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    New roosts...advice and help please :)

    They will get the hang of it in a few days I'm sure, they just don't like change. Have you clipped the wings of the bantams? If not then they will have no trouble with the ladder. Even so, my roost is really high and they all manage to fly/jump up there easy enough - even when they had clipped...
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    Acting strangely

    Yeah - probably just spooked from change of routine. My chooks always go a bit feral when we go away for a long weekend etc... we have an automatic coop and feeder etc, so they can have 3 days without seeing anyone! It usually takes a week or maybe even two to settle back to normality, but they...
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    Crazy Boody Hen

    Another option for broody hens is to isolate them somewhere dark - i put mine in a single cage with a blanket on it or in the shed away from the other chooks for a day or two. It usually shakes them out of being broody (and my chooks are really broody!!) At least give it a try before doing...
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    My chickens are too picky...

    ...separating it out away from the feeder is a good idea - I will try tomorrow and see what happens thanks!
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    it's crowing!?!

    I had 2 roos out of 6 chicks - the first roo started crowing at 8weeks and the other didn't start til nearly 12 to 13 weeks! We actually assumed we only had one rooster up to that point
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    what is the point of a feeder if all they do is spill it?

    Kuntrygirl - do you have an issues with pests (like pigeons etc) stealing food from it? Is is out all day or do you just put it out at mealtimes??
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    My chickens are too picky...

    So, we have installed a new automatic feeder a few months ago, which has been working fine... however, since this installation we have noticed that the chickens only eat certain things from their feed that they like, and have been leaving the stuff they don't like behind. Before the feeder, we...
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    does anyone here on this site live in AUSTRALIA!!!

    I'm from Adelaide Australia!
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