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    Bully Hens

    I have 2 RIR and 2 Black Sexlinks which are about 18months and have been together the whole time. A RIR and Black Sexlink are bully the other RIR to the point where she stays up in the coop all day long. She pretty much sits on the roosting rod during the day and at night she moves down to the...
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    One hen not acting normal!!

    We live in the Midwest. It appears she may be getting bullied by two of the other hens. This morning I took her down to put her in the run, she got attacked and went back into the coop. Not sure what to do. I have added an extra run area about a month ago so they have plenty of room.
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    One hen not acting normal!!

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    One hen not acting normal!!

    I have a camera in my coop so I have been checking it often, most of the time she is up on the roosting 2x4 or in the poop tray. Have not found her sitting on any eggs yet.
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    One hen not acting normal!!

    This is our second year with four hens that have a nice coop and run. Everything has been going great until the last few weeks. One of the Rhode Island Red stays up in the coop all day unless we come out to visit. Wondering if she is sick or just playing "king of the coop". We have 2-Rhode...
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    Not Laying eggs

    I have 2-Rhode Island and 2-Black Sexlink. Got them as chicks this spring. 3 out of the 4 have been laying eggs for almost a month. The one Black sexlink is not laying. She did lay one egg but it was like a membrane(not a solid egg). She is the biggest of the hens and has not done anything...
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    Bantam Hen or Rooster

    7-8 weeks Bantam..Hen or Rooster? 7-8weeks
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    Feeder not working!!!!

    My 5 chicks which are 10-12 weeks old are making a mess of their feed. I have a 4" pvc pipe going into a 4" Y and they are kicking and pecking the feed onto the ground. So I put a 3" reducer on the "Y" then it seemed liked they stopped eating so I took the reducer back off and back to the...
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    Chicks won't go in coop at night

    Had to physically put my five chics into the coop the last two nights until tonight. Turned on a light in the coop and they went up into the coop on there own.
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    Question about roosts and poops trays

    I'm a newbie but found these boot trays and just ordered them today. They are 46-1/2" L x 15-1/2" W x 2" D. http://www.gardeners.com/large-boot-tray/30-144,default,pd.html?start=4&q=trays
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    Siding my first coop

    It's tongue and groove and will be painted. It's cottage lap siding.
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    Siding my first coop

    My coop area will be 4'x6'. I plan on using horizontal siding for my coop to match my house. Do I need to put OSB 1/2" plywood first then start siding or can just put siding right to the 2x4's? I do live in Nebraska so winters will be cold.
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    Auto waterer project - $4.99

    how far off the ground are the nipples? I plan on hanging my bucket from under the coop and wondering how high it should be. I have 2 sexlinks and 2 Rhode Islands.
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    Newbie "Help"

    I have 4 kids and they talked me into getting chickens so we could have eggs. We live in the city with neighbors. We have 2-Rhode Island reds 2-Sex Link and 1-Bantam, they are about 3 weeks old. I plan on building a 6x4 raised coop in the backyard with a 9x7 enclosed run. I am starting to...
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