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    Ants in Coop?

    We have ants in our coop. I would have thought that would never happen because the chickens would eat them all. But no, they are there, tiny little things crawling on the walls, inside and out. We just noticed them yesterday. This may be a dumb question, but chickens eat ants, right? Are...
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    Ahh! They're eating their eggs! Is there any hope?!?

    Our 9 hens have recently started eating their own eggs. It's hard to tell how many they are eating since their production has slowed way down but there is evidence that they are getting their fair share. We think it has been happening for about 1 week. Is there a way to stop it?
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    How do your chickens sleep?

    All 11 of our chickens gather in the corner of the hen house and cuddle together all night long, sleeping very close, if not on top of one another. They were born in March. Is this normal? They huddle in the same corner in which the heat lamp was when we first put them into the house.
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    Bedding in Laying Boxes

    We are VERY new at this and waiting for our hens to start laying. I get annoyed with them because every time we put straw in their pen and in their laying boxes, they always empty them - leaving nothing but the bare wood in the entire pen. Is this normal? If so, how do you keep bedding in the...
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    {Less} Free Range Training?

    We have had our 12 chickens since February, we got them as baby chicks, we are new to raising chickens. We have a coop but let them out to free range whenever we can. They are in their coop each night. We love it because they eat so many bugs. They seem to be getting braver however, and we...
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