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    lathargic pullet

    What's the matter with my pullet???? I have a 14 week old Black Star (not yet laying) who is slow and uninterested in food this morning. Last night we got back from a week's vacation and this pullet was missing. The housesitter said she was there in the morning. I found her asleep under a...
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    Does my nesting area need to be dark?

    I'm new to chickens and heard that extra light in the winter may help many hens continue to lay eggs. So, I used a tinted corrugated plastic roofing material on my coop (think sun glasses material). In the photo, you can see that it allows plenty of light into the coop. My chicks are now...
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    Is this pullet actually a roo?

    I have 2 buckeyes that are supposed to each be 9-10 weeks old pullets. One has gotten bigger and developing color on the comb. Do some females develop color this early, or is she a he?[/IMG]
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    Paper bedding?

    Have any of you used Paper Bedding in your coops? I saw this at Walmart (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crittercare-Light-Brown-Natural-For-Small-Animals-Bedding-14-L-Hamsters-Rodents/10321154) and am curious how it might work.
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    Can I quarantine inside the same room?

    HELP! I'm new to chickens and have 6 3 week old pullets in a brooder, and was just given 2 7-8 week old's. The older ones had been outside in a coop, and they stayed in my coop last night. Tonight and for the next few days, the weather is supposed to drop below freezing at night and I feel...
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    Coop flooring

    Hello! I am new to raising chickens and have built a moveable coop (tractor coop) for my upcoming hens (now living in a brooder in the basement). It's about 24 square feet, rasised off the ground. I have perch areas with screen/wire underneath to let the droppings fall out of the coop onto the...
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    Does coop square footage include any wire flooring below perches?

    Hi All- I am new to chickens and really enjoying reading all of the valuable information here. I am making a coop for 6 hens (currently 2 weeks old). I understand the rules of 2 sq ft per bird of coop space and 1 ft of roosting space per bird. However, I would like to have a screen/wire floor...
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