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    Bald spot on Chicken butt

    Thank you for this reassurance. :) I'll get a picture of her butt next time I'm out there!
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    Bald spot on Chicken butt

    Hey all, My small flock is almost 11 months old--6 hens, all laying, and health wise, so far so good. I'm noticing, however, that Evy, my biggest girl (and most dominant, generally) has a bald spot on her back end. The visible skin looks fine, no injuries or signs of distress that I can see...
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    Spoiled chickens?

    Thank you. Being new to this whole chicken thing, I feared I ruined normal food for them. :>
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    Spoiled chickens?

    Thank you--that's a great idea! These are my first chickens and I'm learning as I go. The mama in me wants to indulge them but that gets to be a slippery slope. :)
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    Spoiled chickens?

    Hello! My 8 month old birds are on layer feed with a handful of this or that tossed into their run for fun. But during this recent cold spell, I've been bringing them extra stuff--warm oats or grits, cooked ground meat, whatever I've got going in the kitchen--and they've loved it. Trouble is...
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    Do chickens feel jealousy?

    I could have written some of this post. :) I have 18 week Orpingtons (different colors) and they're all sweet natured and enjoy affection. My Buff girl is always jumping into my lap and pressing herself against me. Other chickens might jump up and occupy space on other parts of my legs and she...
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    Mulched up stump

    Hi all! We're wrapping up our chicken run and I have builder's sand on order for the floor of it. We had an oak stump ground out recently and there's a big pile of the resulting mulch in my front yard--I assume this is usable for my chicken run? Or is it too splintery? Sorry if this is a dumb...
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    Baby Roo on the Move

    Hey all, I have to drive my little 5 week old rooster to his new home, 3 hours away. I’ve got a box prepared with a screen top, and it will have a dog pad and wood shavings in it. How should I do food and water? Can I just make a dish of wet chick food, like a mash, to prevent spills? Thanks...
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    A Tale of Two Orpies

    These are my two Buff Orpington chicks at 4 weeks old (I have five others in different colors. I’m starting to think I’ve got a rooster. Everyone says it’s too early to tell. But Jane (second pic) is feistier than the others, has this larger comb, shorter tail, and I swear I heard her try to...
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    Chicken Run

    Hello All! My husband and I (brand new to the chicken game) are working on the site for our chicken run. There's a lot of clay soil, heavy and uneven, and we're trying to get it level. We're hoping to use sand and wood chips as the base of our run, but could we put down a layer of gravel over...
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    Hello from Kentucky!

    Thanks, everyone! :)
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    Hello from Kentucky!

    Hi all! Brand new member here, and I picked up seven chicks last week from Mt. Healthy. I bought an Insta Brooder with a heat plate (Amazon) and its been working out well but the girls are growing and I'll have to come up with roomier accommodations before too long--projected date to move...
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