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    are cooked bones ok for chickens?

    i have a big ham bone with a bunch of scraps of meat still on it. i know if i put it out for my girls tommorow they will devour it but i feel like they might eat the bone too.
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    feather eating

    im sure this comes up all the time but i couldnt find a thread that really answered my question. This morning i noticed one of the birds eating feathers off the other. It doesnt seem to hurt so far but she took about 5 feathers in the time i sat there watching. Should i separate them? Will...
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    sleeping in the nesting box

    my 9 week old girls just went outside last week. they were roosting on bars in their brooder but now all they want to do is snuggle up in the nesting box. what should i do?
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    chick friendly landscaping

    i'm wanting to do some landscaping around my coop. its in a pretty shady spot so i'm thinking hostas, something climby (maybe a clematis), and some shade loving anuals i can replace. does anyone have any suggestions here or know of plants i should absolutely stay away from. i just had my first...
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    broken neck...so scared

    im brand new at this and something horrible just happened. i have three pullets. they are about 9 weeks old and just went to live outside full time. i had the nesting box blocked off and when i went out to check the girls this morning one of them had gotten her head under the board i was using...
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    do i need to shut my hens in at night or will they stay in naturally?

    i'm in portland, or. its in the 40s at night here now. anticipating moving my birds outside in a month or so. thanks!
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    how do you prevent predators digging into the coop/run from below?

    i'm building a coop. planning to use chain link or chicken wire on the ground as well. will this work and/or is there a better way? thanks!
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