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    hens waking up in middle of the night

    I have chickens and my next door neighbor also has chickens. Over the last couple of months, about once a week or maybe a little more often his hens will all wake up at a random time of the night and start up with a lot of noise, but it doesn't sound distressed. We are in a close suburban...
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    30 week chicken lost tail feathers to a dog

    That's very helpful. She lost the complete feathers, no shafts left. I'm including some pictures of naked chicken butts, as requested. 😉😂
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    30 week chicken lost tail feathers to a dog

    The molting part is what I'm unsure about. She's not even a year old yet, so didn't molt this year. Will her body act as though it has molted and regrow the feathers? She's safe in the coop and will be all week. I only have them free-range on Saturdays. After the attack they all wanted to be...
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    30 week chicken lost tail feathers to a dog

    Both my neighbor and myself were shocked to discover this morning that her dog can jump our shared 6 foot fence, which he's never done before. And he did it while my girls were free ranging. And while my 11 year old son happened to be home by himself, poor kid. My neighbors rushed to help and...
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    Bonnie's Dream Coop

    What a nice coop! Very thoughtfully designed and well built!
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    Easter egger questions

    I started with a flock of 6 EE chicks and I love them all so much. I handled them a lot as chicks and they are all great. Some are more friendly than others, but one in particular is so affectionate and will hop on my lap as soon as I sit down and sometimes even waits at my feet for me to pick...
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    Ended Official BYC Coop Page Contest #15

    Finally got mine written! I've been using it for a year now, so I feel good about how it's worked and held up. :) Open Air Coop and Run built off a Loft Bed in South Texas
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    Open Air Coop and Run built off a Loft Bed in South Texas

    I live in south Texas, near San Antonio, and it’s hot here almost all year. I knew ventilation would be the name of the game and after seeing a few open air coop designs online I said “how about ALL ventilation then?” So that’s what I did! It doesn’t rain often, but it’s possible to get a pretty...
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    Is this vent gleet or....?

    I just noticed this a couple days ago on my year old hen. Her bottom is bare and there is a white streak running down from her vent. The vent itself looks okay. She is still laying eggs. She is my hen that will run away if I even think about touching her, so it was difficult to catch her and...
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    How do you soak a chicken's foot?

    I have a hen with bumblefoot and it sounds like an epsom salt soak will be beneficial, but I can't figure out how I'm actually supposed to get her to stand still for a foot soak! How do y'all do it?
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    minimum number of chicks for well-being

    I was able to buy a single chick last year at a local store after one of mine died.
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    minimum number of chicks for well-being

    I'd like to add 1-2 chickens to my little flock this year and I'd like to raise them from chicks. I know getting just one would be bad since they are such social creatures and I don't want her to be lonely in the brooder, but is 2 also too small of a group? Would 3 be the absolute minimum or...
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    nesting box bully?

    I have two nesting boxes for my 6 one-year-old hens. 5 of the hens will only use the box on the right and they all seem fine and happy with whatever system they've worked out for sharing it. My 6th hen is a crossbeak and just finally started laying regularly. She likes the box on the left, so...
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    Meal Worms or Black Soldier Fly Larvae?

    My ladies will eat mealworms, but they go bonkers for BSL. My compost pile attracts many black soldier flies and I live in south TX so fly season is like 10 months long, so in the mornings in bring the chicken poop out to the compost and when I turn it over I find a cluster of BSL and just scoop...
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    Crossbeak and egg laying.

    Answering your original question, I have 6 hens and one is a crossbeak. The 5 started laying in the 20-24 week range. My crossbeak did start laying but probably closer to 30 weeks, and she only laid for about a week and then stopped. She is definitely thinner than the others so it makes sense...
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