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    Not laying

    My chickens are 3 and 5 years old. They are not molting, are eating well and appear very healthy. I don’t see parasites. We are having a warm and very sunny winter but I have seen no eggs for 2 months. Prior winters production slowed down considerably but everyone laid at least one egg...
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    Missing feathers on back of neck

    I've had my first 3 chickens since spring. One of my Wynadots went from laying real well in May to brooding pretty much steadily through most of June and July, despite all of my efforts to follow suggestions on this website Now, she has quit brooding for a couple of weeks but I don't...
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    Free range and predators

    Thanks Lynne, the link was helpful. I am jealous or your cats. we have introduced several cats to the property, feral and semiferal, following all the directions we received about introducing them to the property but, all have disappeared, either to coyotes or ....... ???? We will...
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    Free range and predators

    I would love to free range my chickens during at least some part of the day but ....... we have hawks and coyotes abundant in the area. Although at least the coyotes are not that visible during the day, they are spotted occasionally (they have taken all my cats at one time or another) and my...
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    Starting a New Flock

    Thanks so much for all the input. This is a fun forum One other question. I live on the central california coast - just inland enough that it can get quite hot here in the summer and we get some freezing nights in the winter. Since I only want laying hens - not for eating - and I want a...
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    Starting a New Flock

    I am a complete ignoramus but would like to have a couple of chickens to provide enough eggs for my family of 4 and, if there is a bit more, to share with my neighbor. I have acreage, an old existing coop (about 6 feet wide by 4 feet deep) raised on legs about 3 feet off the ground with ramps...
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