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    Vent Pecking

    Vicks??? Really???? I tried to put here back this morning for a few minutes, and she started again. However, one of my black sex links was beating the crap out of her when she tried to peck her. I let her free range again today and the others seem to be healing. They are still laying eggs...
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    Vent Pecking

    I'm from New Castle PA and there doesn't seem to be too many places around here to get poultry products. Thanks for the info. Storey's guide to raising chickens said to use the peroxide. Why would one do that to the others? Ron New Castle, PA
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    Vent Pecking

    Hi all, got my chix this easter. They started laying in august nd they are laying quite steady now, BUTT! this morning noticed what seemed to be one hen egg bound and bloody. KY'd her and dislodged the egg and then noticed 5 of my six were all pecked bloody. One hen had blood all over her...
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    Specs

    Thank you so much. I was trying to avoid placing fence in the ground because i wnt to keep it mobile. But i really need some idea of dimensions. Ist it 16 X 6? 16X8? How high? 4foot or 5 foot to bottom of roof? I'm a carpenter so i can pobaly guess, but i would rather have dimensions that...
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    Specs

    Hi folks i'm new here and at raising chickens, but this web site gives me great encouragment. I would like to know if the people that built Monaca's chicken coup could give me some dimensions? We love your design but i want to house 6 hens in this space and would lke to know if this coup would...
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