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    Feather picking/Pecking

    Oops typo. 64 sq feet.
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    4x16 is tight space? How much sq foot per chicken is needed?
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    I should also add that she has a birth defect of the feet. Her side toes are curved to the side. Thought maybe it was crooked toe but after a vet visit and some internet research found out that it wasn't. The vet said that as long as she doesn't seem to be in pain and she can do her daily...
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    I have 7 chickens total. The coop is 18 sq feet. The run is 80 sq feet. They have three feeding containers and their main diet is manna pro all flock feed. The rest of their diet consists of forage, mixed greens, seasonal vegetables(watermelon in the summer, pumpkin in the fall...etc.), and...
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    She is a little over a year old. I couldn't put the blame on molting though because the security camera I have on the run shows them pecking her pretty aggresively.They spend most of their day free ranging so im thinking either boredom or nutrition as a cause. For now she'll stay with my...
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    The first time that I had to separate and "re-integrate" her with the flock I put her with my dominique as she is the most docile chicken I own and doesn't peck her. It started with my barred rock pecking and now the others have joined in. I have one Black Australorp and one Buff Orpington as...
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    Feather picking/Pecking

    My speckled sussex started losing feathers months ago. I separated her from the flock and treated her for possible mites/lice. After her feathers came back and upon integrating her back in with the flock my fears have been reassured. They have picked her clean again within three weeks. I don't...
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    Feather Picking/Molting/or Mites and Lice?

    My speckled sussex started losing feathers starting in the tail end a couple of weeks ago. I am trying to figure out if it is Picking, Mites/Lice, or natural molt. The feathers are getting fuzzy and shrinking down rather than disappearing all together. I don't think it is mites or lice because...
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    Sudden Death

    I woke up this morning to my Silver Laced Wyandotte dead in the coop. She was barely a year old. Up until finding her dead she seemed very healthy, like a normal chicken. She had laid an egg the day before. I just want to make sure that this isn't a sign of anything that could pose a threat to...
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    howdy folks! new member here

    Welcome to BYC! :welcome :yiipchick
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    Looking for some examples of treats/foods for my chicks. Suggestions???

    With the sunflower seeds I would stick to the ones sold for wild bird/Avian feeding specifically. Not sure about the ones sold on the shelf for people but I know those are usually loaded with sodium and other things. All comes down to how picky you are about what you feed your chickens.:)
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    New member :-)

    Welcome to BYC!!!
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    Heat tolerant chickens

    Hello and Welcome to BYC!!! I can tell you one breed not to buy for hot weather. Do not buy chancteclers if you are wanting heat tolerant birds!
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    Looking for some examples of treats/foods for my chicks. Suggestions???

    For their age sunflower seeds would be just fine. You will need to keep grit available. My girls go CRAZY for sunflower seeds. They're a great source of protein. But as with all treats, not too many is my rule with my girls.
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    My First Chicken-Filled Summer!

    I have been a chicken owner for only about 20 weeks now. All of my girls are just around 20 weeks old. I thought I would go out into their run and snap some photos! My Buff Orpington relaxing in the shade on a cool summer day. My Black Australorp! My Barred Rock trying to make...
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