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    3 layer hens (1 Rhode Island Red/2 Plymouth Barred Rocks) need a new home for a year...or more - Bos

    My company has asked me to relocate to California for a year, so I'm looking for a new home for my ladies! We all currently reside in Waltham, MA. If I could take them back when I return to the Boston area, all the better, but I am willing to give them up if need be. The two Barred Rocks are 1...
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    Major changes to roost and coop == chicken stress. What can I do?

    My husband recently revamped our coop in a big way: he changed the location of the door and the ramp up to it (the coop has two levels, the second level being where they sleep), he installed a Pullet-Shut (an automatic door that opens and closes based on light levels), and installed a longer...
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    Picky eaters?

    Thank you, I hadn't thought of it that way before! One question: how do I know they are truly getting enough to eat? How do I tell the difference between being crazed for food because it's a treat vs. crazed for food because they are truly hungry? Thank you!
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    Picky eaters?

    I seem to have the opposite problem of everyone else. My girls like fruits and rice, table scraps like that, but turn up their beaks at most veggies and greens. More to the point, it seems like they are really hungry all the time even though I scatter pellets on the ground (they free range in my...
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