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    chickens and bees

    hi everyone, i currently have 3 chickens who free-range throughout the backyard for 1-2 hours per day. i'm thinking of adding a beehive to my backyard, and was wondering if i need to keep the chickens from checking out the hive. i'm hoping not to have to put the hive too high (hard to reach...
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    Another chicken with sour crop

    Hi everyone, My RIR Harriet has a hugely swollen, squishy crop. Based on what I've read here, this is what I've done so far. Saturday: Gave her yogurt with mineral oil, waited a few hours, then held her upside down, and massaged her crop to try to make her vomit. Nothing happened. She was...
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    Mackerel fish heads?

    Can I give my chickens some cooked mackerel fish heads? I'm pretty sure they'll like them, but am not sure if it's okay to give chickens fish with bones. I wouldn't give fish heads to my dog for that reason, but am not sure if bones are okay for chickens.
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    Can chickens use a cat door?

    Has anyone been successful in getting their chickens to use a cat door? I'm tired of wild birds going into my tractor run when the chickens are free-ranging, and was thinking that putting a cat door in the door to the run could work well, if the chickens could be taught to use the door. Here...
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    Wild birds in the coop

    Whenever I let my chickens free-range, I leave the door of my tractor coop open so that they can go in to eat, drink, lay an egg, etc. whenever they like. However, my neighborhood birds have recently gained enough courage to go in my tractor coop to eat the chickens' food whenever the door is...
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    26 weeks old, still no eggs!

    I have 2 EEs, 1 RIR; all are 26 weeks old, but none are laying yet! The RIR has a very red comb and wattles, but the EEs still don't have much in that area. At about 22 weeks, I moved them to a new coop. They've adjusted well and seem fine. Could the move have delayed their laying? They only...
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    Chickens can go UP ramp, but can't go DOWN

    I just finished building one of those A-frame chicken tractors. I don't have pics to post yet, but I built it using plans from Catawba Coops: http://www.catawbacoops.com/ The ramp is raised in that photo, so you can't really see it. But it's about 8" wide, 30" long, and it goes from the run to...
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    Dog eating chicken poop

    I've worked with my dog so that now she mostly leaves the chickens alone. (Still wouldn't trust her with them alone while they're free-ranging, but for the most part she is pretty good.) The thing is, the dog really likes to eat chicken poop, especially when the poop is fresh! Let me just say...
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    Need to dust chickens?

    I regularly sprinkle food-grade DE in both my coop and the run. Do I also need to individually dust my chickens? They do take dust baths in the run. They are about 12 weeks old now, and I haven't been picking them up regularly, so I'm sure they wouldn't like it.
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    corn cob litter?

    I have been using corn cob litter inside my coop, and it seems to be working fine. The package says it's for small animals and birds, and that it's "highly absorbent and virtually dust-free." I just started sprinkling it with food grade DE to do the deep litter method. I haven't seen corn cob...
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    h&b vs organic pride

    My local pet store has 2 kinds of organic chicken layer feed. Both are kind of expensive, but at least I won't have to drive far to get it. They've got H&B for around $35 and Organic Pride for around $25 - 50 lb bags in both cases. Anyone have experience with these brands? Of course, I'd rather...
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    Does moving a tractor cause confusion?

    Most of my backyard is a steep hill; there are only two flat spots where I can put my soon-to-be-built chicken tractor. The two flat spots are about 20 feet apart. I'd like to be able to move my tractor every week or so, from one flat spot to the other. I currently free-range my chickens...
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    baby chicks not eating

    hi everyone, i just bought my three chicks today, so i am completely new at this. they are 4 weeks old and have some of their feathers. since i brought them home around 3 in the afternoon, they have not been eating. i have them in a box with a few inches of chipped(?) corn cob, a chick feeder...
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