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    First night in the coup

    Thats so funny and yes I have noticed that they will do as they please at times. They make sure that you stay on your toes, thats for sure. I kept them all locked in the coup for twenty fours hours and now I have no problems. They go right in and my new group of hens follow right along. They are...
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    Egg-eating

    I was having this issue for a few weeks and have stopped the egg eating by mixing oyster shells into the feeder. I also feed a treat dish in the mornings of either canned cat food or a mixture of strawberry yogurt and oatmeal. They love it and now things seem back to normal. No egg eaters and...
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    First night in the coup

    I have just introduced my six new girls to the outdoors but am now having a huge problem with trying to motivate my rooster and three older hens to use a larger and newer coup. They refuse to go in at night and have actually made my back door step their bed for the night. Any ideas. Tonight im...
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    Egg-eating

    I have three hens and one roo. I have noticed that within the past two weeks, two of my hens have started eating eggs. Is it a food thing, are they attacking each others eggs for a reason, can I do something to prevent this from happening? Please help. In five weeks my new chicks will go outside...
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    Returning an injured hen to flock......

    Thank you so much. She seems to be doing fine with the rooster and the other two hens, but when one of my smaller girls comes near her, she runs and the other chases. I was hoping to get a few more chicks soon and I am wondering if this will happen to them as well when they are ready to be...
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    Returning an injured hen to flock......

    One of my hens was injured by a neighbors dog and was nursed indoors for a wk. Now that she is better, I have decided to put her back with the others. She seems very scared and runs under my legs when I go out. Two of my hens chase and pluck at her at times. but all day today (first day out) she...
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    Returning an injured chicken to the flock

    I am hoping that I can have such good luck. I tried putting my Little Bit back out with her flock and all they did was pluck at her dried injury and then she stayed by herself. It lasted for a few hours and then she just sat at my back door just waiting to be brought back inside. I do not know...
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    Rooster mauled by coon.

    I need some help. I cannot find any vets who will see my rooster and he is getting worse. Long story short, he was attacked by a dog, very little damage. Other rooster waited till that night to attack him and now he smells really bad, the wound is turning yellow even with Blue Coat and I am...
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    Waiting for eggs

    I have six chickens, two roosters by mistake, and they are 4 1/2 months old. The roosters have started to mate with my girls and so I guess I am just trying to figure out when I will see my first egg. My mind tells me that mating means that the girls will be producing eggs soon but I could be...
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    Got Flogged by A rooster tonight

    Does that really work because my rooster attacks only me when I go in the backyard to feed, water, or let them out of their coop in the mornings. He always gets me from behind and one time he scared me so bad and I was a distance from my backdoor that I started to kick. He kept leaping at me and...
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    When do roosters start trying to mate?

    I thought that I had six hens but ended up with two roosters who have both started to mate with my girls. One male actually chases the other sometimes. I do not know what to do with them because the dominate male attacks only me every time I try to go outside. Can someone please help me. I tried...
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