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    One chicken started laying=rest dont sleep in coop

    So, lasr night they were back in the coop again. The only other guess i have is that i changed their bedding and added straw and i guess they didnt like that because they couldnt cover their poop as well. I used sand in the summer and they prefer that i think. Yesterday i removed all the...
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    One chicken started laying=rest dont sleep in coop

    Yes, aart, you have a great memory! I thought tonight, since they were all outside again, even the laying hen, that all of a sudden maybe they think its too crowded. Sigh... we ended up having to buy a cheap, piece of crap coop for the salmons since they wouldnt introduce well at all woth the...
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    One chicken started laying=rest dont sleep in coop

    I have roosting bars in the coop and everything is rodent and predator proof!! I have never seen rats or predators.. and. there is no way they could enter coop. I clean it out very often. The only change is that one hen started laying!!
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    One chicken started laying=rest dont sleep in coop

    So, my five 6 month olds have put themselves to bed at dusk in their coop ever since they first were put outside. I just go out and lock the coop gate behind them. I finally got my first egg a week ago!!! I figured out it was one of the barred rocks and she has laid almost every day since. A...
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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    This is my 2.5 month old crossbeak Salmon Favorelle chicken! I have been wondering what exactly is wrong with her and now i know its called crossbeak. Do you know if they tend to have issues with self care? Grooming and such? She looks wet and dirty all the time compared to my other...
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    One of my Salmon Favorelle's beak is WHACK

    They are 2 1/2 months old, seperated from my 5 1/2 month old chickens for now. About a month ago i noticed one's beak was misaligned and this chicken always looks unkempt and wet and is lookimg worse everyday. She makes a huge mess when she eats and drinks and obviously cant groom herself well...
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    Cleaning my coop run

    Ugh.... And i began with 7 and returned 2 back to the farm because they were roos! What if i got another coop around a similar size or a bit bigger so they had 2 to sleep in? The area around the coop and run will be fenced in soon. Right now the birds dont seem crowded in there. They all...
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    Cleaning my coop run

    Oh, the coop itself. I guess it will need ventilation. Not sure how to do that. But the guy told me 12 birds ! I spent extra money to buy this coop because it was bigger than my neighbors and friends who have chickens and i felt like theyd have lots of room
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    Cleaning my coop run

    Its a 6x8 coop and the chicken guy that makes them said its good for up to 12 birds.
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    Cleaning my coop run

    Thank you for the link! The coop's run isnt huge but they are only going to be confined in there until we get the rest of the yard they will free range in fenced off. This is their first week in the coop. There are 5 chicks in there.
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    Cleaning my coop run

    d The run is covered by a slanted metal roof. It is under the shade of a big maple tree. The ground is generally dusty in this particular srea of the yard but we live in Seattle and there will be lots of rain. The coop gets some sun in the late afternoon. Thanks for tour advice!
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    Cleaning my coop run

    Hi all! I am a new chicken owner! I just put them out in their coop. I have sand down in the coop and the run is just on tip of dirt. I hadnt thought too much about how to clean the run! its starting to smell. Do i rake it? Put something else down ontop of the dirt? Id appreciate...
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    Introducing new pullets to flock

    Hi all! I have questions about how to introduce new chickens to my current flock. This is my first flock. Ive raised them from a day old. They are 6 weeks now. Two lavender orpingtons are roosters that i need to find a home for. I would like to replace them with two more and am wondering if...
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    Food Scraps?

    Thank you for all the information!!!
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    Food Scraps?

    Well, various people told me to feed the chicks medicated food (to protect sgainst illness i guess ) and this place didnt sell medicated food, they said they had medicine u put in their water. I am totally new to this do i just have been doing what they told me to! Also, he mentioned changing...
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