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Odd chicken out
Thank you to each of you who offered advice and insight on our problem. Here is an update on odd chicken out problem. My husband built a bigger run and attached a real coop to the end of it. The run is 25' long and almost 4' wide and 4' high so now these girls have 20 square feet each! The...- sandrajoylee
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Odd chicken out
Thank you for the replies. Yes this is all the space they have right now. We did have them in a bigger space but the dog next door kept breaking in. Yes, I see that we need to find a way to enlarge this space and still keep them secure somehow. We are feeding them pellets for layers, meal worms...- sandrajoylee
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Odd chicken out
The coop is 41"w x 87"l x 39" h. The hens are about 1 1/2 years old. We haven't noticed the outsider chicken acting off but it's hard to tell since she is perched the whole day. If she jumps down the other chickens all attack her.- sandrajoylee
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Odd chicken out
Hi, My family and I returned from a 2 week vacation and something had changed with our 5-hen flock of Easter Eggers. Our housemate and neighbor took good care of them while we were gone, even giving them fresh veggies daily. One hen now remains on the roost all day. When she tries to come down...- sandrajoylee
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- hens in-fighting molting vacation winter
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