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    Too late to start chicks in NH?

    Hi, I've had chickens in the past and want to get some more. I'd prefer to get chicks so I can train them a bit with hand feeding/handling. However looking for advice. It's already Oct here in NH and will winter in no time. Is it too late for me to start them since it will be pretty cold...
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    Help! Chicken Vent irritated and chicken pushing

    I'm hoping someone has some suggestions. My 3 yo americana hen is pushing like trying to poop or maybe lay an egg with no results. There was some mucusy poop with a bit of red in it which I've cleaned up. When she pushes the vent shows as raw/red/irritated on one side. Her general demeanor is...
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    Lost the top hen, now the others won't leave the coop!

    About 45 days ago, my top chicken (pecking order wise) was lost to a predator while the flock of 4 was out grazing. The other 3 hens scattered. We found one on the pool fence and had to coax her down. The hen I lost actually hatched 2 of the other hens and ruled the roost. Since then, my...
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    Getting rid of my roo - how will my hens handle it?

    Hello, We have 5 hens and 1 roo (we started with 9 hens and lost 2 to predators and 2 died of unknown causes). He's so beautiful and is only mildly aggressive to me (pecks my boots if I pick up one of the hens) so we've kept him. But he does jump the poor hens constantly and now that we're...
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    Lost my chicken tonight - help me figure out what happened please.

    I'm very sad to have lost a chicken but concerne because I don't know why she died and it seemed to happen quickly. She's 7 months old, was laying regularly. I didn't really notice anything until about an hour before she died. Walking back to coop, she was lagging behind the rest. I walked...
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    Why would my hen hide her head?

    First time I've seen this. In the run, in the corner where there are wood braces for the run fencing in the shape of an upside down Y, Penelope was hiding her head. This is right next to the door. I entered the run - she didn't move. I bent down and gently wrapped my hands around both sides...
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    Strange behavior - have you seen this?

    Morning, While I was visiting my chickens this morning, a dove flew overhead and caused them to scatter - and FREEZE! The did not move for at least a minute plus and only moved once I stood up. One hen near me, who never lets me touch her, was low cooing and let me pet her for the whole...
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    I'm so sad...lost 2 chickies

    My 10 chickies are more like adolescents now at 13 weeks old. They free range (out of the run) most of the time and up till yesterday, no worries. However, I came home yesterday to find 2 of my chickies are missing. Of course a mother doesn't have favorites but the 2 missing are the ones that...
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    Not going in coop for food or at night

    I searched and found a couple posts on this and a couple folks replied on going in the coop at night to an earlier question. I have an extension to the question. I have feed and water in the coop and water in the run. 5 week old chicks have access to coop all day. They do not seem to...
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    Adjusting to the coop and using ramp - tips please

    We put our 5 week old chicks in the run yesterday afternoon and they loved scratching and pecking and chasing bugs. I picked them up and put them in the coop last night. This morning, I opened the ramp door for them and left and was pleased to see when I got home this afternoon they had let...
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    Aggressive Chick

    I have 10 - 3 week old chicks in a brooder 2 x 4 feet. 2 buff orpingtons, 2 NH reds, 2 barred rocks and 4 Easter Eggers. The EE are the biggest and one of these seems to be a bully. She jumps at the other chicks. Is this normal? I've heard of a pecking order but she seems to be a bully...
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    What size waterer and feeder for 10 chickens?

    I've found threads on plastic vs. galvanized but can't find advice on what size waterer/feeder. Any suggestions for 10 chickens? 3 gallon waterer? 5 gallons? Seems like a lot but I don't know how much they'll drink once they're adults. Thanks so much.
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    Adding Newborns with 1 week olds?

    I'm new to raising chicken and very excited about it. I ordered 10 chicks (barred rock, NH Red, Buff Orpingtons and Araucana). All but the Buff hatched on time and I got them last week. The Buff were 1 week late. I was told that they'd be fine in the same brooder as the 8 one week olds but...
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