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    How to manage multiple broodies?

    Three of my five hens are currently broody. And I mean extremely broody. They're constantly clucking and puffed out to twice their normal size. They seem to be completely out of their senses at times. I have a solid broody cage large enough to comfortably handle two. But don't have any secure...
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    How many sq feet of broody cage per bird?

    [Begin Rant] It's a fair question isn't it? People ask all the time how much coop space, run space, free-range space they need per bird. But I'm beginning to ask myself how many broody cages I need for a given flock. Or how many total square feet of broody cage I need for a given flock. I have...
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    Crop issue.

    I have a 14-month old Barred Rock that laid an egg this morning and nothing seemed out of the normal. Later in the day I fed my five chickens some left over steamed rice. The BR didn't eat any of it, which is very unusual. She's usually first in line for food. Later in the day I offered them...
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    Are you watching your chickens, or are they watching you?

    I hear lots of chicken owners talk about how they like to watch their chickens, you know, chicken TV and that sort of thing. My hens, it seems, enjoy watching *me*. Here they are at the back patio sliding glass door. They know I'm in here, they're keeping an eye on me, and they're not leaving...
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    Questions on breaking a broody hen

    Despite my attempts at denial it seems my 7 month old BO has gone broody. It started with 3-5 hour long sessions sitting on the nest and has now progressed to sitting in there all afternoon and through the night. Although this morning she did come out for morning scratch and a dust bath, but...
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    Does this Buff Orpington have a problem?

    Not exactly an emergency, but I didn't know where else to post this. My Buff Orpington has black discoloration on her face. I don't know if it's just dirt or what. She's been eating figs, peaches and blackberries that might get her face all sticky, but it has been there for at least a week. I...
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    "Cusomizing" the Ador1 automatic chicken coop door

    My Ador1 chicken door is located inside a secure run, so to access its open/close button I need to go through the gate, stoop down and shuffle over to the unit, press the button and retreat before being overtaken by mad chickens. Even though it is an automatic door, I use it in different ways...
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    How to feed flock of pullets of different ages?

    I have two pullets 14 weeks old and another three that are 6 weeks old. They all get the same growth feed now but the two older gals are going to need to switch over to laying feed 8 weeks before the other three are ready. I see mixed age flocks all the time. What you y'all do about this? Do...
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