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    Girls dont like my treats 😞

    This is a good suggestion, I will try this, thank you!
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    Girls dont like my treats 😞

    Ok, thank you, I have them on a good laying feed, I feel better knowing it *should* be sufficient. I am also going to try the suggestion above to start mixing the treats to encourage them to try the dried ones. 😀 I am using the treats more to get them to let me get near them and touch them (its...
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    Girls dont like my treats 😞

    Hello! I am finding that my 2 hens will not entertain the idea of eating the dried mealworms, crickets and grasshoppers that I offer. I see vids of people throwing them out there and the girls gobbling them up - mine? Nope. They dont like cracked corn either, which worries me for the...
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    Do I need to clean their feet regularly?

    Thank you everyone! I will leave them alone lol
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    Do I need to clean their feet regularly?

    Hi! New Chicken Mom here, I have two red hens with regular chicken feet- They partial free range daily and have a coop tractor I move around daily- but their little feet are dark and dirty on the bottom... Should I be giving them regular footie baths? I am still learning regular maintenance...
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    Is it normal to feel chicken breast bone

    Thank you for this information! I am new to having hens, and my one got sick soon after I acquired her and she too has a boney breastbone. She acts normal otherwise, so I appreciate knowing this now and knowing that she is most likely fine 🙂
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    Possibly stupid question- Eglu Cube

    I currently have a very small wooden coop that the girls came with (hate it, will return it) and its stupid hot here right now, I have moved them to as far under a tree as I can for Max Shade ... they dont seem to know what to do with the frozen water bottle lol They are young n learning to...
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    Possibly stupid question- Eglu Cube

    I Its funny u suggested Hemp! We were looking to switch to that vs the shavings - thank you for the tip! 🤗
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    Possibly stupid question- Eglu Cube

    Thank you, I will check it out! I am in southern ontario and they will be out everyday and not shut in thankfully- ironically I was more worried about the winter lol I will only have 2-3 mid sized hens in this coop..currently have two, thinking of a third next year- to have a spare if one dies...
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    Possibly stupid question- Eglu Cube

    Thank you for this review! I am new to all this and just ordered my coop for my 2 girls. I am glad to hear that it seems to live up to its expectations! 🥰
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    New chicken mom from Canada

    Hello! Yes, its called Rent the Chicken lol You can return at the end of season, or buy out. I officially caved and am adopting them. I just ordered my new coop today! 🙈🥳🥴
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    New chicken mom from Canada

    Hi! I am 99% confident I am now a chicken owner and will keep the girls 🙈🙉🙊 lol I am just concerned how to winter them properly- glad to be here to be able to ask all my questions!
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    New chicken mom from Canada

    Hello! I recently acquired 2 lovely hens about 3 weeks ago from a Chicken Rental Company (Yes they exist! LOL) Its been abit of a ride so far! My one hen had either illness or eggbound after her forst week here, but seems to be on the rebound. Both girls are now laying eggs regularly each...
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