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    I gave my chicken a new home and now she isn't laying- any suggestions?

    My 17 month old hen was 'outcasted' by her flock (we thought she was sick but she wasn't); we put her in a cage in garage so the flock would stop picking on her; and then found her a new home. She was laying eggs daily in her cage in the garage. She hasn't layed an egg in her new home and it...
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    help- 2nd chicken died

    We have flock of 5 that is about 1 1/2 year old. We obtained 3 baby chicks on Easter this past Spring (breed- Easter eggers that lay the colored eggs); they have not started laying yet although this should be about the time that they do. 2 weeks ago, 1 of the chicks was laying around and then...
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    Need advice/help- hen is acting strange

    We have a flock of 5 a little over a year old. 1 of the girls has been acting strange, she has been hanging out in the coop by herself or hiding under our deck and only coming out in the evening to go back to coop. When the rooster comes over to her, she lays down (doesn't even try to get away...
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    Help with 'moving' my new chickens in with the old flock

    I have 1 year old flock of 5 (rooster and 4 hens). This Spring, we raised 3 chicks in the garage; they are about 13 weeks old now. We have been putting the chicks in the run/coop during the day when the old chickens are free ranging. When we go out, we put the chickens back in their fenced...
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    Do I need heat lamp in coop with the cold weather???

    I live in Connecticut and the weather is supposed to turn very cold this week (5 degrees at night); do I need small heat lamp for the coop? I have 6 chickens and a small coop. We are very worried about them but we don't want to over- heat the coop with a heat lamp...we aren't sure what to do...
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    Chickens and the COLD/SNOW- help!

    I am new to having chickens; we started our flock last Spring. We love it! We are worried about the chickens (6) now that the weather is colder and we have 4 inches of snow from last night. Do we place a heat lamp in their coop or not? do we let them free range when there is snow on the...
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    What color do we paint our coop?

    We are having a coop built- do we paint it a 'safe' tan color w white trim to match our house or a 'fun' color like barnyard red? I am leaning towards red or another 'fun' color- any suggestions?
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