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    Feather picking

    Coop is 16’, run is 108’. 20% was my next move. Got a flock block in there.
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    Feather picking

    This is discouraging, I have the same thing happening for months. First thought it was mites and treated for them for weeks. My pen is sized adequately but the coop was too small. I just re homed the only 3 birds that were unscathed. Now im thinking of buying and applying Blue Kote on the...
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    Feather picking

    Hey there, Last fall I added 4 new chickens to my existing 4. I considered overcrowding before making that move. My pen is 9x12x6’ high with roosting bars set up, food and water (1 feeder, 1- water), 16% protein mini pellets. The coop is 4x4 with 3 roosting bars, 4 nesting boxes, 2 on each side...
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    Swollen foot

    Damn, ok thank you!
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    Swollen foot

    And it would make sense I guess, I can’t believe it got like that overnight…
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    Swollen foot

    She and the others most definitely got wet before it froze the other night. Even though I have a canopy over half the pen, they don’t seem to care about getting wet…
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    Swollen foot

    Hey everyone, I’ve got 1-1 year old hen out of 4 that has a foot that swelled up. Just caught her sitting on the ground outside today and not acting herself. Now, we did just have some crazy weather; rain on Saturday then 20* with high wind at night. But she only has this one one foot and none...
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    Introducing 3 month old to existing 6 month old pullets

    Yes, I lock the coop and the pen, because I know the pen isn’t night predator secure. But it has been hawk tested though 😎
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    Introducing 3 month old to existing 6 month old pullets

    I’m in NJ, by the shore. I knew this was a starter coop when I got it. I had 4-6 month old pullets that seemed fine in there, sold 2, and picked up 2- 3 month old pullets. I know that the coop space is tight, so I’m worried about putting the younger ones in there. Maybe I’ll wait another month...
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    Introducing 3 month old to existing 6 month old pullets

    Thanks👍
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    Introducing 3 month old to existing 6 month old pullets

    Hey everyone, I recently brought 2 - 3 month old ameracaunas home to my 2 older hens (different breeds) leghorn hybrid and a wellsummer I think, 6 months old. Have a 9x12 pen, with a small coop inside, large enough for 4 chickens. For the past 3 weeks I’ve kept the smaller pullets separate in a...
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    What Breed?

    Wow! Thank you so much! I’m really floored that they sold a mix of breeds like this and called them easter eggers. I’ve done all this reading about the eggers and know nothing about these breeds now!
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    What Breed?

    Hi, bought what was supposedly a strait run of easter eggers a few months ago at my local tractor supply. From what I’ve been reading about we’d and now seeing 3 hens laying brown eggs, I’m wondering what breed of chickens I have. Thanks 😊
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