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  1. lionpearl10

    what do you do when your chickens stop laying eggs?

    I mean when they stop laying due to age. My rhode island reds stopped right before three years and am sure some of it is due to days shortening and some were molting. but i really feel they are done. they were doing the lay one egg every other day trick before stopping. I really enjoyed the...
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    feather picking

    I have had the picking problem off and on since early winter. Someone suggested cat food but what kind? Dry or canned? I assume to increase the protein in their diet? What else can improve the protein in their diet? Thanks for any tips.
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    entertainment

    I know this might sound crazy to some but do any of you do something for the chickens over the long cold winter so they don't get into pecking each other or something. Something to entertain them when they are stuck in the coop on the stormy or real cold days? I seem to have one that starts...
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    pecking chickens again.

    Yesterday I wrote that it appeared one of my chickens was getting pecked pretty bad from one in particular other chicken. I seperated her came home from work and went to the 5 others and it appears one other chicken is being pecked. she has some feathers missing and she was sitting on a roost...
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    chickens pecking other chickens

    I noticed a few days ago one of my chickens had feathers off her back near her rump. One chicken in particular is pecking her. I have read about the cannabilism, she does have some red open areas where they can see it . I read put blue food coloring and vinegar in the water. When we put her down...
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    cold weather.

    I am worrying a little about my rhode island reds. I am in the northeast and it has been in the teens the past few nights. We have the heater for the water. There is a thermometer in there and it seems to be about 6 to 8 degrees warmer inside than the outside. The coop is insulated. But it has...
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