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    Moles / Mice Burrowing into Run

    I have some 6" drainage pipe laying around. I take it you leave the ends open so the mice have a way in. What is the purpose of the capped fitting? To add poison? My chickens spend the whole day in the coop and free range from the time we get off work until bedtime. I doubt there is a danger of...
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    Moles / Mice Burrowing into Run

    Actually these holes are in the dirt not in the wood. When I originally built the coop I dug trench, put gravel and sand in the bottom to level and placed concrete block on top. Concreted anchor bolts in the block and the base plate bolted to them. This was four years ago and no issues up to...
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    Moles / Mice Burrowing into Run

    Recently I have noticed two small holes (3/4" to1" diameter) in the coop's run. This is an enclosed coop/run combination. I've not actually seen any vermin or signs of them. I lost a hen last week to fowl cholera which can be transmitted by rodents. What is the best way to rid my chickens from...
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    Rooster Attacking One of My Hens

    He has never been a bad rooster up to this point. He has his moments but nothing like this. As far as mating he is fast and furious but nothing that is hurtful to the hens. They fluff a bit and go on about their business. We've had him for two and a half years and one of the hens the same. We...
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    Rooster Attacking One of My Hens

    About a week ago my rooster singled out one of my hens. He keeps her in the coop not letting her out to eat or drink. When she comes out he chases her back in and attacks her. She was a little pecked up around her wings so we separated her from the flock. He was aggressive to all the hens but...
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    Egg Laying After Moulting

    Yes, a little over eighteen months. Like I said, she is healthy and doing her business as usual. She really looked like heck going through the moult. I worked on the neighbors farm when I was growing up and never remember seeing a chicken like this. She looked like the "Frankenstein" chicken...
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    Egg Laying After Moulting

    I have a year old hen who has been an excellent egg layer up till now. She has just went through her first moult starting in mid September. All her feathers are back and she is in good health. Believe me, she looked really bad for a few weeks. How long does it normally take to get back in gear...
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    Adding New Birds

    We have had them for two months. How long will it take for the older chickens to get used to them? Winter is just around the corner and they will have to exist as a group.
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    Adding New Birds

    Early this spring I lost two birds leaving me with one rooster and one hen about a year old. The first week of July I picked up two Delewares and a Plymouth Rock about fourteen weeks old. I left them in a cage in the run for about a week to give the two older birds a chance to get used to them...
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    Intrducing New Birds

    I know this has been asked many times but here goes. I have a very small flock.I started last year with three hens and one rooster. This spring I lost two of my hens. I picked up three pullets about 12 to 14 weeks old, two Delewares and one Partridge Rock to replace the hens that were lost. Now...
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    Intrducing New Birds

    I know this has been asked many times but here goes. I have a very small flock.I started last year with three hens and one rooster. This spring I lost two of my hens. I picked up three pullets about 12 to 14 weeks old, two Delewares and one Partridge Rock to replace the hens that were lost. Now...
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    I'm Losing Birds

    Mel, We are about 80 mi. south of you just outside Anna, Oh. (exit 99) on I-75. I checked after work last Saturday and found a dead hen. Tuesday night I had one down but not gone. I seperated her from the rest of the group and checked on her 4:30am Wednesday. No good news, she was gone. These...
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    I'm Losing Birds

    I'm looking into everything right now. Food, water, etc. Coop is clean, all new bedding. Thanks for your help.
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    I'm Losing Birds

    Three days ago I checked the birds in the afternoon for eggs, feeding etc. To my surprise I found a dead hen in the coop. No signs of distress the day before. I have been watching the rest of the flock (one rooster and two hens) closely the last three days. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just...
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    Frozen Eggs

    I went out to feed / water the chickens today and collect the eggs. I noticed a crack in one of the eggs and cracked it open. Frozen. I have been wondering about this since it is getting colder. My wife and I both work during the day so collecting eggs, feeding etc. does not happen until about...
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