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    Rooster just starting to stumble

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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    Thank you! A neighbor just gave us some poultry dust for the hens and the coop.
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    Update and new question: I am bringing one of our new hens to the vet sunday morning to get them medication, if needed. In the meantime I can roost them in cat carriers to keep them away from our other hens. They seem to be working our yard like normal, healthy, happy hens. I stood over...
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    Thank you! We have sandy mountain soil and it is great for sand baths.
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    We are on our way to the local farm vet to ask about meds and alternatives to having to put them down. This makes me sad but I tried. Next time I know to segregate when we get new birds like this.
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    Thanks! Yes I had put them all the same coop last night but they did not mingle at all. I just let the four hens and rooster out of the coop and closed the door so none of them can get in for now. All 8 hens and the rooster are roaming a 10,000 square foot area. They all have food and...
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    Another note - I'm sure these birds haven't been fed quality food - especially after being kicked out of their coop.
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    Rescue hens have pecked feathers off

    This spring I rebuilt the old chicken coop on our property and we got four very healthy red star hens from a local small farmer and we continued to feed them the same food they were getting from another local farmer and these four have been happy, healthy, and making great eggs. They have also...
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    Hello from Greenfield Center New York!

    Thank you! And I'll chick it out!
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    Hello from Greenfield Center New York!

    My wife and I moved out into the country for the first time last spring. We are big city kids that grew to appreciate urban gardening and when we were looking for a ouse in our new town last year we fell in love with an 1850 farmhouse on 3.5 acres with a big barn and chicken coop. The yard had...
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