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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    Hi everyone, just letting you know that dispite separating her again and offering the whole flock some chick starter feed (they all love it😂) our hen still kept pulling feathers. We have now rehomed her into a flock with a rooster whose owner is quite sure can handle her… So far she is behaving...
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    Almost done clucking cottage (pic heavy)

    So very beautiful - a luxury hotel for your girls 👍
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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    😳Ok, I know chickens will eat small animals (mine catch the occasional frog) but I cannot see myself feeding them mice…
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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    I thought about protein, too, but din‘t mealworms provide it, too? Will look into fish as an option, thank you.
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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    Thank you, I will definitely look into that 😊
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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    Thank you for your advice👍 Unfortunately, I cannot have a rooster (we promised the neighbours). The other idea sounds interesting but I‘m afraid my separated area is a bit small.
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    Feather eating hen - keep (separated), cure, cull?

    Hello everyone, I have a problem with a feather eater and would love to hear your advice. My setup: seven hens in a 700 square feet run with bushes, perches, ladders ect. I have five feeders with layer feed and a bowl with oyster shells that are always filled. In addition, the girls get fruits...
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    Thank you😊🌼

    Thank you😊🌼
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Oh, and because this area tends to get muddy in rainy weather I added a little path. Let‘s see how long the girls keep the woodchips in there😂
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Here is the After😊The girls seem to enjoy the perches and different kinds of ladders. The little „snack boxes“ add to the attraction. I still have to add a few details but overall I‘m quite happy with it😊
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Hello everyone, here is another update. This time I tackled my daughter‘s old swingset. Three years ago when I built the run I turned it into a little shelter. The girls love it but I had a few issues with it. Because of the low ceiling I could not get down there very well and I kept worrying...
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Thank you🌼 I try to make everything as safe as possible👍
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Thanks, I‘ll add the location 👍 The shutter does close, the hinges are at the bottom so the shutter also serves as a table. I still have to add the shutter on the other side though😊
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    New member from nothern Germany😊

    Thank you! Glad to be here🤗
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    I guess I should add some more seats in the Future😉
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    New member from nothern Germany😊

    Thank you for the reply! I did not use a translator, that misake was entirely my own, sorry about that.
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Here some current pictures of my TV seat and a little chicken toy I dubbed the bell board. Some chickens ignore it but others enjoy pecking the bells. I am currently working at another little project in the run and will post pictures when it is done. I hope I could give you a few useful ideas 😊
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    As for enrichment, I added two platforms, a dust bath in one half of an old wine barrel and, my favourite, an old hand wagon. The ladies love it 😍
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Another update that wanted for myself was a seat with a roof to watch chicken TV😂 We get a lot of rainy or windy weather here and the simple garden chair just wasn‘t enough any more… I also used the chance to rip out the grass and plant a meadow of bee friendly flowers. My husband and daughter...
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    Run updates - enrichment, new roof and my “chicken TV seat“ (yes, that‘s a thing)

    Hallo everyone, I would like to use this thread to post some updates to our run. Word of warning: except for the coop which was built by a carpenter, everything was built by me and I‘m an enthusiastic amateur. Everything is very sturdy but I cannot do right angles 🫣 The chickens don‘t seem to...
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