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    I have a butt pecker... now what?!!

    So I have one hen of my 14 chickens who is being problematic. She is not the alpha hen I don't believe, she is more skidish and sneaky. She runs around and plucks butt feathers out of my other chickens. I have 5 roosters who aren't doing much about it. They are all about 12 weeks old. Coop is...
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    When do they need nest boxes??

    Hey, I'm new to chickens.. so I am still figuring out behaviors. In my coop I have roosting bars and some tree branches.. but all 14 chickens insist on stuffing themselves all in the door way between the run and the coop. I spend 10 min getting them all out of the door way so I can shut it for...
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    Some of my little guys/gals *pics*

    The flock is much more settled in, all doing well, healthy, friendly and funny to watch. Here are a couple shots of them more feathered out! This little orange chest is Robin, he's (assuming) pictured in the first on on the left of water bowl. Some have flat combs... nearly non existent...
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    So are they really just this relaxed.... or... *pics*

    I just brought these 6 week old chicks home, last Saturday. They have adjusted to their coop well, know how to get in and out of the fenced run, surround me when I bring treats out to them, and all are eating, drinking well. All the waste they produce looks the same. The last couple days they...
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    So, here's my little flock!

    So these are the Black Copper Maran mixed with Welsumer mom, Cuckoo Maran mom, and Easter Egger mom. I was told they are about 6 weeks old. Some are black with white tummys, some are dark coppery/brown, some have white accents.. Also attached a before picture of our shed and then as a coop. We...
  6. mkarll717

    Hello Everyone!

    My fiancé and I are very new to chickens. We just moved up to Mackinaw City, MI on 5 acres and there was this perfect old tractor shed just calling out for chickens. We had always hoped to eventually get some. We managed to get the Tractor shed/coop all fixed up, and before we knew it, we had 14...
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