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    Should I make a coop with separate pens and runs for roosters and hens

    Hello everyone, I was wondering about a little advice on this subject please. I have some young hens (approx 7 months old) and a younger rooster (about 6 months old). He's lovely, having only been with the hens for about a month, he does his job of guarding and protecting them very well. I...
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    Will young hens lay first eggs in winter?

    I have 5 young hens, they all started laying about 2 months ago, each laying an egg a day without fail. It's now 2nd January and for the last week or so I have only been getting 3 or 4 eggs a day. Is this the hens slowing down egg production for the winter? They all seem happy and healthy and...
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    I am clueless about what to do about my Silkies who I think may have Gapeworm :(

    Thanks for that. How would you suggest I treat this please?
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    I am clueless about what to do about my Silkies who I think may have Gapeworm :(

    Hallo, I am also a fairly new chicken owner. I have an 8 month old chicken who up till now has been healthy but this morning I noticed she is opening her mouth and almost looking like she's chewing on something and every now and then she will bring up some phlegm. I have no idea what this could...
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    Henpecked chicken?

    Thank you both for your replies. My little hen is still with us. We are treating her with the BK and the wound has dried nicely. We have been trying to get her to eat and drink but apart from giving her water thru a pipette she has not really taken food or water. I have offered Apple which...
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    Henpecked chicken?

    Hi everyone. Any advise for me please..... One of my little hens was attacked by something today (cat? Dog?) found it about two hours ago covered in blood and missing all.its feathers along her back and most of her skin on the back of her neck. We phoned the vet who recommended purple spray...
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    How much more ventilation do I need?

    Thanks for the great advise. I will be lowering my girl's roost slightly. Can I also add what a great site this is and how helpful it is.
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    How much more ventilation do I need?

    Thanks for the swift reply TwoCrows. I have done as you suggested and this morning there was no moisture build up in the coop at all. Can I just check - how high off the ground should the ideal roost be? I have been trying to train my girls to sleep on the roost and not in the nesting boxes...
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    How much more ventilation do I need?

    Hi, I too am new to keeping chickens and this will be my first winter with my girls. I live in the far south west of the UK and so don't get extremely cold winters, with the occasional frost and it hardly ever snows. I am concerned that my coop (which was made for me by a friend with some...
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