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    Pine needles for nesting box

    I was wondering if you could use pine needles that were clean for nesting box material? I can purchase it in small bales.
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    Do I have a Roo?

    I purchased 6 sexed Rhode Island Red chicks from Tractor Supply and I’m thinking that this one might be a Roo. Can anyone help identify it please? It’s the only one with the comb ? on the top and it’s more aggressive than the others.
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    Hen not laying eggs in nesting box

    I have a new flock of 6 hens, and I just had my first egg however I found it in the coop (not the run) and outside of the nesting boxes. It was sitting directly in front of the door going into the coop. I use sand based litter, so have been expecting the girls to start laying soon and have...
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    Coop Run flooring suggestions

    I have a chicken run that is 8' x 8' and currently there is just dirt on the floor. I will have 6 chickens and live in SWFL where it gets very hot, humid and rainy in the summer months. I've been living with the dirt prior to this new flock of hens, but wanted to do something new to the...
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    Worms

    ok everyo I found this in one of my girls poop this morning. There was 2 live large worms. I'm not sure what type they are, how they got them or what to treat with. Any suggestions?
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    Egg shell deposits

    i have a few hens lately who have been laying eggs with weird bumps or deposits in them. Is this normal or I'd there some nutritional deficiency?
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    I just purchased these chickens, and not sure if rooster or hen.

    I just purchased these two chickens, and was told that one was a hen, and one a rooster. Now I know I should have been more careful, but the owners drove 20 mins to deliver them to me, and it was at night. Not sure what I should have done, but here we are and now I have them. I'm thinking...
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    Introducing new hens after loosing 3 within a week.

    I have just recently lost 3 hens, 2 to a bobcat when they were free ranging, and 1 to heat stroke. I have taken measures to extend the run, and am now taking measurers for heat as well. My question is this: is now the perfect time to introduce new hens to the flock (I only have 3 left) or...
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    Third lost hen

    I recently lost 2 chickens this week to a bobcat within 2 days. I have kept the girls in the coop since the incident, leaving 4 hens. Today I come home from work, and find one of my hens laying half in and half out of the coop and run entrance. I was able to move her easily, but she began to...
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    Hen jumping on top of the one another

    I have 6 hens, and notices that one of the white leghorn hens was jumping on the back of the red rock hen. My husband said he's seen her do the same thing. At the same time however, I've noticed that all 6 of my hens have lost their feathers around their butt area and the skin in reddened...
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    Chicken loosing feathers

    I have a hen that has lost some feathers around her backside, and vent area. I've checked twice for any mites or fleas and can't seem to find anything that looks wrong. The skin underneath is nice and pink, and I have been very diligent about cleaning their coop and applying DE to their...
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    Pecking order?

    I have 6 girls ( pulletts or hens ? Not sure of difference) anyway they are about 18 weeks old an all ave been very friendly and I've never had a problem. Yesterday and today however when I went o let them out of he pen for their daily exercise one of my hens was acting all tough like. She would...
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    Why cover nesting boxes?

    I am new to chicken keeping, and have seen pictures of coops with the front of the nesting boxes secured with hardware cloth, inside the coop which prevents the hens from getting into the nesting box. Why is this?
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    Cleaning the Run

    I am new to backyard chicken keeping, and was wondering what to do about the chicken run. I've been doing a lot of reading on cleaning the coop, and want my girls (6 hens) to be healthy and want to make sure that I'm not missing anything. Their run is small at the moment, but we are building a...
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