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    Little Pluckers

    I had 14 chickens and adopted 6 more from a home that no longer could care for them. Of the 6 orphans, 4 had feathers plucked from their backsides. After watching them, I noticed two little pluckers constantly abusing the other 4. I slowly introduced them to my flock, and they have been with me...
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    Egg Eater FOUND!

    Today I went into my coop and saw that a fresh egg had been broken open and was being eaten. I checked the girls and found that one had sticky yolk all over her beak! I threw her out of the coop and want to mark her with something to identify the egg pecker. What do I do now? I ordered one of...
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    Girls on Strike?

    My 6 Rhode Island Red girls have just hit over a year mark and have been wonderful layers. I have gotten 4-6 eggs per day since they started laying, but since last week, it seems that some of them are on strike! One girl went broody on me, and the production went down to only 3 per day. She is...
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    Winter feeding

    I live in PA and our winters can be pretty bad. I made a coop for my chickens that has an attached run with a roof over the run. I keep the food and water outside, but was wondering if this is going to be a problem in the winter. I have electric in the coop, so I will have a heated waterer, but...
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    Chickens won't come home to roost!

    I built a raised coop with a run under and beside the coop. My six-week old Rhode Island reds will come down the ramp if they are cooped up for the night, but if I don't put them into the coop, they won't go UP the ramp to their coop area!!! They will huddle in the run under the ramp all night...
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    Our version of Harriet's House

    Inspired from folks in this forum, we created our own version of Harriet's House. First, we dug up the existing area to prepare for our drainage system. After the drains and plastic were in place, we covered the space with gravel. We then began the frame, and added the dirt. Constructed...
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