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    Lg coop and run for sale

    For Sale-6x10 coop and run with additional attached 6x7 run. Additional run is about 4 ft tall, main coop and run are about 8 ft tall. Main run covered in 1x2 welded wire and coop in metal with metal roof covering all. Pic doesn't show attached additional run. Need $500 for it, cost quite a...
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    New Cockerel, what breed?

    I just added a six month old cockerel to my flock of 7 hens since I started letting them free-range a few hours a day. What breed do you think he is? Thx for your time.
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    Chickens going bald

    Having the same problem with my 7 hens and no rooster. Haven't seen any pecking. I treated for possible mites,wormed them and started giving them extra protein, sunflower hearts, in addition to their 16% layer pellets, yogurt, grit and green veggies and almost doubled size of their run from...
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    Feeding hens eggs while on Sulmet

    Well crap, I read on here somewhere it would. Trying to get my hens feathers to grow back. I've treated mites,Sulmet,yogurt,wormed them and just started sunflower hearts. They're mainly missin on back, belly and around vent and tail. Any suggestions? Treated mites and then treated again 10...
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    Feeding hens eggs while on Sulmet

    My hens have lost lot of feathers. I treated for mites/lice and giving Sulmet for possible fungus. I read not to eat eggs for 10 days. Is it ok if I scramble them and feed them to hens since they're on Sulmet anyways?
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    Hens Missing feathers

    There aren't but few feathers on ground. So where are they going? I actually haven't put grit out in awhile because they scratch in the wood shavings and there's gravel underneath. Would should I do, they look awful? Anyone please?
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    Swingset added to Coop

    I live in Middle Tn. Should I insulate this coop? Will it help with summer and winter temps? Thx.
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    Swingset added to Coop

    I have a coop with a 6x10 run and wanted to give my 7 hens lil more room. I had a 20 ft swingset in backyard that wasn't being used so I cut part of it off and made an additional 6x7 run. Used some left over wire,cattle panels and tin I had. Hens love the additional room plus all the worms in...
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    Breed Selection Help

    Love my Black Australorpe,Barred Rock, Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpington. Look at chicken breed chart and find what you want, thats what I did. Doesn't matter , you'll keep gettin more and more. lol
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    Hens Missing feathers

    My yr old hens are missing feathers, on breast, back, vent and one neck; for about 2 months. Some of the spots are very red and a couple have scabs. I didn't see any mites/lice but feathers on back looked scraggly so I treated them and the coop/run with Poultry Dust on hens and Sevin dust in...
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    New BR hen

    Here's a pic of my new BR hen, she's the tamest of the 7 hens I have.
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    Good deal on shed/coop in Mid Tn.

    This shed could be turned into great chicken house. They were asking $300, now down to $200; who knows what you could buy it for. Its on golsn.com ad#1462634, phone 931-319-2556.
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    Adding a Hen to flock

    She will have been in cage in run 5 days Thur so I'll put her on roost Thur night and get up at daylight Fri and see how it goes. Thx again.
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    Adding bigger run.

    I built this last summer. The coop is 4x6 and run is 6x10. I now have 7 hens. What would ya'll suggest would be a way to add to the run, inexpensive; that would be safe (we have hawk problem). They get along fine in coop/run, just wanted to give em little more room. I can't figure out how...
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    Adding a Hen to flock

    I have 2 RIR,1 LB,1 BO,1BA and 1 Delaware hens. I got a BR hen today about the same age (just over 1 yr), I got her from my uncle and she's healthy. I put her in small wire cage in run this evening and there was lil squabbling thru the wire. Tonight I put her in her wire cage in the coop...
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