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    Hen constantly rolls all eggs out of nest and sits on them outside????

    Hi All, Recently we decided to give our broody Silkie 6 fertile eggs so she can fill her desire of motherhood. This is our first attempt of hatching fertile eggs and have noticed that she is now rolling all the eggs outside of her nest and coop everyday and sitting on them out in the open...
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    Hens are keeping new Bantam hostage in coop!!!!! Is this normal behavoir?

    Thank you everyone for your guidance, it is truly appreciated. At least i am now armed with some knowledge and direction to follow
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    Hens are keeping new Bantam hostage in coop!!!!! Is this normal behavoir?

    Thanks :)
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    Hens are keeping new Bantam hostage in coop!!!!! Is this normal behavoir?

    Hi Guys, Since this morning, my new little Pekin Bantam has not been allowed to leave the coop. Every time she tries or if I pick her up and take her out into the run, our Isa Brown (ex battery) hens peck her and chase her back into the coop. Should i just let her work it out herself or...
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    External Roost - Good or Bad Idea?

    Sorry, I should have explained a bit better. They all sleep in a predator proof coopg at night but spend the day in a large fenced off run. It is during the day that she is roosting or what appears to be hiding from the others. So it is okay to have roosts in the run and the coop...
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    Feeder & Waterer location in Coop or Pen

    Thank you for your response. The run is not rodent proof so I think the idea about putting the second one in the coop at night is a good one. Cheers, Johny
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    External Roost - Good or Bad Idea?

    Hi everyone, I have a bantam that is constantly roosting on the fence of the pen and the coop itself, I beleive she is doing this because she is being picked on heavily from the rest of the flock. Would it be a good idea to build some roosts that are external to the coop? or are there some...
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    Feeder & Waterer location in Coop or Pen

    Hi everyone, this is my first post so here goes nothing! I have so many questions but i guess its best to start with only a couple in there correct threads. Anyway, I have just introduced 3 Bantams into our coop where we have 5 ex battery hens and i am concerned for one them because it seems...
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