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    Chicken won't leave laying box

    I haven't tried to move her yet, but when I open the door to the laying boxes she fluffs up her feathers and seems agitated.
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    Chicken won't leave laying box

    I have four hens currently which I got from a neighbor so I don't know their exact age, but one of the hens hasn't left the laying box for a couple of days straight now. She is usually one of the first out the door in the morning and has a lot of energy but I am not sure what is going on right...
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    Need to get rid of roosters

    Hi, and sorry totally forgot to mention! I'm in western mass, Granby near Springfield.
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    Need to get rid of roosters

    In June-July I got 8 unsexed chicks and, as it seems my luck, got 3(possibly 4 or 5) cockerels. They are still young and are all friendly. I'm specifically looking to get rid of two who are nice-looking and friendly. I can't bring myself to give them away to just get killed or to have to kill...
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    Integrating in ckicks

    Hi, so I currently have one adult hen and one adult roo and 3 chicks, somewhere around a little over a month or so old. The adults and chicks have interacted and seen each other through a chicken wire fence, but I'm not sure how or when to integrate the chicks in with the other two. I'm also a...
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    Integrating older hens in with younger hen and Roo

    Thank you for the advice!
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    Integrating older hens in with younger hen and Roo

    I have one Rhode Island Red hen who is almost 6 months. I am thinking of getting two more older hens and getting rid of two of the three roosters I have that were all raised together. It's almost winter, and I want the new hens to be able to be in the same coop with my roo and hen together...
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    chickens in the winter

    So, I live in New England and winters can get really cold and this is going to be my first winter with having chickens. What should I do to keep them all warm and healthy? Also, what should I do to keep hens laying throughout the winter? Lastly, since they are free range, should i still let them...
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    Traumatized Chickens

    Tonight was the first night they went into there coop on there own...yay!:woot:yesss:
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    What just happened

    Okay... so that's normalo_Othank you
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    What just happened

    I walked outside to check on my chickens because I heard one going crazy and was really confused to what just happened. One of my cockerels was on top of the other cockerel humping it. I was freaked out because... I don't know what the heck that was. Is he just showing dominance or something? Im...
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    Cockerel bullying hen

    My birds are all a little under 4 months old. They are free range during the day but have a 16 sq. ft. coop with 3 laying boxes.
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    Cockerel bullying hen

    Currently I have two cockerels and two pullets(one of the cockerels i'll be getting rid of). But the cockerels both are picking on my Rhode Island Red pullet. She is the smallest in the group and I've seen one of them grab hold of her back with its beak. It freaks me out because she will squawk...
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    Traumatized Chickens

    Thank you for all the help!:)
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    Integrating younger chicks into flock

    I have only two hens and a rooster and i would like to next spring raise more chicks to put in the flock. But i'm not sure what age to put the younger hen with the other chickens. Will younger hens be picked on by the older ones? What age should the new chicks be for when I introduce them to the...
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