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    Share your quail pictures here! ^^

    My girls. I sure love them
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    In need of some advice. Feather picking and laziness.

    Your coop and run are fine for 4 chickens. It could be the warm weather. Feather picking and eating could be a sign of some mineral or vitamin deficiency. Maybe buy some vitamins for them? I have a vitamin mix that I add into their drinking water and that can be given to them at all times...
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    Noisy Angry chickens want to free range

    I'd say the same as previous replies - either ignore them or get an automatic door. I find it funny how much "want" can be in one small bird :D "i want out", "i want a snack", "i want this and that" 😂
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    How much pecking is normal?

    Update for anyone who has the same issue: we expanded the coop A LOT and the night-time pecking stopped. It seems that Gooseberry wants her personal space.
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    How much pecking is normal?

    Thanks for the idea. I'll see how it goes and if she still attacks others for no reason and tries to drive them out of the coop, I'll separate her for a few days. It's kind of funny, that every evening, I have to put the top hen "to bed". She is not separated from the others, I just place her in...
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    How much pecking is normal?

    I couldn't look at the night-time beating any longer. Last night I took the hen that was beating the others up, placed her in a cardboard box (turned it sideways, covered part of the opening with a towel) and she stayed there sleeping. Did the same thing tonight. I don't care if she poops there...
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    How much pecking is normal?

    Yes, they were factory hens. They weren't kept in cages, but we're "free range" (most of the hens looked awful though). Okay, I'll check all of them daily for injuries and will separate injured one(s) if needed. During the day they're fine - a few pecks here and there, but I guess this is how...
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    How much pecking is normal?

    Hi guys! I rescued three hens a few days ago. They have been laying eggs for a year, thus they're about 1.5 years old. Breed brown nick. They're curious, starting to learn how to chicken, as they've never been outside nor walked on grass. They can be outside all day long (they have our entire...
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