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    New Rooster Missing Feathers - Help

    Thank you. We have nearly 40 chickens now of varying ages but haven't ever seen a roo get picked on by a hen of the same age.
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    New Rooster Missing Feathers - Help

    Hi all, I picked up a new roo yesterday from a coworker who says she couldn't keep him in town. He's missing a LOT of feathers and she claims the cause is one of her hens beating him up. He's still learning to crow but the hens are the same age he is and he's probably 8-9 pounds at least. He is...
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    Hen missing feathers

    As a side note, nobody has molted since shortly after we got them when they were still tiny.
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    Hen missing feathers

    I have 11 hens and 1 rooster. All of my other hens aren't losing feathers at this time. These chickens were all one year of age as of last month. One hen (black sex-link) has a totally bald stomach and an area above her tail that is scabby and mostly bald but with pieces of feather ends still...
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    Dead chicken - need help to figure out why - help

    Thank you for the comment and advice. Newbie chicken owners working our way toward being more self sustaining so help is always appreciated.
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    Dead chicken - need help to figure out why - help

    This morning when I did chores all our hens and rooster were fine. However, this evening when we came home and started chores, our rooster and all 10 hens were piled by the human door to the coop. when we un-piled them the hen on the bottom was laid out flat, though still alive she died about...
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    New member from central Illinois

    Oh and the chickens are currently 8 weeks old. Forgot to add that.
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    New member from central Illinois

    Hi all. We currently have 17 black star chickens. 9 hens and 8 roosters. We plan on butchering all but one of the roosters and the hens are for egg production. We haven't ever raised chickens before but we live in the country on 2 acres. We have the coop built, and a yard fenced that is...
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    At what age to butcher?

    What do you mean by letting the meat rest? We have 17, 8 week old Black star chickens. 8 Roosters and 9 hens. We want the hens for egg layers but plan on butchering all but one of the roosters. This is first time either of us has ever raised chickens so any info would be appreciated. Right...
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