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    Getting Chickens To Go Back Into Their Coop?

    This is similar to what a couple of other people have posted, but here is what I do: I use a Dickey's cup (from Dickey's BBQ, it's a very distinctively bright yellow plastic cup) and put treats in it. Usually one or more of the girls will spot it and come running. If they don't, I rattle the...
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    Chickens don't urinate, so what is this?

    Hi all, This is the second time this has happened in my coop, so I have to ask: I found "wet" bedding in the nesting box. There is no egg there or evidence of an egg having been laid. The bedding looks like a cup of water has been dumped on it. There are no leaks in the roof of my coop, and...
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    Black spots on wattle/comb

    Hi all, I noticed this evening one of my girls has some black spots on her comb and wattle (picture below). They almost look like mold. The spots do not rub off. No white rings or anything. Is this from pecking? I haven't really noticed any serious pecking among them, and she's actually not...
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