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    Bessie has to go.

    My flock consists of 2 Black Sex Links (Bessie and Sister), 1 red Maran (Merry), 1 Chocolate Orpington (Fluffy), 1 grey Easter Egger (Silver), and 1 Rhode Island Red (Pepper). I found a broken egg in the hen house and Pepper was there trying to eat it. I quickly removed it and cleaned the nest...
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    Chicken full of eggs....

    Okay, thanks. They have only been laying a little over a month now. I have been suspecting that the Orpington wasn't contributing because I never see her in the nest. I once got a micro egg too. About an inch in diameter. Dunno where that came from or how it happened.
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    I have a bully hen

    My RIR which was added to the flock to replace a cockerel was being a bully, she was older than the others. I separated her from the flock for a couple weeks. When I re-introduced her, she became the bullied. She's missing neck feathers and I found a couple of small scabs in that area. I saw...
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    Chicken full of eggs....

    I found this malformed egg yesterday while cleaning the nesting area. It was not where they normally lay, but where they roost at night. I dunno who did this. I figured she's not eating her oyster shell, which they have in abundance. How would I find out who did it? Is there something I can do...
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    Winter Coop Design

    Maybe they know that warm air rises.
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    I have a bully hen

    At first it seemed like food rights, so I put out 2 separate bowls of food several feet apart. That appeared to help. However, I've witnessed the bully run halfway across the yard just to peck at one of her usual victims. She is now a permanent resident of the smaller coop of her own. I...
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    Please help! Bully chicken.

    Thanks. I might have to look into those
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    I have a bully hen

    I believe that's why we got her for free. She's just aggressive as hell and tries to bogart treats. She's a good layer, an egg a day, so really don't want to get rid of her. So she's a permanent resident of D-block.
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    Please help! Bully chicken.

    What is a pinless peeper?
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    I have a bully hen

    I've got a schoolyard bully as well. We got her for free off Facebook and she was already laying. She's a rir. Our other girls hadn't started yet. Kept her in a separate coop/run for a couple of weeks and they only had the fence separating them. We started letting her out to forage with the...
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    Brand new at this

    I keep giving the big one stays of execution. Just can't bring myself to do it..
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    Best Dogs w/Chickens

    My Shepard is laid back around my girls as well. Our Chihuahua has been avoiding them usually, but yesterday he charged at a couple of them when they got too close to the wife. Jealous little mutt...
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    Brand new at this

    I believe you're right. I recall the legbar name when we bought them. Was really wanting to get some blue eggs. Guess I'll search for a pullet by that name, and hopefully I can get some.
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    Brand new at this

    I had considered rehoming the boys but afraid of cock fighters getting their hands on them. Wife has a couple of friends that have chickens, will see if they can take them.
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    Brand new at this

    Happy to be here, thanks.
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