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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    I did this today. Put their food and water out and they did spend the day outside. So hoping this helps with their health. Thanks to everyone that piped in with some help.
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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    Their food and water are inside. Should I Put that outside to make them come out?
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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    The coop is about 4ft x3ft for three chickens. They have access to outside and a thick layer of straw is down on top of the snow to protect their feet from the snow. But they refuse to leave the coop.
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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    Also thank you for helping!
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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    I did put it in a separate bowl beside their food. I only have the three chickens. I believe they have ample space. Each have their own nesting box but they all seem to want to be in the same one 🤷‍♀️ But I have a suspicion of who is pecking the poor little red hens neck 😒 They will eat the...
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    Soft shells and missing feathers.

    I have questions. First, a little info on my chickens. I have 1 white chantecler hen. She’s just under a year old and two red hens that are even younger. I feed them lying mash and have recently started with shell mix from the feeds store because the white hen lay soft egg shells. Sometimes...
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    Found squashed egg.

    I have three hens. Two reds and a white chantecler. One of the reds is laying now and I don’t think the other two are yet. They are 21/22 weeks old. this afternoon I went out and found a perfect egg but it was wet with something other then the protective coating. I also could see something else...
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    Letting nature takes its course

    I am new to the world of chickens. I have three 12 week old chanteclers. Recently heard crowing the other morning and I believe the one we suspected all long is a rooster. so we have some decisions to make as to what to do with him. We only wanted to have laying hens. But this is the risk we...
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