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    Electric Netting

    Thinking of putting electric netting around 4 raised beds to keep hens out. Any comments or experience?
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    Poop in Coop!

    So I have an 8x8 coop and a 10 x 24 fenced run (1/2 covered with metal roofing and other half with chicken wire roof. have nesting boxes outside of coop under metal roof section of run. Hens lay consistently in the nesting boxes. Run is just dirt with some straw added occasionally. Coop bedding...
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    Broody Hen's

    Try to be short... >Two hens went broody at same time Silkey and Bantam . >No roosters but added a few fertile eggs from a friend. >Had some mix up with other hens laying nonfertile eggs in the mix... Hatched one chick. >Bantam has taken over mothering the chick.... >Silky continues to sit...
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    New Chicks -

    I started last year this time with 8 hens...mixed breeds.... Have 3 left that are all doing great. Lost the 5 to a neighbors dog, which this problem is now under control.. The neighbor just brought me 12 ISA brown sex links as replacements .... 6 days old now and in a brooder pen...
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    Neck Feathers

    I have 8 hens, a mix of 4 breeds. Also 4 Guinneas . All allowed to free range all day. Have a single Rhode Island red hen. She is loosing feathers on her neck, just below her head. Seeing pricks but no "foliage". Large patchs of missing feathers just under front and back of neck. None of...
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    Egg Production OFF

    In Georgia and having lots of variation in temps recently. My 8 Hens, who are 9 months old, had been producing 6-7 eggs per day back in the early fall; fell to 3-4 in November; now down to 1-2 /day in January/February. Anything other than cold weather and short days?
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    Feeding Chickens -

    Relatively cold days and nights in GA. 8 hens don't appear to be eating what I would expect (My first winter) I am leaving a feeder full of layer pellets... available 24-7. They free range all day; come in coop at night to roost. I generally feeD the 8 hens and 4 Guinness a solo cup of...
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    Christmas Coop

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    Eggs Good?

    So my 8 hens appeared to be tapering off on egg production with shorter cooler days.... Went from 6-7 per day to 2-3..... Cut surprise.... I found a new nesting spot outside of my coop/run. The free range most of the day... Anyway, 18 eggs were in this spot when I found it. Have hens only...
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    Clipping Flight Feathers

    So my hens are 6 months old and have started laying...They have a 6' run partially covered but they continue to fly out the 6' run fence. I have tried fishing line to keep them from flying out but not working. I am resorting to clipping their wings this evening. Have seen videos and am...
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    Feed and Eggs

    Need some advice - Have 8 - 20 week old hens. Mixed group... BO, RIR, Black, and EE's They just started laying and I think only two (BO's) are laying at this time. I assume they start at different times and this is no reason for concern? Have just switched from Grower to Layer feed when I...
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    Injured Foot

    Brought home 8 guinnea chicks this weekend. Noticed one has an injured foot. Hopping around on one leg . Checked closely and does not appear to be broken. Crusty/scabby on bottom of foot. Scraped in off and treated with neoS. Still using the one leg and other chicks appear to be picking on it...
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    Feed - First Timer

    Have 2 month old pullets (12) doing great. Staying in coop, run, with a 2-4 of hours of free ranging per day. Have been feeding them the Medicated Starter Crumbles to this point - Nothing more other that adding some medication to waterers. Question or advice needed - When should I switch off...
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    Feed - First Time

    Have 2 month old pullets (12) doing great. Staying in coop, run, with a 2-4 of hours of free ranging per day. Have been feeding them the Medicated Starter Crumbles to this point - Nothing more other that adding some medication to waterers. Question or advice needed - When should I switch off...
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    Amerauacana /Americana / EEers Cocks and hens ???

    I have never had this breed and understand that there is some variety in charistics here and that they have been cross bread .... Not complaining about what I got - bought 4 at local feed store they are 7 weeks old now and all sold as sexed hens, .... BUT 2 definately look different than the...
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    Roosting

    Rather new at this - Have my 5 week old hens in the coop I made from and old kids playhouse. In the coop at night but I am letting them out in a 8x16' run in the AM ... half covered run.... Starting to let them out to free range and hour or so in late afternoon. They have access in and out of...
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    Newbe

    Used this site to answer a lot of questions getting started... Joined in today. After 3 weekends, finished coop and run yesterday. Released my 16 , 5 week old hens into coop and the love it. Fun to watch!
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