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    Moving and need winter keeping tips!!

    We are moving to Montana! We plan on taking our chickens with us. We only have 6 and have dog crates for them with rentacoop water cups to not spill, attached scratch cups and we are ready to go! However the cooler weather is new to us big time. Reaching out for any tips, advice, ideas any need...
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    Plucking feathers

    So we have a flock of 6 that we have had for two years. They have all been great with eachotber since day one, they have their pecking order and have never had a problem with them. All hens. We came home from a few day vacation to one hen with half her feathers missing. Feathers all over more...
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    Wry neck help

    Is there anything I can do to help a hen with wrys neck, this is our first. She is a broody buff Orpington. We separated her into the sick coop is this best for her? Thanks in advance
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    Spurs or normal?

    We have a few more th old bantam that has these little bumps we have only had hens so I am wondering if. These were baby spurs developing? Any advice?
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    What is this!? Should I be worried

    I found this on the floor of the coop this morning. Does anyone know what it is, should I be worried? We have 6 hens, all on their first round of laying and we’ve never seen anything like this before.
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    What to plant

    We just dug up our garden and are looking to Plant some stuff that we can toss Over to The chickens for some fresh snacks!! We have parsley, mint, tomatoes, and broccoli right now that they seem to pick and chose. Any suggestions on what to plant in the garden or along the planter by their coop!?
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    Backyard flock

    Backyard flock
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    Feed brands?

    Thank you so much! We are in Southern California
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    Feed brands?

    Looking for an all flock feed for our six girls! All but two are 19 weeks! The chicks are about 10 weeks and have starter crumble available to them in a seperate area. I have tried a mix of grains and pellets from small pet select but they pick and choose the grains out of it and leave the...
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    Feed questions?

    Thank you so much very helpful!! Do you have any recommendations of an all flock? Thanks again!
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    Feed questions?

    We are in California:)
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    Feed questions?

    Wondering what to feed our hens. They are about to start laying they are about 17 weeks old. I am new to chickens and wondering what to feed them. I have some layer pellets, chicken scratch and this feed from small pet select. should I be feeding them just one of these? Offer all three? The...
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    Chickens sleep in nesting boxes

    Thanks for the advice! We have been wondering about it being an issue when they do start laying! Thanks again!
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    Chickens sleep in nesting boxes

    We have four chickens about the age to start laying. They have typically been sleeping on a perch in the coop But the last Month they have decided to sleep upstairs in their nesting boxes. Is this a typical thing for birds about to lay? I’m wondering if we should try to have them sleep...
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    Help with hoping the fence

    We have created a locket area for our backyard girls! We like to let them roam their half of the backyard so we let them out of their coop every day! However they hop their side of the fence multiple times a day! Which means poop all over the backyard furniture. I was wondering if anyone has any...
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