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    Not sure what’s going on with my hen (feathers)

    From what aspect? Feathers? There are feathers in the coop. If you’re referring to the other chickens, they all look fine. It is only this one that is looking like this.
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    Not sure what’s going on with my hen (feathers)

    oes it happen at different times of the year? I’m concerned with it being cold at this of the year, she might be susceptible to the weather.
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    Not sure what’s going on with my hen (feathers)

    Does it happen at different times of the year? I’m concerned with it being cold at this of the year, she might be susceptible to the weather.
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    Not sure what’s going on with my hen (feathers)

    Hello all… Recently, l have noticed one of my Rhode Island Reds missing feathers. She will be 2 yrs old in April. Two years ago, l started raising my layers, starting off with 10 hens; 4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Brown Longhorns and 3 Black Sexlinks. I had added 4 more young Rhode Island Reds to...
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    Egg-laying decreased significantly in the past few days.. why?

    Thank you. I get in there daily whereas they used to lay eggs underneath the nesting boxes. I have since boxed out under the nesting boxes to force them to lay in the boxes. For the first few days, they continued to lay in front of the boxed out area but then began ALL laying IN the nesting...
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    Egg-laying decreased significantly in the past few days.. why?

    Hello. I have 10 hens (6 months old) that began laying eggs about 2 months ago. (4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Black Sex Links & 3 Brown Longhorns.). It started off gradually and got up to 7-10 eggs/day about 3 weeks ago. This week, I noticed a significant drop and am only getting about 2-4 eggs/day...
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    First-time chicken raiser, wanting to show off my coop (quite proud of it!) :)

    I considered it all. I get that any predator will have a difficult time getting into the run, yet alone the coop. I used 1/2”x1/2” welded chicken wire around the bottom portion of the run plus the entire entrance gates. For the top portion, it is the thinner 1” chicken wire, but less likely to...
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    First-time chicken raiser, wanting to show off my coop (quite proud of it!) :)

    Yes. I did think it all out. The shed is 16’ wide but l have the nesting boxes on one end (about 12” deep) and a little storage cubby for food and other miscellaneous items on the other end that is about 18” deep. So, l have (6x) 2’ wide x 4” tall flap that l can close and lock independently...
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    First-time chicken raiser, wanting to show off my coop (quite proud of it!) :)

    I do not have any roosters. The homes in my neighbor are relatively close together so having a rooster would become an issue rather quickly. Otherwise, l would have loved to have gotten one. BTW, I have 4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Black Sex Links and 3 Brown Longhorns.
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    First-time chicken raiser, wanting to show off my coop (quite proud of it!) :)

    Thank you. I have 4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Black Sex Links and 3 Brown Longhorns.
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    First-time chicken raiser, wanting to show off my coop (quite proud of it!) :)

    I am a newbee and wanted to share and show off the coop that I had built! I am quite proud of it! I had incorporated my chicken coop (about ~4' x ~13') under my shed that I had built last year. Maximizing the space, I positioned the shed at the edge of my level yard, to where I have a slopped...
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