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  1. OldRedChicken

    fox in the hen house

    I would probably leave them in all day then.
  2. OldRedChicken

    When will the mother hen kick out the chicks?

    Okay thanks!
  3. OldRedChicken

    When will the mother hen kick out the chicks?

    When will the mother hen kick out the chicks?
  4. OldRedChicken

    How often should you clean the coop?

    Okay. I use wood shavings. I have 1 rooster and 7 hens.
  5. OldRedChicken

    How often should you clean the coop?

    Okay. Thanks for the advice!
  6. OldRedChicken

    Can you add chicks to a mother hen with already one chick?

    I want to add more chicks but if she does not except them do you think the other hens will?
  7. OldRedChicken

    How often should you clean the coop?

    How often should clean out the wood shavings and put new wood shavings in?
  8. OldRedChicken

    Roosters or hens?

    hopefully you will have at least 1 hen!
  9. OldRedChicken

    fox in the hen house

    do you keep the door closed or open cause if it is open that would probably cause them not to lay cause the fox could come in. we also have a fox that is trying to catch our chickens but we leave our dog out and she chases them away. you could use a live trap and catch them and move them to a...
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    Roosters or hens?

    I would look at there tail feathers and if they are shiny and skinny and long I would say rooster. I personally think penny is a rooster.
  11. OldRedChicken

    How long till first attempt at free range?

    I let my 3 roosters start free ranging at about 2 months. maybe even less. we first would bring them into a fence in the yard just to be outside when there were about a month old.
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    Chickens not laying in the roosts.

    Does any one know where to get wooden eggs?
  13. OldRedChicken

    Can you add chicks to a mother hen with already one chick?

    no the mother did not eat the chick an owl did, I think.
  14. OldRedChicken

    Chickens not laying in the roosts.

    okay! thanks I will try it today!
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    Chickens not laying in the roosts.

    I have 4 hens. They do not lay there eggs in the roosts! they make nests and lay outside. I can never find them. I leave them in to about 11:00am but they still lay in nests. I do not know what to do!
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