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    Injured bantam hen, how do I treat her eye injuries?

    Background: two nights ago a possum got into my hen enclosure and up into the coop. I have three hens in there, two black laced wyandottes and little bantam. The bantam was grabbed from behind, got a good bite on her tail end and few very light scratches around her R cheek. The other hens were...
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    feeding hens and chicks together, how to keep the food separate?

    I'm mixing my flock together this week, 2 six year old Wyandottes with 2 eight week old bantams. The bantams are on starter/grower crumbles, which the hens apparently find irresistable. I need a way to give them both food in the coop without having to worry that the hens are going to steal all...
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    Older hens may have Mycoplasma, planning to add 2 new chicks to flock, what do I do?

    I have two mature (around 6 years old) black laced wyandottes in my backyard coop. And have two young (3 week old) bantams (forget the breed at the moment) in my garage chick enclosure. I noticed one of the wyandottes sneezing or gulping a lot yesterday (something they have done before) but it...
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    Can't get hens to use the roost!

    This is sort of a combination coop design and chicken behavior question. I have three adult hens (about 1 year old now), one buff wyandotte, two silver lace cochin. They have a small coop with attached and enclosed run, plus a larger fenced open top run off that. The coop is about 2' x 4' x 3'...
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    Hen dead after coop door left open overnight, but no signs of attack?

    My backyard set up is a solid wood walled coop, raised off the ground, with a small door to an attached and fully enclosed run. The run has a door that leads to a fenced off area with an open top that I let the chickens use during the day. At night I close the run door but leave the coop door...
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    hen 'upset', clucks loudly when eggs removed?

    I have four hens, two buff cochin and two silver wyandottes. They all began laying about two weeks ago. Everything seems more or less ok, except one of the cochin has some odd behavior around egg laying and removal. The one hen seems to be more apt to get 'upset' when disturbed from the nest...
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    Leave young chickens alone for several days with minimal check ins?

    Planning to be away from the house for about 4 or 5 days in a few weeks. I have 4 chickens, around 10 - 12 weeks old. No one is laying yet. They have a raised coop, inside a closed run. Wire all around and a paver floor so no predators can get in. It's on the small side but tolerable for a few...
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    cement pavers for run floor?

    I'm just finishing up a small coop and run for a pair of chickens in our backyard. The coop and run are similar is design to the one pictured here, but smaller, about a 3' x 6' square on the ground. We have a large dirt back yard and the birds will be let loose a lot of the time. The problem...
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    New California member...

    New member from SF Bay Area. Great site. I'm starting a flock soon and joined so I can ask a few questions about coop design etc. Not my first time raising chickens but I'm sure I'll find a lot of help here regardless. Cheers, David
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