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    Feral chickens

    It’s a 10’ x 10’ kennel with a top. I’m keeping feed and water in it. I saw one of the Roos in there today. So I’m going to reinforce with some chicken wire and I added a tarp today to reinforce the top and cover the gaps. I do have a dog crate and will try to catch them that way If that doesn’t...
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    Feral chickens

    My neighbor had gotten 5 chickens (2 Roos, 3 hens) from someone and brought them to me last night. I set up my dog kennel (I've used this multiple times for chickens with no issues) as a temporary quarantine area before adding them to my flock. The problem is I found out these chickens were...
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    Introducing pullets

    I ended up having to lock up one of the big girls. She's pretty mad about it. Now they have all been in the enclosure for the past 1 1/2 hrs with no problems I think the one hen was getting the others amped up. I'm going to keep her separated for a couple days and then let her out and seee what...
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    Introducing pullets

    i have three 14 week pullets. Two white leghorns and a golden comet. And for 8-9month old hens. Two Jersey Giant hybrids and two buff leghorns. The pullets have been housed in a separate coop/run inside the same enclosure for approximately a month and free ranging with the hens for about a week...
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    My girls won't lay

    Update both girls are now laying again. I want to thank everyone for they're great advice. I'd don't know if it was the feather fixer or the red peppers or just coincidence. But now all four of my girls are laying now....
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    My girls won't lay

    Thank you for all the awsome advice.
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    My girls won't lay

    I am happy to report one of the girls layed an egg this afternoon so hopefully her sister is close behind. Third day after I started th feather fixer and gave them some red peppers.
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    My girls won't lay

    Update. Spent some time with the girls in the yard yesterday so I checked their feathers and it looks like both of them still have one or two pin feathers still coming in. Very few had to really search for them seeing as I'm a newbie to all this I'm going to assume that's part of the molt and...
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    My girls won't lay

    I read about that and red peppers so I gave them some eirlier today.They went crazy eating them all up. Do you know how long it takes once they've eaten them to start laying again?
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    My girls won't lay

    I've watched them pretty closely for about a week and don't think that's the case. They appear to be healthy eyes are clear and they move about like young hens. I've read somewhere that feeding them red peppers somehow resets the process and gets them laying again. Going to try it and see what...
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    My girls won't lay

    I have two that I know aren't laying at this point the last eggs I got from them was 3 1/2 months ago. Trying to figure out why and how to get them producing again. But your right if they don't start soon then the freezer farm they go. I have three pullets that should start laying mid summer.
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    My girls won't lay

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    My girls won't lay

    They always have commercial feed accessible as well as a variety of treats every now and then. I did google but I'm not sure. If so how do I get them to resume egg production?
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    My girls won't lay

    Thank you and good morning
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    My girls won't lay

    No cackle and I am always home when I let them range 90% of the time I'm am out in the yard with them. If I'm in the house or have to go run errands they're in the run/cage. I was told they just started laying when I got them. They do look like younger hens. Comb is red..I checked the vent it is...
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