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    Missing feather's from back at base of tail! Bareback chickens?!?!?!

    I have 18 hens and 1 rooster, mixed breeds. 9 of my hens are having the same issues, bald spots right above their tail on their back. Some are missing almost all of their back feathers, and some it's only a small patch. My roo is looking pretty rough in the feather department as well. His...
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    Stopped Laying! Help!

    Our actual coop is 4ft wide by 10 ft long. The outer enclosed run is 10x12 with added roosting bars and at least part of every day they are in the outer uncovered run which is 25x16. I haven't notice my girls "singing" when they lay, but I'm not normally home during the day. The Wyandottes...
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    Stopped Laying! Help!

    They don't get to free range every day, but I have looked in the tall grasses they like to frequent, and no luck
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    Stopped Laying! Help!

    My main flock of 14 are mixed breeds, Sexlinks, barred rocks, Jersey Giants, a Buff, and White Plymouth, Production red and RIR. They are about 27 weeks old. They started laying in July and have up until recently been giving me on average 11 eggs/day. Last weekend, they all but stopped...
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    cleaning eggs

    I have heard, wash don't wash, refrigerate if you wash, don't refrigerate if you don't wash. Just got my first eggs today, cream colored smaller eggs, I think from my Barred Rocks. I'm super eggcited! Just wanting to make sure I'm handling them correctly!
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    So my babies are a month old, and a couple of them are getting hen pecked. I thought we had bloody poop at first till I saw their butts. One has lost almost all her little tail feathers and another looks like they have just started pulling and pecking at hers. I think I know who the bully is...
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Have fun today settling them in! I just joined "chickenhood" as well three weeks ago! They are a blast and everyone has so much fun watching and holding them! Your kids are going to love them! I agree, pictures!!
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    I got 12 girls three weeks ago and the very next day went and got 3 more. Probably gonna do another 5 for an even 20! They are approaching their "adolescent ugly" stage and are super noisy when we first move the top of the brooder, but we sure do like them a lot! My hubby even built them a...
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