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    Rosemary

    Thank you so much!!
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    Rosemary

    We just built a new coop for our bantam silkies. The coop is very close to a rosemary plant. I can't find anything online that says this is bad for chickens, but, being a mama I want to make sure that our babies are fine. Please advise!! We already pulled out the oleander tree by the coop...
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    Bully

    Will try the two weeks. Am not too excited about the chopping block. My 10 year old son is very attached to all of our hens. I guess just wait and see. Thank you for the advise!!! Happy eggs to you!
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    Bully

    We have 6 hens with 70 square feet. They have food all the time so they can graze. We have upped the protein as well. I understand pecking order. My bully used to be the shy timid one at the bottom. The pecked one was at the top. Right now, my bully is in a separate enclosure. We can't...
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    Bully

    It is. Hen. We don't have Roos. She used to be the shy one and bottom of the pecking order.
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    Bully

    Hope this is the right forum . . . . . I had to pull my SLW two weeks ago due to other chickens pecking her. I am trying to get her back in the large coop so she will lay, and she is better. One of my EEs is the bully. How do I stop that behavior? She has been back for about 24 hours with...
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    Silkie Bantums and laying

    We have adopted two silkie Bantums. They were hatched on 7 May and have laid eggs yet. They have a healthy diet and a wonderful roomy coop to theirselves. Any reason why they are behind schedule? Our full size hens laid almost to the day on schedule. Just wondering . . . . They are so much...
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    New chicken parents!

    Thank you all for the words of wisdom!! We are getting ready to re-integrate her from solitary/hospital! I was told to leave her in there for a few hours at a time and gradually increase the time over a period of days. And also to watch for my bully......... Should be a long week!! ;)
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    New chicken parents!

    As you can see from my picture, it is just her bum. Down side is, we have to clean her two to three times a day because her waste will stick to her. I put the first application of blue coat on today. We noticed this yesterday.
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    New chicken parents!

    here is a picture..
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    New chicken parents!

    My family and I are so excited to have our hens. We got them in March! One SLW, two RIR, and three Easter Eggers. We also have two Silkie Bantums that belong to my son. We are having a lot of fun, or we were. Right now our SLW is separated. We believe that the others have pecked her. This...
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