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    Pecking

    I have noticed that several of my hens look like they have been pecked to the point that they are bare at the base of where there back meets their tail feathers. I have not been able to see if there is a specific culprit to this pecking behavior. Since I have never had chickens before is there...
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    Chickens picking latex paint off my house/siding

    It is difficult, it is along the sidewalk, which butts up to the house, so can't really block it, unless I put like metal flashing along the bottom of the wall--won't that look pretty? LOL. This is my first experience with chickens, I had no idea that they would eat pretty much anything in my...
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    Chickens picking latex paint off my house/siding

    Any ideas for what to do about this? My chickens are picking the latex paint off my house/siding. I painted my house about 1 year ago now, the chickens have been given free range since about May and they are ruining my paint job. Is it toxic to them, not sure they are eating it, since I...
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    Looking forward to learning!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? In March of 2017 I bought 6 chicks and managed to get 5 of them to adulthood. Lost one that was runty and never quite like the rest. Of course one thing lead to another and I now have 13 hens and a rooster (a mistake) (2) How...
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