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    When to let the chicks free roam?

    Do I place it near their stall? or would you suggest outside the barn so they have a place outside to run in to?
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    When to let the chicks free roam?

    I have 11 adults layers and 1 rooster. Decided I was ready to raise chicks this year. The twenty chicks are 11 weeks old and fully feathered. They are currently housed in a very large stall in the barn. 3 weeks ago, we rigged a temporary pen outside the stall door (but still inside the...
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    Hen loosing feathers on head

    I have a 3 year old Rhode Island Red hen that is in a large-ish coop with 5 other hens. In addition, they have a 60' x 80' fenced yard that they run in. She has lost most of the feathers around her head, is loosing a fair amount all over her body and the feathers that remain are pretty ratty...
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