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    Fence height

    I have 4 RIR that are full grown. If I clip their wings, do you think a 3' fence will keep them in?
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    Need a chicken coop in Polk

    I have 2 young pullets that are outgrowing the brooding box I made, but are still too young to integrate with my 2 older hens....also, they free range, and these are too small for that. So I'm looking for a small coop/run for the new chicks. I really just need it for a couple of months. If...
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    Erratic laying behavior

    I have a RIR that is a little over 7 months old. She been laying about 6 weeks. She layed very well, averaged about 5 eggs a week for the first three weeks. Now she lays "shell-less" eggs sometimes, normal eggs sometimes and double yolk eggs sometimes. I just started her on oyster shell two...
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    Need help. Cockeral or Pullet

    I have had a rough time building a small flock of laying hens. I live in the city limits and roosters are forbidden. Out of 7 young chickens all of which were supposed to be pullets, only 1 has turned out to definitely be a hen...she's laying. I've exchanged 5 that turned out to be roosters...
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    Skinny chicken

    I have a RIR that is about 4 months old. She had a runny nose and a little bit of a wheeze. I had some respiratory issues with some of my younger pullets, gave them Tylan and cleared it right up, so that's what I decided to do for the older one. Well as I have been treating her, I realized...
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    Are these 3 roosters?

    They are 3 month old RIR's all bought as pullets. I have one with virtually no comb and she is a bit smaller, so I'm confident she's a hen. Let me know what you think of these 3. Also, these tend to exclude the smaller one...she's always tagging along in the back of the other three.
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