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    2 yr old Barred Rock hen acting unsteady

    I just wanted to thank you (meant to a long time ago!) for your advice. I got some electrolytes and that perked up that wobbly bird as well as I'm sure helping the others. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. My girls are all happy and healthy and loving Spring!
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    2 yr old Barred Rock hen acting unsteady

    Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't added any birds (I only have 5) and mine have been remarkably healthy since I raised them from chicks. I will get some vitamins and also feed them more protein--I had wondered a little about that anyway. It's certainly worth a try. Thanks very much.
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    2 yr old Barred Rock hen acting unsteady

    Two year old hen, Barred Rock, is acting a little unsteady today. She occasionally shakes her head. When she walks, it resembles someone who has had one drink too many. I have four others who are acting normally, although several are molting in various stages, this one included. She seems to...
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    Roofing help over run

    We have a small pre-fab coop for our five hens. My husband built a fenced in run area for them to spend time in when they can't free-range (I usually only let them out if I can keep an eye on them--we live in a varmint paradise!) Anyway, we used some tarps for roofing and that is not going to...
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    4 different breeds 5 months old--feed help!!!

    My five hens are nearly 5 months old. I have 1 RIR, 2 Barred Rock, 1 Americauna, and 1 black sex link. None have started laying. I am still giving them chick crumbles and they seem so uninterested! They love scratch but I know that should only be a little part of their diet. Everything I...
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    enough water from nipples?

    Thank you to everyone with comments! They just seem so desperate when given a dish of water.
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    when to switch from chick starter to regular food?

    I've been feeding my 5 chicks the Purina medicated chick starter since I got them and they are now about 8 weeks old. I'm almost out of the chick starter and a little confused as to whether I should buy another bag of that to feed them or switch to the adult type of food. Checking on the...
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    enough water from nipples?

    My 8 week old chicks are spending the days outside in their coop/run but I have been bringing them inside at nights to sleep in their brooder box in my garage. I have a waterer in the run outside with those chicken nipples and I see them drinking out of it. However, when I bring them inside...
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    Sleeping in nest boxes?

    Thank you. I think I will partition off the nest boxes for now. I have 5 chickens and they are all young and not laying right now so that might be best.
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    Sleeping in nest boxes?

    I've been letting my 7 week old chicks stay outside all day in their coop and fenced run. I'm about ready to take the leap to having them stay out there 24/7. I've read that you don't want them sleeping in the nesting boxes but if I were a chicken those look the most like my brooder sleeping...
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    Floor help for small prefab coop please

    Plywood on ground sounds like a problem. Moisture? Cleaning??
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    Do "teen" chicks need to dust bathe? Confused about DE

    oops! wrong forum but don't see how to move it to the right one....
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    Do "teen" chicks need to dust bathe? Confused about DE

    I am a little confused about if 3-4 week old chicks need a dust bath area. Mine are in a large box with pine shavings. I bought some DE but then read some conflicting info and not sure if it should be used at all, and especially used for small chicks. Should I just bring in some sandy dirt...
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    Floor help for small prefab coop please

    We have one of those prefab coops approx 3 ft x 6 ft and not very tall. It has no floor but we think we need one for predator control as well as cleaning ease. (The coop is inside a fenced run). Is hardware cloth recommended? Not sure if that is good for chickens to walk on. Should we nail...
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    Naming the coop!! Did you name yours??

    Mine is Downton Eggey. My chickens are named after characters in the series!
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