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    Reintroducing sick hen - other hens picking on her

    Hello- I have a flock of four hens. One has been sick (under veterinary care) and we kept her indoors for 72 hours. She is feeling better. I put her outside with the other three hens tonight and they free ranged together for a few hours. Then we put everyone inside our run and two of the hens...
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    Chickens pecking my Ameraucana? Or something else?

    Hi all- I'm a relative newbie. In the photo is Dorothy, one of my one year old Ameraucanas. She has been exhibiting feather loss on her neck. It started as a small circular patch and has grown and is now over the right side of her head. I have repeatedly searched her for mites and lice and do...
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    Ground squirrels! How do I keep them out?

    We live on a property with a large number of ground squirrels. Our chicken run was built with hardware cloth extending as an apron 18" out from the run walls, and yet ground squirrels have tunneled under these aprons into our run and are creating massive holes and tunnels everywhere. I am at a...
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    Never ending rain/muddy run/mulch vs sand?

    I am a relative chook newbie and live in PA, outside Philadelphia. Our hens have been outside since June and it has rained at least 50% of the time since our girls were big enough to be outside (rainiest year on record in our area). Their run is a mud pit and never dries out. My husband and I...
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    Is part of a 160-year old barn in PA acceptable for a coop?

    Hi! Just starting on my chicken adventure! I'm living in suburban Philadelphia. We recently purchased a farmhouse with a freestanding barn, built in 1844. Part of the barn (where the carriages were housed) was converted years ago into a screened in porch. It's my hope to use this area for our...
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