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    Found one of my girls dead

    My girls are just 5 months old. Buff Orpingtons and Plymouth rocks. Started getting a few eggs over the last two weeks 3-4 per day..today I came home from work. And collected 7. noticed one of my hens was laying dead under the raised coop. Looks like her vent is torn open. No indication of...
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    My birds won't come outside??

    Hi, I'm new to chickens, and I recently built a coop mad fully enclosed run for my 16 chicks. They are 7 weeks old and I moved them out to the coop on Thursday. I left the door to the run closed for two days to let them get used to the new surroundings then on Saturday morning I opened the door...
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    Building a coop first time

    Finally some nice weather so I started building a coop for my new girls. I have no idea if I'm doing it right, but there is a wealth of info on this site. What do you think? Main coop will be 8X8. With 8 nest boxes and an 8 ft by 12 ft enclosed run . Oh yeah 16 pullets .
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    Hello from Orange County NY.

    I've been kicking around trying to raise some laying hens for a couple of years now. I finally took the leap and I have 15 day old chicks Buff Orpington's and Plymouth Rocks arriving on Friday. Can't wait! Just reading posts and advise on this forum has been unbelievably helpful. Thank you all...
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