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    Marek's Disease Spread?

    We lost a hen to Marek's Disease last night. We didn't catch it until a few days ago. I am very concerned the rest of the flock has caught it. Anything to prevent this?
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    ONE Chicken keeps getting mites

    I have ONE chicken among my 5 that consistently gets mites... covered in them, and her feather around her vent look muddy/dirty/nasty. Her vent looks fine, and she lays daily. But usually every 4 - 6 weeks I find her hiding, away from the others, and she has mites everywhere. The strange...
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    Bad Behavior or Natural?

    How long should she be crated
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    Bad Behavior or Natural?

    Good thought! It should be, but I will make sure.
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    Bad Behavior or Natural?

    I have a small dog crate. Probably 24" x 36". Can I keep the bully chicken in there for a few days with food and water?
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    Bad Behavior or Natural?

    I have read a million threads about introducing a new hen to the flock. Here's my issue... I have two red sex links and was gifted a slightly younger rhode island red. She's been quarantined and all, and I introduced her to the coop a few nights ago. Poor girl is being pecked on SO bad by...
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    Hen nesting behind old board

    So FINALLY my hens are starting to show massive signs of imminent egg laying!! They free range in our small backyard all afternoon. Yesterday one hen was trying to nest everywhere but her nesting box in the coop. the dog house under a coffee table under the branch of a tree She settled...
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    Nests and Free Ranging Question

    They are still pretty startled by people, so they just run :)
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    Nests and Free Ranging Question

    thanks! I have golf balls in their nests waiting for them :)
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    Nests and Free Ranging Question

    I have 3 Red Sex Links that are probably about 20 weeks old now (purchased them as pullets). Their waddlers are red and pretty! Hopefully eggs soon! Up until now, they have never even touched their nesting boxes. They are milk crates turned sideways (12 x 12 x 12). They do sleep on top of...
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