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    Wood Chips Causing Respiratory Problems?

    Hi there, Last Sunday I put some fresh wood chips that I got from ChipDrop across my hen Penny's small run. Very well ventilated, all outside, etc. Not sure the type of tree, but the original chip pile was crawling with box elder bugs, so I assume it was a box elder tree. Yesterday, she's...
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    Gotcha. I'll keep her in the run then and see how things go for the next week. Thanks!
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    UPDATE: The Pinless Peepers are... kinda working. Ruth is figuring out how to work around them and stay on the attack. But Jerry can get away quickly and Ruth gives up right away. That's good. But it's not deterring her or changing her behavior. I actually went out after dinner to check on them...
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    Thanks. Yeah, I do know. In both cases, it was kinda unavoidable. Reddit suggested trying pinless peepers, which is the one solution I hadn't tried yet. We'll throw some on Ruth tomorrow and let Jerry back out - see what happens. Appreciate you and anybody else who took the time to read this!
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    Okay everybody, an update after Day 1 - and some answers. Sorry if this gets long. First, RE: room. The coop and run house 4 hens and the cockerel. The run is around 8' W x 24' T x 6' H, not including the space under the coop, which is accessible. There's a pallet, a perch, and currently a...
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    2 weeks, goodness! Okay, well, Penny is super happy being by herself so we're not going to attempt that one again (she had a rough life before coming here). But okay, when I get back outside I'll let Ruth out of the crate and see what happens I guess. Hard to tell when they're just pecking...
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    Thank you for the answer! Not arguing, just for clarification: even if she's pinning him down and pecking at him?
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    New young rooster added to established flock - bullying?

    Hi gang! We inherited an established flock of 4 hens of varying breeds (they're all reasonably big birds, not quite sure all the breeds but each is different). At the bottom of the pecking order is Ruth, who used to be bullied quite a bit but that has subsided in recent weeks (a lot of moving...
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