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    Question concerning manure

    Thanks for the help. You are right... there is probably more risk from the current chickens that are 50 yards away, the other cats' and dogs' manure, and all the wild bird stuff in the area. Made me feel better about it though, just hearing from you all! Thanks again!
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    Question concerning manure

    For a few years, every spring when I got new chicks, I kept the young pullets in a rabbit hutch on a porch in a fenced-in yard until they were old enough to go to the hen house. They were only there for a month or so. Fast forward 3 years, and I now have a litter of 4 week old puppies that need...
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    chicken pecking problems

    Thank you both for your help. I withheld the scratch, vegies and weeds this morning, and fed just layena and some meat and cheese. I will also get some oyster shell in a day or two when I get to town. Thank you for all your help. It's nice to know I can find answers quickly. I'm so glad I...
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    chicken pecking problems

    Thank you very much! I will tend to that today! I hadn't thought about more vegies/weeds reducing the total protein, I was just trying a variety of things to keep them interested. On my way to get animal protein..... Thanks again!
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    Chicken pecking problems

    I have 10 young barred rock hens and one rooster that I hatched at the same time this spring (late April, I think). The hens are just starting to lay well (8-9 per day now), and one of the hens has started pecking the feathers off of one other hen and the rooster. This morning I saw her actually...
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    chicken pecking problems

    I have 10 young barred rock hens and one rooster that I hatched at the same time this spring (late April, I think). The hens are just starting to lay well (8-9 per day now), and one of the hens has started pecking the feathers off of one other hen and the rooster. This morning I saw her actually...
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    barred rock chicks

    Thank you very much for the info. I really appreciate it. Glad they can all stay in the same pen for a while, as there isn't anywhere else at the moment. We eat a lot of chicken, so I can't wait to try 'em!
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    barred rock chicks

    I have 26 7-week old barred rocks that I hatched. This is my first venture at hatching; I usually buy day-old hens. I am new at this, so I don't know which are hens and which are roosters. They are all in the same pen, and I'm still feeding chick starter. I need to know: 1) when to start feeding...
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