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  1. Gardener_in_Training

    What material to predator-proof top of run?

    We have lost a couple hens to a raccoon, which tore through (what we now know is totally not secure) the plastic netting draped across the top of our run. I am looking for advice on what to cover the top with. Note: we are trying to raccoon-proof the run rather than their house within because...
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    Need help for lethargic hen w/ sensitive beak

    One of my 5-mo. hens is acting lethargic and doesn't seem very interested in food. When I found her in the coop about an hour ago, it looked like her beak was cracked. Upon further inspection, I noticed that it was one 'layer' of her top beak that had separated, like it has flaked off - if that...
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    Chick won't take its first drink

    Hello, Just brought my three day-old chicks home and 2 have drunk and keep revisiting the water, but the black sex-link doesn't seem to have drunk (at least it doesn't appear so, the others were more obvious, opening and closing their beaks). I have dipped it's beak in the watering tray...
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    Hello from Corvallis Oregon

    Hey there. I am new to the forum and I guess you could say I'm new to chickens too...since I have yet to own any! I joined the forum to educate myself about raising chickens in order to decide if they're right for me. My husband and I are looking to buy a house soon, and will not be able to...
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    What do vegetarians do with unproductive laying hens?

    I'm new to the forum and still deciding if I would like to try keeping chickens. If I do, I will keep a small number (around 3) in a suburban area, for the purposes of egg production. One factor (of many) I must consider is what to do when my hens grow older and no longer produce many eggs...
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