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    Bare bellies?

    I have four hens, they are about a year old. In the last few days I've noticed two of them are missing their belly fluff. Everything else seems fine, we are still getting 2-3 eggs/day from the group, they have been roosting on their bar, laying eggs usually in their nesting boxes. Do you think...
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    Time to move 'em out?

    I know this is a frequent topic of discussion but was hoping for some personalized advice. We live in southern VT, where spring is just arriving (after the winter that never was)...we have four chicks who are six weeks old. All but one are fully feathered on their heads and necks (the fourth has...
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    Nearly 6 week old SLW, no comb?

    Feather is nearly six weeks old but still has no comb-what's the deal here?
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    Naughty chicks won't stop knocking over feeder!

    Hi, We have 4 chicks approx 5 weeks old that are INSISTENT that their feeder belongs on its side. It's a chick feeder with a 1-quart jar. It used to be on a platform but they kept knocking it off the platform so we tried it on the ground of the brooder but they keep knocking it over from the...
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    Closing coop door when coop is enclosed in run

    We have an a-frame coop with the coop at the very top of the structure. Should we be closing the door every night or is it ok to allow the chickens to go up/down as they wish? I imagine in winter we will need to make sure it's closed so that they stay warm, right? Thanks for any advice :) Alison
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    A frame coop/run maintenance

    Hi everyone, Some of the questions I have feel so basic yet I can't seem to find the info I need. In the next few weeks we will be moving our four chicks to their outdoor home, a 4ftx8ft a-frame coop with run underneath. The run currently has a hardware cloth floor but I am wondering the...
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    New chicken mom with 4 mystery chicks

    Hi everyone! This is my first post on BYC though I have been searching and stalking like mad for a few months now :) We got our first four chicks (allegedly all pullets) about 2 1/2 weeks ago, when they were just a few days old. We had requested 2 EE, 1 barred rock, 1 buff orp but when my...
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