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    Bully hens keeping new layer out of nest boxes.... Help!

    I have 5 28 wk old hens that have been laying about 6 wks now and 5 22 wk old girls that just started laying. My problem is the older hens won't let the new girls in the next boxes, even if it is a nest box they don't use. I have to kick the older girls out of the coop until my new one is...
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    Help..... How do you stop hen laying from roost?

    1 of my 5 hens is laying from the roost. I think I know which one based on the color of the egg, but she stated out using the nest boxes and now for the last 4 or 5 days has been dropping eggs from the roost. What can I do to get her using the boxes again?
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    Chicken is sneezing and sounds like she is horse - Help

    I have not noticed any nasal discharge, but she is sneezing and sounds very horse. What should I do?
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    Introducing new young chickens

    I need to set up a separate section in my coop/run for my new girls. Do I need to have a top on the new section or can I just divide an area with chicken wire to keep them separated for a few weeks. I am worried that the my big girls will fly in or the little ones will fly out and not be able...
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    At what age do cockerels mature and start crowing?

    I have an EE cockerel about 12wks old. I know it is a boy because of the feathering and over look of this bird, but we have not had any crowing yet and I was wondering when he would start showing an interest in our girls. We have 5 girls that are 18wks and the other 5 are 12wks. This...
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    Is it to soon to move chicks outside?

    I have 8 4wk old chicks and live in North Florida. Can I move my chicks outside? The will NOT be in our main coop, but in a tractor by themselves, until they are big enough to be introduced to our big girls. Our current nighttime temps are no cooler than 70 degrees now and daytime temps can...
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    Is there such thing as a Feather Eater?

    Today we integrated our 6 - 6wk old girls with our 5 - 12wk old girls. It seems to be going ok. They all moved to a new home today and have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know each other side by side in separate pens. I have one of the 6wk olds that seems to like to pull feathers out of...
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