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    egg bound

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/laying-after-being-egg-bound.341569/ She may just need some more time.
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    Should I continue to separate?

    If Sunny and Eureka get along peacefully together it might be a good idea to separate them to give Sunny's leg a chance to heal. Of course then you will have to go through the whole pecking order establishment again. But if the others are rough with her and her limp is a result of an injury they...
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    Swimming Pool TRANSITION Brooder

    So cool! I love the swimming pool brooder!
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    Hello from Baltimore!

    Hi and welcome! Keep in mind that you will still have to provide feed to make sure they get enough to eat. 40'x55' won't provide them with all they nee food wise. How tall is your fence? It is possible they will be able to get over it.
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    straw bale between coop and white vinyl fence will it stain ?

    Can you put something between the bales and the fence like plastic sheeting? That should prevent any discoloration.
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    chicks dead due ' sloppy ' mom-hen , only 4 out of 18 to go ,help needed

    Is she mean to the chicks or only neglectful? I had one hen who could not keep up with her chicks. So now all my Mama Hens are put in a nursery coop with her babies and they are not allowed to free range until they have feathers to protect against the weather.
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    Buff Orpington rooster x Blackstar hen

    They should lay good. I have never seen this particular mix but my chickens have always intermingled and the mixed breeds laid as well as the pure breeds.
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    Mystifying laying situation--"Sitting?"

    If they leave the nest for the rest of the day they are not broody. My broodies will flatten down on the nest and refuse to leave it. But a hen getting ready to be broody will still lay until they get a full clutch of eggs and then sit and refuse to leave the nest. I have had hens that like to...
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    Straw bale against white vinyl fence question

    I know that the vinyl on our house comes clean with a pressure washer and bleach but I really don't know if it will stain or discolor. Maybe you could put something between the fence and the straw bales like cardboard or plastic sheeting?
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    Momma chicken suddenly died :(

    I,m sorry to hear about your Mama Hen. I don't have any ideas as to what may have happened to her. As for the babies, are they feathered out yet and what kind of climate are you in? In Tennessee its very hot this time of year and my babies are usually no longer sleeping under Mama at that age...
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    Introducing problem

    As for introductions, go slowly and keep an eye on things but realize there will be an adjustment period until the pecking order is re-established. As for the neglected EEs, all I can say is my roos usually have their favorite hens and some they don't seem to care for. Go figure. The hens that...
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    How many roosters are too many?

    I have had as many as 3 roosters with 19 hens. The head rooster kept the other 2 off of most of the hens. A few of hens took up with the other 2. It worked out fine with free ranging. I don't think it would have if they were kept in a run. If its working for your flock, go with it but be willing...
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    Constant coughing/sneezing and raspy breath

    Do you have a vet that can check them out? It sounds like some kind of respiratory infection.
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    Feeling successful chick with slipped tendon

    Sounds like your little one is on the road to recovery. Good job keeping such a watchful eye on her. I never separate a chick from the flock unless its absolutely necessary to the health of the chick in question or the rest of the flock.
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    Help! Drunk chicken!

    Does its neck look twisted at all? It could be Wry Neck.
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