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    We have 7 hens, 2 are harassing 1 terribly

    thanks all - this is great information -
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    Out of 7 hens, 2 are ganging up and picking on one....

    thanks - I read about those yesterday and ordered some.
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    We have 7 hens, 2 are harassing 1 terribly

    We have 7 hens. Two are about 2 1/2 years old and the other 5 are 1 1/2. Two of the younger ones have begun picking on one of the original girls - they chase her down and peck on her head. The one being picked on has almost always been somewhat of a loner. They have lots of room - their...
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    Out of 7 hens, 2 are ganging up and picking on one....

    Sorry - didn't realize I was in the new member introductions when I wrote this.
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    Out of 7 hens, 2 are ganging up and picking on one....

    We have 7 hens. Two are about 2 1/2 years old and the other 5 are 1 1/2. Two of the younger ones have begun picking on one of the original girls - they chase her down and peck on her head. The one being picked on has almost always been somewhat of a loner. They have lots of room - their...
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    A fox attacked our hens; no breast feathers left at all

    Yes, they were completely pulled out - she has nothing but bare skin. Thank you so much for this information - I will get some high protein food for her right away! Thanks again.
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    A fox attacked our hens; no breast feathers left at all

    She is two years old. She's doing better now. Still limping but not as bad. Thank you.
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    A fox attacked our hens; no breast feathers left at all

    A fox attacked our hens this morning. The girls free-range, but we were able to gather them all and get them into the barn. One of the girls is very traumatized. She lost all the feathers on her breast (only skin is showing) and some on her side. There is no sign of any other kind of injury with...
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    Think somethings wrong with one of our hens

    Hi - she is 2 years old and has stopped laying. No, she has not been wormed. She walks fine and her crop is good. She is eating and drinking and has not lost any weight. She just acts tired and suddenly started hanging out by herself instead of with the rest of the girls. She seems to be doing...
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    Think somethings wrong with one of our hens

    She just seems kind of "blah" - she seems to be moving slower. She does spend most of the day out foraging, she is the last one to get off of the roost in the morning and the first one to get on the roost in the evening. Her comb seems a bit droopy too. When we bring treats out everyone else...
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    free range might be hiding eggs ?

    We have nine girls and just last week about half of them started hiding their eggs - we've found two places so far - one is in an old day shed..My DH took the hay bales out of the shed and now it's just empty and no one has laid in there since. I only know who one of the guilty girls is. The...
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    Is weather a factor on pullets that are due to start laying but haven't yet?

    I think I'll just let it happen naturally - I was just making sure that the environment was the cause. thanks
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    Is weather a factor on pullets that are due to start laying but haven't yet?

    Hello - I've read that pullets usually begin laying when they are around 22-24 weeks. That is when our original girls started laying. The new girls are right at 24 weeks now. Will the cold weather slow them down when they haven't started yet? Also, one of the original girls did a partial molt...
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    9 weeks old eating layer and year olds eating starter feed?

    Our girls are free-ranging. The year olds have full run of about 5 acres. The nine week olds have full run of a fenced in corral, although they started escaping out of their fenced area just this week. I have read that the little girls need to continue with the starter feed until they begin...
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    Organic feed options available in Maine?

    Hello - we live in Jackson and are trying to find some organic feed for our girls. All we can really find locally is Blue Seal. Any suggestions out there? We are about 45 minutes out of Bangor. Thanks, Lori
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