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  1. bbecca

    Teaching chickens to use new coop for laying eggs.

    They are 2 and 3 years old. However I am getting new baby’s soon. Maybe just teach the new ones to use it?
  2. bbecca

    Teaching chickens to use new coop for laying eggs.

    I will be adding an additional mini coop to my existing run and coop and am hoping to encourage my hens to lay in the new coop. I want to renovate their existing coop and take out their nesting boxes and just build more roost perches. How do I get the chickens to go into the new coop to lay eggs...
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    Chicks full grown but dead inside eggs, what happened?

    Oh ok good to know thanks!
  4. bbecca

    Chicks full grown but dead inside eggs, what happened?

    Tha nk you, this is very informative,?but a little different with mama on them. Wondering if me moving them caused a problem...
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    Chicks full grown but dead inside eggs, what happened?

    I tryed to let my broody hen hatch some eggs, first time for both of us and have allowed nature to run its course with the whole process with very little interference on my part except candling once and reaching in to get the other eggs I didn’t want her to sit on. 1 hatched very healthy but the...
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    Is it ok if my hen hatches her chicks in a high nesting box?

    T Thank you very much. This was helpful!
  7. bbecca

    Is it ok if my hen hatches her chicks in a high nesting box?

    Thank you!
  8. bbecca

    Is it ok if my hen hatches her chicks in a high nesting box?

    I am using my broody hen to hatch some eggs for the first time. I would like to leave it up to nature as much as possible and let her hatch the eggs where she is already located, in a nesting box. It is about 4 ft high and has a ramp that all the other chickens use as well to get up to the other...
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    First time hatch along, need advice

    Well only reason is my nesting boxes are high up so I just thought it’d be unsafe for the new baby chicks once they’re hatched to be that high. So I was thinking of giving her a box down on the ground of the coop?.... I don’t know, that’s why I need some thoughts
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    First time hatch along, need advice

    i was looking for advice on my first hatch a long. Do I need to move the hen right after first few days of sitting on eggs or can I wait till a few days before they’re due to hatch? I was thinking of waiting because this hen goes broody often and loves the same nesting spot. I am concerned if I...
  11. bbecca

    All chickens have bare back patchs, is this from Roo or molting?

  12. bbecca

    Egg yolks are weird shapes what does it mean?

    Yes there are a lot of Feathers around
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    Egg yolks are weird shapes what does it mean?

    I don't have any pics of the eggs sorry. But I do have a pic of one of my hens who's lost the most feathers on her back. Not sure if this is coralated or not. Wondering if they need some multivitamin and a higher protien?
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    Egg yolks are weird shapes what does it mean?

    They are only a little over a year old. The other issues are they are loosing their feathers on their backs. And they're not laying as often as they used to. I have 5 hens and was getting an average of 4-5 a day now it's 1-3
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    All chickens have bare back patchs, is this from Roo or molting?

    2 of my hens have had these bare back patches for a few months, now all of them seem to have it. There are a lot of feathers in the coop and run. So I can't tell if this is damage from my Roo or if they are molting, as they do not have any other bald spots in any other areas. The other issue is...
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    Egg yolks are weird shapes what does it mean?

    I have several issues going on with my chickens right now that I'm not sure what's going on. But I have noticed a lot of my eggs yolks are falling apart when I crack them and some of them are weirdly indented or shapes instead of the normal circle. This has just been in the last few weeks. Can...
  17. bbecca

    Is this a cockerel?

    I am wondering if this is a cockerel (first 3 pics), as he/ she is bigger than the other americauna (4th pic) I have who are the same age. Also this one has long feathers on their side as the other doesn't yet. I'm not familiar with this breed at all so not sure what markings I'm looking for...
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    How do I help my very scared chickens that were attacked?

    I repaired and reinforced all of the run, whole thing. We have not caught culprit yet. Put a trail cam out there and haven't seen anything yet. My son thought he saw a coyote during the day in nearby field yesterday and my dog went ballistic right at same time. But I didn't see it. Dogs been...
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    How do I help my very scared chickens that were attacked?

    They have their own food and water access in the coop. I have left the cage they grew up in inside with door opened enough appropriate for their size they can still run in and hide or eat in peace away from other chickens. I think I'll listen to your advice and wait a few weeks atleast and see...
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    How do I help my very scared chickens that were attacked?

    I had some of my chickens killed the other night. My older 1 1/2 yr old chickens were unharmed but they're laying half of what they used to. The ones I'm more concerned about are about 20 weeks old. I had 8 but only have 2 left. They refuse to leave the coop and are hiding on the roost huddled...
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