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    Chicken Solidarity

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    Chicken Solidarity

    I have a broody chicken and we have tried multiple methods to end the brood with no luck. We have resorted to keeping her in a cage in the pen for a few days. Three of the other six chickens have been sleeping on their perch in the pen to keep her company for the last 2 nights. They have...
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    Sleeping In Nesting Boxes?

    It is only a 4x6 coop, so the perches are only about 2-3 feet away from where they are sleeping.
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    Sleeping In Nesting Boxes?

    No older hens so they’re not competing for space. Love the cardboard idea. TY!
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    Sleeping In Nesting Boxes?

    This was our first attempt. Thanks for the tips!
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    Sleeping In Nesting Boxes?

    My 8 chickens (10 weeks old) refuse to sleep on their perches in the coop. Instead they are piling into one of the three nesting boxes at night. We tried to break them of the habit by putting soccer balls in the nesting boxes. That didn’t stop them though (see pic below)! Why won’t they...
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    Chicken Kitchen Takeover

    Great idea! Poop trays would probably be helpful. 😁
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    I’m Back!

    Welcome back! Got our girls from Paris Farmers Union. You?
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    Chicken Kitchen Takeover

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    Cute Chick

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    I’m Back!

    Thank you!
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    I’m Back!

    Hi Everyone! I started my account 6 years ago with my first flock. I had to give our girls away to another family when we moved 3 years ago. Happy to say we just got our new chicks on Friday. Nice to be back on the site.
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    3 Free Silkie Roosters - Augusta, ME

    I have 3 silkie roosters that are in need of "re-homing". We purchased some non-sexed chicks this past spring and 3 of them have turned out to be roosters. I live in a suburban neighborhood and my neighbors are not happy about the recent crowing. Please help me find a new home for these...
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    Very Few Eggs

    Does it matter that I've had a light in their coop during the winter months? I've read some posts that say it's better for chickens if they are allowed to stop laying in the winter.
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    Very Few Eggs

    Thanks for the response, Feather. They free range a few times a week but I'm still only getting 1-2 eggs on the days when they're in their coop/pen all day. And I've searched the laying boxes for egg fragments/yolk residue and haven't found anything. Ive even placed a few "marked" eggs in the...
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