and remove it, but I absolutely agree it can be a fire hazard that I am always cognizant of! But actually, we were thinking of just putting the little coop into the run. The run is made of PVC and is easily lifted (by humans) so we can put the small coop inside of it.
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    I will admit, I am an odd chicken tender, grew up extremely city slicker, but always loved animals and nature. So my journey hasn't been exactly.... traditional. I did a lot of research and had to learn and teach myself everything. I started with two chicks about 4.5 years ago, then added 3...
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    Sorry, I wasn't able to get pictures last night, but here is what the set up looks like! Basically the big chickies get free run of the backyard and coop, and the little chickies are in this 6'x10' run during the day, and we will let them out to free range with the big chickens while we are...
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    So, the coop is just for sleeping and day time egg laying, I have used it for 6 chickens in the past, which worked cause they free range my 1/3 acre back yard during the day. The three girls take up about 2/3 of the top roosting bar. We don't have a run for the big girls since the backyard is...
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    So the big chickens free range my backyard (about 1/3 acre) and the little chickens are in the run that we built for them (6'x10'), so they've been interacting through a wire mesh fence or when we let the pullets free range with close supervision too. The coop is just where they are sleeping at...
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    Integrating pullets safely into chicken coop without getting crushed? (lots of details in post)

    Hello, peeps! Sorry for the long, detailed post! This is a question that I know has been asked a lot, but I suppose I have some small nuances to add to get some advice on? I have 3 older hens who already live together in the main chicken coop, an EE, wyandotte (who is a UNITTT) and a cuckoo...
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    Rooster with swollen feet and legs. Help please.

    They are fed purina layer feed and meal worms every day. I’m not sure he eats too much of the meal worms but it’s around. And other than that they get random treats and my rooster especially likes dried oats. He’s the only one exhibiting the swollen feet. Could that diet cause this?
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    Rooster with swollen feet and legs. Help please.

    No. He’s had it before but his whole foot and leg are swollen but he doesn’t have a bump under his foot or anywhere.
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    Rooster with swollen feet and legs. Help please.

    My rooster (3.5 years old) has had some swelling in his legs and feet for the last month or so. We treated for scaly leg mites and the other chickens have healed up. My rooster not so much. It doesn’t look like bumble foot which I have treated for before. We have taken him to the vet who tried...
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    Chicken all puffed up and chirping! Is this egg bound?

    She did but she was also doing this outside of the coop when she was walking around.
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    Chicken all puffed up and chirping! Is this egg bound?

    Edit: her crop is squishy and so is the crop of my rooster, could this be sour crop? Hey all! I have a 2 year old Wyandotte who tends to have some egg laying difficulties. She has never been egg bound but she does tend to have more trouble with a smooth laying than my other hens. For example...
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    8 week old EE gender help!

    Ah thank you so much! Glad to hear 😊
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    8 week old EE gender help!

    Hey all! I have two EE that are about 8-9 weeks old. Of course I was told they were both female but one of the two displays very roo like behavior. It’s slightly larger, comb slightly bigger and redder, and tends to stand straight up a lot. I really can’t have another rooster and am hoping they...
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