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    Help, Broody confused,, sat on wrong nest

    I have a broody who has been sitting 10 eggs for a week. Apparently she got off to feed and returned to the wrong nest box where my other (non-broody)girls laid their daily eggs. The 10 are now cold, like close to fridge cold. She was on them last night, but I don't know what time she got off of...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    came home yesterday afternoon, and the little one that the others had been ostracizing on was dead. Man, it really got to me. I was in a major funk all last night. I wish I knew if there was something wrong with her besides being a runt and being picked on.... There was nothing obviously wrong...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    yes, we have tried leaving the light on in the coop all night. She still isnt going in. Yesterday when we went out to feed, one of the bigger ones literally trampled over her in her rush to get the food. The chicken just lay on her side, and didn't get up until I kind of helped her back on her...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Question~ Just finished building a new coop for my girls. It is big enough for 20, but I only have 4. The 3 bigger girls wont let the smallest one in the coop. She is always shunned. Nobody seems to be picking at/on her, but she wont go in the coop at night, instead she sleeps all alone with her...
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    How many Roosters is Too many Roosters?

    I am getting a 3-4 month old roo next month. I have 4 ladies (2-1year old, 2-2years old). This spring I am planning on getting more chicks (I have space for about 20), but they are sold straight run. I dont want to end up with too many roos. I assume because he is the oldest, the first roo will...
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    Washingtonians

    Well I have been gone awhile. Death in the family and had to go to Colorado. Close to 500 pages behind, so well, I just jumped ahead. Unfortunately while we were gone, we lost our favorite chicken. The neighbors who were taking care of the animals couldnt find her one night and she was found...
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    Washingtonians

    we have rain in the Marysville/Arlington/Stanwood area...its been a steady wet drizzle for a few hours now.
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    Washingtonians

    question~ since I am a new chicken owner, less than a month... Do you all let your chickens free range in the rain? Do they have a problem with being wet? I mean I always leave the cage open so they can go in whenever they want, but are there any issues with letting them freerange in the wet? Do...
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    Washingtonians

    These are my 3 ladies who are checking out the construction as we turn a garage into a MIL apartment in our house. We are moving my parents in with us. I will be needing more chickens as we generally get 2 a day from these 3 which unfortunately is not even enough for the 3 of us. We are still...
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    Intro: Nini2033a

    Thanks everyone!
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    Chicken rubbing breasts raw

    No, not at all. I have 3 ladies, they tend to split up, 2 go one direction and the third often goes off on her own. But the one that is rubbed raw is the leader of the 2 that are always together. I have actually seen her rubbing her chest on the wire of the run as she goes back and forth trying...
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    Washingtonians

    Hi there, I just moved from Marysville to the Stanwood area. Just got 3 chickens, not sure what types they are though. I have looked at pictures but alot of them look awfully similar. (One black and white speckled, one mostly dark brown with a light brown head, and one reddish). They free range...
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    Intro: Nini2033a

    Hi there from western WA. I recently (2 weeks ago) moved to a new house with acreage. I am now the proud owner/caregiver to 3 beautiful ladies. I am learning a bit as I go I am afraid. So far things are going well. My girls free range during the day and are locked up at night. There is alot of...
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    Chicken rubbing breasts raw

    I have 3 ladies. One of them is so eager toget out and free range n the mornings, that sherns along th sides of the coop yard and is rubbing all the feathrs off of her chest. It is red and raw looking this morning.This particular chicken is new to me and a bit wild. She can be herded but not...
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