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    Won't leave nest

    Hello. I have 50 birds and recently two will not leave the nests on their own. I mean never leave the nest. The thing is they're not sitting on eggs. Both are healthy because I've removed them to let them free range on our acreage and they do all the things you'd expect a chicken to do but as...
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    Chickens eating shavings

    I recently put wood shavings in five-gallon nesting buckets and its turned into a buffet for my birds. They're not laying yet (anyday though) and I'm tempted to dump the shavings and get nest pads but I want to wait a bit longer. The thing is they don't go into the nest, they just get on the...
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    Metal Roosts

    Has anyone ever used metal roost poles? I know people in the midwest and east have to deal with frigid temperatures which turns a metal pole into an icicle. But I live in California in an area where nighttime temps fall below forty degrees maybe ten times a year and we almost never get to...
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    Separate Roost House and Nest House

    Hello. Long time reader but first time poster. Has anyone used a separate roost house and nest house? I'm curious as to who's tried this and how the chickens adapted to having to sleep in one house and lay eggs in another? I ask because I currently have eight hens and have done the usual one...
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