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    Hens are not roosting?!

    Thanks! It is nice to know I'm not alone! My coop is pretty small and I only have 4 birds, but trying to keep them calm with my fat butt in the coop with them and tring to grab them all at the same time!!!!!! I should sell tickets to this show!!!
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    pecking each other bad and eating the feathers?!

    I am sure there are tons of posts on this, but I am afraid by the time I read all of them my ladies will be bald!!!! I am new to this and have only had these year old birds for 2 days. They came to me with some bald patches. I hoped that a less stressful environment would change that.... After...
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    Hens are not roosting?!

    night #2.... That worked for 1!! I put her on the pole and she has stayed there. I tried to put another one up and then the first one jumped down, then that one. I went back to the first one figureing the others would follow by example, not the case. 2 are sleeping in the nesting boxes and 1 is...
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    Hens are not roosting?!

    Okay I can try. There are no other chickens. The coop they were in was HUGE, mine is much more appropriate for the number. Maybe they feel cramped?
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    First egg today!

    Nice!!! I hope to get mine this week!!!
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    Hens are not roosting?!

    Hi Everyone, I hope this is the right place to ask... I have 4 year old hens that came from a friends. This is their first day here. They are not going up on roost? They are huddled together on the floor of the coop? Should I be concerned? Should I do anything? Thanks for any advice!!!
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    New in NH

    Hi Everyone!! I have been reading here for about a year but have never registered. Well...The ladies are here and I already have questions Not sure if I will find the right place to ask but people seem really great here.
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