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    Sickly Rooster

    Thanks, I will head to the store tomorrow and get some and give it a try. Thanks for the help
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    Sickly Rooster

    I keep the pellet kind of chicken feed (from TSC or the feed store) in their feeder and once a day throw out a handful of scratch and a sometimes put out some kind of fresh greens and or scraps. Their diet has remained the same since I have had them. Last year I did allow them to roam in the...
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    Sickly Rooster

    I have a big rooster that I have had for about three years now. Previous to this winter he was the macho type who crowed nice and early and a few other times a day, he would bluff charge you from time to time to keep you on your toes and strutted around like he owned the place. I only have...
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    Storing Feed

    Hi, I have my feed and corn stored in containers in an old barn type building. This July we have had a lot of hot steamy days and lots of storms in the afternoons. It has rained every day and I mean every day in July in my area. This is good but it is also keeping my building very humid on...
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    Feathers Missing

    Ooops, I am also going to get some Blue Kote and move the agressive hen to a different pen and maybe she will calm down. I should have moved here sooner but I was wondering about how social chickens are. I did not know if I put her off by herself if she would calm down or freak out because of...
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    Feathers Missing

    Thanks for the help. My coop is 5 x 10 and they have a box that is 4 x 5. Also, the coop has a roof over it with wire covering all entry ways. I have not let them free range yet because of dogs. Last year I had four hens and I let them out one day and dogs killed 3 out of 4. This year...
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    Feathers Missing

    I did not know what section to put this in but here it goes. I have 3 hens and 1 rooster. They all seem healthy and I have gotten 3 eggs a day all through the winter. (It is still cold for this time of the year in the South). The 2 hens and rooster seem to have had a good deal of feathers...
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    Hen Plucker

    I never really thought about that. I got all four birds last spring and they are about the same age. The thing about it is though the rooster and two of the hens have bald spots and one of the hens does not. This is what is making me think that this hen is the culprit.
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    Hen Plucker

    I have one rooster and 3 hens in a run about 5 x 10. The last few months I have noticed the rooster with a couple of bad spots where it appears that his feathers have been plucked out. Two weeks ago I noticed that two of the hens had pretty big spots on their backs that also looks like their...
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    Missing feathers and spots on comb

    My rooster and a couple of hens have spots on their body where the feathers are completely gone. It looks like the feathers were plucked away in about a 2 x 2 area and you can see the skin which looks pretty bad. I have cleaned out all of the bedding from the coop and sprayed something that I...
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    Whats up with this action?

    My hens have moved out of their nesting boxes and made little nests in the pine shavings and started laying their eggs there. Also, this weekend I let the hens out and when I went to check on them that night one was missing. I was worried and thought a hawk, dog, bobcat, etc had gotten her...
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    Dead Hen

    I have had 3 pet hens for about 9 months now. They are in a coop with a 4 x 5 enclosed box that has nesting boxes with hay and the floor has pine shavings, the run they are in is 5 x 10 with a dirt floor. I keep laying pellets in a feeder and change the water as needed. I throw in...
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    Report Card

    So I have now had my three hens since late summer/early fall. Being new to chickens I am wondering how to tell by looking if my girls are doing o.k. They seem to be doing fine, they have stopped laying but I assume that is due to molting and the cold weather. Since they cant talk to...
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    Am I feeding correct.

    My hens have seemed to stop laying as it has gotten colder. Because of this I have not fed them as much laying pellets and have given them lots more table scraps/crackers/chips/snacks etc. I still throw out a little of the laying pellets and corn scratch feed. I am wondering if I am...
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    chicken run floor

    My run (5 x 10) is a dirt/sand floor. I have noticed that some people have shavings on their floors. Should I put pine shavings on my run floor or leave it dirt? Which do the chickens prefer?
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