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    Must find home for my hens... :-(

    Hi all, My husband and I must find a new home for our hens since we have to move back to the city where we can't keep them. We currently live in Dahlonega, Georgia. My hens are my buddies and it rips my heart out to have to give them up, but I have no choice. They are 3 years old and some are...
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    Cut feathers on feet?

    I have a light brahma hen who is going through her first molt. Prior to the molt, the feathers on her feet were not that noticeable; they were small. But now they are huge and she is walking in a very pronounced way - lifting her feet very high each step. Poor thing probably feels like she is...
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    Hens with bald backs getting bitten by something

    Several of my hens have bare backs because of our rooster's mating. He is now gone and the hens are much happier, but I think they're getting bug bites on their bare backs now. They're not scratching, but I've noticed some small red spots. Is there something I can put on their backs to prevent...
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    How to keep wrap on rooster's foot

    My black copper maran rooster buddy, Clyde, has a small cut on the bottom of his foot and is limping. I've cleaned the cut and put betadine on it to clean it and then put on some neosporine, gauze and covered his whole foot with Vetrap (procedure like in this video: ). I even added some sticky...
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    Transitioning from cool to hot weather

    I have 14 young chickens (13 and 7 weeks old) who I moved into our coop while the weather was still relatively cool and they have done well transitioning to our hot and humid weather (96 degrees today). But I have 10 3-week-olds and 10 4-day-olds that will eventually go from our house...
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    Another integration question

    I'd really like to put my 11 7-week-old Light Brahmas and Buff Orpingtons together with our 3 13-week-old Black Copper Marans. They are currently in the same coop with a near invisible netting dividing them and appear to be accustomed to seeing each other; they've been next to each other like...
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    How to keep coop dry in hot soupy South

    Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can help me figure out how to keep our coop dry here in our hot humid summers - especially when it is raining. We have a large coop that came with the property and are now refurbishing it so we can get our chickens into it very soon. The air gets quite soupy here in...
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    Bully Roo

    I have seven 8-week old Black Copper Marans. While we are finishing up the chicken coop, they are staying inside with us in a big dog cage and seem happy and comfortable. They have quite a bit of room though have been outside in a 10 x 10 run during the day for the last few days. It rained with...
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    6-week old chick behavior

    Hello chicken people My husband brought home 7 black copper maran chicks two weeks ago and they are now 6 weeks old. They are my first chickens and I'm having a ball with them and they seen happy and healthy. (I'm getting some 2-day old buff orpingtons and brahmas tomorrow! ). I have no idea...
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    Ducks, pond and snapping turtles question

    Hi guys I'm hoping someone can give me some advice... My DH and I own some acreage with a very large pond (could be considered a small lake I guess). It's pretty and we love it and are hoping to stock it with some fish and swim in it. I also want some ducks very badly. The problem is that...
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    Really big coop!

    Hi guys. I’m new here and need some input on our coop. First of all, it seems really big to me. DH and I bought 10 acres that came with an existing chicken coop and we want to use it, but it seems way larger than our needs since we really only want about 10 chickens. Does the coop being...
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    Hello chicken people :) I'm a newbie and just found you guys!

    I just want to introduce myself because I just found this great place and am learning stuff already - and ya'll seem like a nice group of people! My husband and I recently bought 10 acres in the north Georgia mountains and are so excited to be able to escape suburbia for farm life - but it will...
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