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    Comment by 'Offgrid' in article 'Keeping Your Chickens Healthy'

    I have been using straw in my coup for a year now. They don't scratch the nests but love when I come in with fresh straw to layer the floor. I haven't noticed any health issues yet. When I clean the coup I throw the old straw out in their pen. They scratch it into a compost almost! I use a 18%...
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    Mixing adult hens and introducing a rooster

    Hi I'm new to this site. Very informative! I started with 10 ready to lay red sex links last june. Always produced well. Start of this May they started molting but only slightly. Noticed egg production went down and they were getting iritated in coup. Lots of pecking began. Feathers pulled out...
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