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    Hen bully/feather pecker help

    Thanks very much for the advice! Her cell is actually right inside the enclosed/covered run. She just wont have the extra warmth from the enclosed coop and the 5 other chicken heaters. But I think she will be ok? It is getting to a low of like 10 degrees so very cold, but she is a big bird with...
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    Hen bully/feather pecker help

    OK thanks so much. BSFL for extra protein until I can get the feed? How long do you think I need to separate Judy. It sounds like it is more likely diet and not behavior. I would never describe her as bossy or anything. This kind of caught me off guard. She is definitely the largest of the flock...
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    Hen bully/feather pecker help

    Do you feel like from the images, I have safely ruled out an infestation? I will try a higher protein feed and cut out the corn. I read that the corn is good on really cold nights, but that is probably poppycock anyways haha. Maybe I can replace the corn with BSFL for extra protein? I will order...
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    Hen bully/feather pecker help

    I watched a bunch of video footage and I never noticed anything super out of the normal. The barred rock was the first I noticed and at that time it was a big patch missing. At the time, I didnt even consider pecking, I was freaking out about an infestation. It wasnt till several days later when...
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    Hen bully/feather pecker help

    Hi all, I’m a first-year chicken keeper with six hens (no roosters) in Portland, Maine. My flock (an Easter Eggers, a Buff Orpington, a Lavender Orpington, a Barred Rock, an Australorp and a Black Copper Maran) is about 36 weeks old, all laying regularly. They have an 8’x16’ hardware...
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    Can I acodomate/rescue x3 more hens?

    I have a friend who is trying to rehome his x3 three year old laying Plymouth Barred Rocks in Portland Maine. I have x7 24 week old Hens and this is my first time raisin chickens. I have a small coop with 2 roosting bars (see attached image). It has a lifted roof so it has good ventilation. I...
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    Is there a rooster in my flock??

    Do I have a rooster/fertile eggs?? I was fairly certain I did not have any roosters, but when I cracked some eggs, it looks like there is a bullseye. It is kind of in-between all of the example pictures I see online, where it is not super pronounced and some photos say it is fertilized and some...
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    Winterizing questions for my coop/run

    Hi all. I have 7 hens that are about 24 weeks old located in Portland Maine. Should be cold hearty (buff orp, lav orp, 2 easter eggers, black copper maran, black astralorp, and a plymouth barred rock. This is my first flock, and of course my first winter. I have done plenty of research and I...
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    Planning winterized water circulation auto waterer

    So I'm trying to plan out my chicken waterer for portland maine. Essentially I am collecting rain water from the run roof into a 55 gal barrel. I have been doing this since June and with the location of the run/coop and the tree canopy, I have not had any issues with algae. Basically I want to...
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    Puklet or cockerel?

    Not positive on the breed but I think some sort of easter egger. It's about 15-16 weeks old. I've gone back and forth on pullet/cockerel many times. No waddle/comb and very light pink. No spurs. It seems like rounded feather but its pretty hard to tell with its colors and patterns. But now it...
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    Sexing follow up (9-10 wk)

    Hey all! A few weeks ago I posted some pictures of my chickens. I was trying to figure out their breeds and sex. Their age is roughly in the 9 to 10 week range. I think we have the breeds established, but I am not sure about male/female. Here are some pictures, what breed I think they are, and I...
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    Teaching teenagers to go into coop at night - or improving the entrance

    Yea. Once I place them in the coop, theyre good. It took a few days of working with them, but at least they roost on the perches now and not on the bedding
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    Teaching teenagers to go into coop at night - or improving the entrance

    Yea I think that sounds like a good plan
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    Teaching teenagers to go into coop at night - or improving the entrance

    So I have seven teenagers. They are about 7-8 weeks old and have been living outside in their run/coop for two weeks now. They are doing very well, but I am having trouble getting them to go into their coop at night. They keep going up to the top of a ramp that leads to their coop at dusk, but...
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    Sourcing sand for my chicken run

    I am not set on anything. I had decid Sorry I phrased that poorly. I was saying chipdrop allows you to list woods you want excluded and that I would not want cedar. Wondering if there was any other woods to avoid.
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