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    Needing Feeding Advice

    But I'm not as knowledgeable as some of the others in this group so if they say not to do that then follow their advice. lol!
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    Needing Feeding Advice

    I use Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve along with layer pellets mixed together. I also provide Oyster shell on the side. I don't believe it's the feed. You said that your hens aren't interested in the oyster shells. Try mixing some of the Oyster shell with the feed to get them to eat some of it. Then...
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    Formerly “head rooster” was overthrown by a younger one - now hides all day and won’t eat!

    I'm sorry that your rooster is going through this. I have a very "Randy" rooster and some of my hens have just had enough of him! They are either hiding in the nesting box or running for their life from him. lol! I got a real laugh out of your comment "There is more drama in my coop than in a...
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    Stuff to Put Inside Nesting Boxes? They Keep Pushing the Bedding Out :(

    I tried chopped straw and I found that it would stain the eggs. When the eggs are first laid, they are wet and the straw gets wet and leaves a yellowish stain. Does hay do the same?
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    3-day old chick sleeping a lot and not opening her eyes much

    Try giving it a little bit of raw egg yolk. It's very nutritional and they love it...you'll just have to go slow, and I wouldn't give too much. Maybe a teaspoon a couple of times a day to see if it responds.
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    Heartbreaking Loss: Seeking Advice for Helping Our Traumatized Flock Recover

    Have you tried Roost Booster for the vitamins that they need to help them recover from this trauma! It might help the depressed hen as well. She probably lost her bestie! So sad and I'm so sorry this happened! I am a firm believer in electric fence but with the hurricane that probably wouldn't...
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    Washing clean eggs??

    I always wash at least once. I leave them out unwashed for about 2-3 weeks and if they aren't used up and not dirty, I give them a rinse with lukewarm water rub a little with my hands. If they are lightly dirty, I will leave them out and wash them with my little egg-shaped rubber egg scrubber...
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    Resource guarding keeps derailing my flocks. Can't crack the code!

    Is it possible to feed them separately? A couple of times a day. It may be a little more time consuming for you but, if possible, it's worth it. I have a large and "randy" roo who is rough on my hens. I have hens that will live in the coop and in the nesting box just to keep him at bay. I had a...
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    Are they eating the dirt?

    If you add a small amount of Chick Grit to your brooder they may eat that and then dirt bathe in the soil you put in from your coop area. If you aren't already you might put the dirt in a small container but big enough for them to get it and roll around in for dirt bathing. When they were real...
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    Coyote attack in the middle of the day.

    I'm so sorry about the loss of your Splash Marans. I can relate...I live in an area where many predators are...such as Coyote, Black Bear, Racoon, Opossum, Hawk, Eagle Weasel, Black Rat and Black Racer Snakes etc... I've been blessed so far and haven't had any attackers when my chickens are free...
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    Help! Tongue stuck in the throat of a baby chick

    Wow, I'm so sorry. I don't have a resolution but I am praying one comes to you quickly!
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    New to backyard chickens! I need help!

    For the past 2 years I have 5 hens and a rooster. I did not want a rooster but I bought them from a well-known supply store here in town and they were listed as pullets (baby hens) but I wound with 1 rooster. My advice...I live outside of the city and where there are no rules on how many I can...
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    devested to find our flock massacred

    We have our chicken run surrounded with Electric fencing 1 line at the bottom, 1 about 2 feet higher and so on up to 4 wires. We have our hardware cloth down to the bottom of the run and then bent and laid flat up to 2 feet out from the bottom of the run. So far, we have deterred, Racoons...
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    Do not have only ONE nest box!

    🤣😂
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    Do not have only ONE nest box!

    Hilarious!!
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