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    Goat food

    I have the main feeder which is PVC. I also have 2 smaller ones that I purchased from Tractor Supply. The older girls will rotate around them and peck at any of the younger ones until they are done eating. I am just going to have to pull the goat feeders from their field before I let the...
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    Goat food

    They haven't started laying yet, but they are 18 weeks old. The seem to be running to the goat food because my older girls hit the feeders first and don't let them eat until they are done.
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    Goat food

    I have noticed that my younger chicks are running out into my goats field in the morning to eat any of their leftover food that is in their feeders. Here is a link to the food...
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    Keeping chickens contained

    It is a post and rail fence with heavy wire into the ground to stop the dogs from getting out and to stop predators from getting in.
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    Keeping chickens contained

    We are trying to get our property to where we can let our dogs out without having to take them out on a leash. They go after the chickens, so we moved the chickens to the rear of the property so they have their coop, enclosure, and a field they can free range on and share with our goats. They...
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    Older girls bullying newer ones

    Thanks for the answer. I guess I need to stop stepping in between them. It's just hard watching the younger ones getting attacked.
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    Older girls bullying newer ones

    I got 5 chicks over the spring the add to my 3 older hens. When they got old enough to move them outside, I kept them in a separate coop and run for a couple of weeks so they would be visible to the others. I tried moving them into the older girls coop one night and they would not stop pecking...
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    Moving new flock into new coop with old hens

    I was going to move the old coop into a run in shed that we have to keep for the future, but that shed is actually closer to the new coop at the back of the property. When I move it back there I was planning to put a tarp or something over it so it is out of view.
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    Moving new flock into new coop with old hens

    Earlier this year we built a new chicken coop and enclosure to keep my girls toward the back of my property. They were using a smaller coop and enclosure for the last 3 years that was towards the front of my yard. I left the old coop there, I just kept it closed to keep them out of it (they free...
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    Delawareans!!

    Try Route 300 Pets in Smyrna. That is where I get all of my birds from. They have a good selection of breeds, know more than the people working at tractor supply, and the birds come from a close by farm.
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    Chicks not going into the coop at night

    Thanks for the advice.
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    Chicks not going into the coop at night

    I finally got my new girls moved outside over the weekend. I have them in a coop that has a small enclosure under it. When I first took them out, I put them directly in the coop. It took them a couple of hours, but they eventually wandered down into the enclosure. That night, when it was getting...
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    Moving girls to a new coop question.

    I wasn't against locking them in there for a week. They normally free range and I was just wondering if there were other options. The new coop, which has a run, is about 100 yards from the old one. I am keeping the run to the old one closed so they can't get to that coop. I am only keeping the...
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    Moving girls to a new coop question.

    I am going to be building a new coop and run for my girls. The new coop is not going to be visible from the old one. Other than locking them inside the new coop for a couple of days, how do I get them trained to use the new one?
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    Lost 4 girls recently

    The property is a 175 year old farm with 8 other buildings on 5 and a half acres with lots of places to hide. I have looked all over. I have a certain whistle that I do when I have treats that will get them running to me and that hasn't been able to make them appear. We are in the process of...
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