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    Moles / Mice Burrowing into Run

    Recently I have noticed two small holes (3/4" to1" diameter) in the coop's run. This is an enclosed coop/run combination. I've not actually seen any vermin or signs of them. I lost a hen last week to fowl cholera which can be transmitted by rodents. What is the best way to rid my chickens from...
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    Rooster Attacking One of My Hens

    About a week ago my rooster singled out one of my hens. He keeps her in the coop not letting her out to eat or drink. When she comes out he chases her back in and attacks her. She was a little pecked up around her wings so we separated her from the flock. He was aggressive to all the hens but...
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    Egg Laying After Moulting

    I have a year old hen who has been an excellent egg layer up till now. She has just went through her first moult starting in mid September. All her feathers are back and she is in good health. Believe me, she looked really bad for a few weeks. How long does it normally take to get back in gear...
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    Adding New Birds

    Early this spring I lost two birds leaving me with one rooster and one hen about a year old. The first week of July I picked up two Delewares and a Plymouth Rock about fourteen weeks old. I left them in a cage in the run for about a week to give the two older birds a chance to get used to them...
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    Intrducing New Birds

    I know this has been asked many times but here goes. I have a very small flock.I started last year with three hens and one rooster. This spring I lost two of my hens. I picked up three pullets about 12 to 14 weeks old, two Delewares and one Partridge Rock to replace the hens that were lost. Now...
  6. gmayberry

    Intrducing New Birds

    I know this has been asked many times but here goes. I have a very small flock.I started last year with three hens and one rooster. This spring I lost two of my hens. I picked up three pullets about 12 to 14 weeks old, two Delewares and one Partridge Rock to replace the hens that were lost. Now...
  7. gmayberry

    I'm Losing Birds

    Three days ago I checked the birds in the afternoon for eggs, feeding etc. To my surprise I found a dead hen in the coop. No signs of distress the day before. I have been watching the rest of the flock (one rooster and two hens) closely the last three days. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just...
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    Frozen Eggs

    I went out to feed / water the chickens today and collect the eggs. I noticed a crack in one of the eggs and cracked it open. Frozen. I have been wondering about this since it is getting colder. My wife and I both work during the day so collecting eggs, feeding etc. does not happen until about...
  9. gmayberry

    Heat vs. Ventilation

    I have a small coop, 5 X 5 X 5 with a rooster and three hens. The temps have been in the mid-teens overnight and in the low 30's in the day. There are two small windows both half open, one to the south and one to the east. The door to the coop faces north with some natural windblocks. My...
  10. gmayberry

    Thanks for the Winter Heat Advice

    Thanks to everyone who replied to my winter heat question. I worked on the farm growing up but keeping my own is a new experience.The people I worked for kept around forty white legherns (pronounced leg horns around here) in a coop that was probably 30' X 20'. There was no heat and no vasaline...
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    Winter Heat

    I live in West Central Ohio and the winters get pretty cold. There are normally no extended periods of temperatures below zero but there are some days and maybe several in a row. My question is that if I have a heat lamp in the coop does it have to be directly over the area to be warmed? The...
  12. gmayberry

    Respritory Infection?

    I am adding a new hen to my flock. I am currently keeping her in a cage seperate from the rest so as to introduce her to the flock slowly and with the least amount of stress to all. I have noticed that she has a sneeze / sniffle with just a bit of clear drainage from her nose. She will sneeze...
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