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    Hen not laying....really really long molt?

    Ok, I didn't realize that molts could last that long and yes, this is her first one. Extra sources of protein? What would be some good suggestions for that supplement? They are free range and eat lots of bugs throughout the day. They also get veggie scraps from the kitchen. As far as the calcium...
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    Hen not laying....really really long molt?

    Hmmm...I have thought about her being broody but don't they usually try to spend a lot of time in the laying boxes when they do that? She's already out of the coop by the time we get up in the morning and doesn't go back until bedtime. She definitely went through a normal molt at the beginning...
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    Hen not laying....really really long molt?

    We have two laying hens that are about a year and a half old. Our Wyandotte went through her molt earlier this year and recovered from it as normal. Our leghorn started what seemed like a molt almost three months ago, pulling out feathers and not laying. It seemed to go on longer than normal...
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    Rats eating chickens food....

    Thanks so much guys! Thankfully I haven't noticed many droppings in the actual coop and my chickens are pretty particular about what they'll eat. They'll peck at something and if they don't like it they learn to just ignore it. Hopefully they haven't tried eating any of the few droppings; we do...
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    Rats eating chickens food....

    Do you guys think that predators will not be a problem? We live by several green belts and there are TONS of possums, racoons, weasels, etc. in the area. The guy we bought our chickens from, who lives right down the road, told us that predators are a big problem around here. Because of that we...
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    Rats eating chickens food....

    Hi guys, thanks for your replies! I had never heard that rats could cause your chickens so much harm. When we just had mice they used to sleep with the chickens and it seemed they were all pals. We would go in the coop at night and as soon as we shone a light on the birds the mice would go...
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    Rats eating chickens food....

    Hi all, we are having a rat problem in our hen house. I know all of the traditional ways of getting rid of rats: live traps, glue traps, poison, etc...We have tried live traps and so far no luck. They are so touchy that if the chickens so much as brush them they trip and since we have to put...
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    Chickens not drinking.....

    Thanks everyone for great suggestions! I try to change out their water every day, I just keep an eye on approx. how long it takes them to go through the amount in the container. I thought perhaps mites would effect their drinking? One starting losing feathers around her head/neck and when I...
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    Chickens not drinking.....

    Hi we have two laying hens, a wyandotte and a leghorn, and usually they go through our approx. gallon size water container in about 3-4 days. This is their first winter with us and in the last few cold weeks their water consumption has gone way down. Now they're going through the same container...
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