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    2 yr old Barred Rock hen acting unsteady

    Two year old hen, Barred Rock, is acting a little unsteady today. She occasionally shakes her head. When she walks, it resembles someone who has had one drink too many. I have four others who are acting normally, although several are molting in various stages, this one included. She seems to...
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    Roofing help over run

    We have a small pre-fab coop for our five hens. My husband built a fenced in run area for them to spend time in when they can't free-range (I usually only let them out if I can keep an eye on them--we live in a varmint paradise!) Anyway, we used some tarps for roofing and that is not going to...
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    4 different breeds 5 months old--feed help!!!

    My five hens are nearly 5 months old. I have 1 RIR, 2 Barred Rock, 1 Americauna, and 1 black sex link. None have started laying. I am still giving them chick crumbles and they seem so uninterested! They love scratch but I know that should only be a little part of their diet. Everything I...
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    when to switch from chick starter to regular food?

    I've been feeding my 5 chicks the Purina medicated chick starter since I got them and they are now about 8 weeks old. I'm almost out of the chick starter and a little confused as to whether I should buy another bag of that to feed them or switch to the adult type of food. Checking on the...
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    enough water from nipples?

    My 8 week old chicks are spending the days outside in their coop/run but I have been bringing them inside at nights to sleep in their brooder box in my garage. I have a waterer in the run outside with those chicken nipples and I see them drinking out of it. However, when I bring them inside...
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    Sleeping in nest boxes?

    I've been letting my 7 week old chicks stay outside all day in their coop and fenced run. I'm about ready to take the leap to having them stay out there 24/7. I've read that you don't want them sleeping in the nesting boxes but if I were a chicken those look the most like my brooder sleeping...
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    Do "teen" chicks need to dust bathe? Confused about DE

    I am a little confused about if 3-4 week old chicks need a dust bath area. Mine are in a large box with pine shavings. I bought some DE but then read some conflicting info and not sure if it should be used at all, and especially used for small chicks. Should I just bring in some sandy dirt...
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    Floor help for small prefab coop please

    We have one of those prefab coops approx 3 ft x 6 ft and not very tall. It has no floor but we think we need one for predator control as well as cleaning ease. (The coop is inside a fenced run). Is hardware cloth recommended? Not sure if that is good for chickens to walk on. Should we nail...
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    Grit and treats for chicks as a bribe

    My two week old chicks are growing like crazy but still very frightened when I try to pick them up. They are in a big cardboard sided box and I read on one of these forums that chickens have an innate fear of overhead objects (think hawks!) so that makes sense they don't like when my big hand...
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    Newbie chick raiser: pecking chicks?

    I picked up my 5 chicks yesterday from the feed store. I have 2 barred rock, 1 RHR, 1 black sex-link, and 1 americauna. The Americauna chick is a little bigger than the rest and seems to be a little bit of a bully. I just don't know how much pecking is normal between baby chicks. No one...
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