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    Not sleeping in coop

    I have two 4yr old hens and six 3 month old chicks. They seem to get along well enough. My new babies will use the coop during the day but not at night. When they are in it during the day the older hens are outside and of course the older hens are in the coop at night. It's not cold here yet but...
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    FOREVER LONG BROODY MAMA

    My girl I call Big Mama has been broody going on almost 2 weeks. I cage her so she cannot warm her bum for 3 days as I always have, release her, she seems normal but next day is still broody. I have caged her going on 4X now. Not sure what to do! Tonight when I released her she went directly to...
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    Unusual behavior

    I have 3 girls (Big Mama, Betty, Ethyl), Ethyl is caged right now because she is broody. Went out tonight to find Big Mama on top of Betty! She was mounted doggie style!! I have never seen this before. Does anyone know what this behavior means? Big Mama just went thru a long broody stage, 5...
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    Losing their feathers

    My 3 girls are shedding their feathers. I know this can be normal but my concern is with our unusually warm weather we are having they think it's a different time of year and will get cold when winter finally does arrive. They are not eating as much as usual but eating, hanging out, of course...
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    Sumter, South Carolina Flooding

    I live in Sumter, SC-we have had major flooding (I am sure you have seen) this is my backyard-fortunately my girls were safe in their coop-no leaking! At one point the water was about 6 inches from their floor-I was prepared with cages in the house to bring them in if needed. The water has gone...
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    Hens not laying eggs

    I live in South Carolina and my girls have completely stopped laying eggs! My girls have not layed an egg for 5 days-we have hit hot weather 90-100 degrees. They are eating and acting normal otherwise. Is there a prob or do they just not like the heat?
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    Hens hanging out in the coop

    I have 3 hens and believe one of them may be broody-I know how to deal with that. I am wondering why all the girls are hanging out in the coop all the time and no one is laying. This has been going on for 2 days now. They will come out to eat when I bring them treats but go right back into the...
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    Broody hen????

    I have a hen I thought was broody-I kept her out of the coop for 2 days (actually all of them-it was easier) she seemed to be better after I opened the coop back up-now she sits in the nesting box with no egg-if I remove her, she is comes out, eats and such but ends up back in the box. Plus...
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    proper nutrition

    Am I feeding my girls properly? They have pellets (took their crumble away because they only tossed it onto the ground) they have a separate container for grit, I throw a few mealworms out daily and I always try to have fresh fruit or veggies laying around. I am asking because something is...
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    chicken won't move

    I have a chicken apprx 1 yr old-she was in her nesting box yesterday for hours, tried to check for an egg before I went to bed and she tried to bite me. I moved her out and onto the coop floor so I could get the egg and she was still in the same spot this morning. Took her to the vet, he...
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    throwing food on the ground

    My girls (on a daily basis) just take their crumble and throw it all over the ground! I have a hanging feeder and everyday the food is all over the ground under the feeder. Help??? Let it go?? I keep refilling everyday but they do not seem to be eating it!
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    cold and staying outside

    I just want to make sure my chickens are okay in the cold-I live in South Carolina, we do not get super cold but when the temp dips down below 32 I get a little worried. My 3 girls stay outside on their outside roost even in the freezing rain all night! They use there coop, it's not a matter of...
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    Managing Ventilation

    I built my coop floor so that the boards do not completely touch each other, for easy cleaning and ventilation during our hot/humid months. My thought was to cover the floor during the winter to reduce drafts (they have other ventilation) I put a rubber mat on the floor (easy clean-up) but the...
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    too much grass

    Hello! I am new to keeping chickens and having so much fun doing it! My girls (Lucy, Ethel and Betty) had reduced their run to dirt but now there is a lot of grass. There do not seem to be eating as much scratch and I am concerned it is the grass. Do they like the grass?? Should I remove it? Any...
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