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    Hen Limping

    Hi everyone! This morning when we let down out our flock we noticed that our isa brown hen had a limp. She was out all day yesterday and we never saw her limp oil this morning. I checked her foot for bumble foot but it doesn't look like thats it. She also laid an egg today so I don't think...
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    Is 2 Roos too many for 10 Hens?

    Hey everyone! This spring we decided to add 8 new chickens to our flock of 4. I ordered 1 cockerel and 7 pullets, but we ended up with 2 cockerels and 6 pullets. We have 1 Buff Orpington Roo and 1 SLW. Out of the hens we have 2 Buff Orpintons, 2 EE's, 2 Speckled Sussex, a SLW, a Leghorn, a BR...
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    Folding Run Roof

    Hi everyone! We recently added an 8x8 run to out pre existing one and we're going to put a roof on it to keep rain/snow out. We don't want to make a permanent roof because our chickens love sunbathing. we were thinking of making a folding roof made of metal roofing sheets and hinges that would...
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    Introducing new birds

    Hi everyone! Today I have introduced my new 8 chickens (11 wks old) to my 4 1 yr old hens. We first let the young ones out in the yard to free range from their temporary run, then we let the big girls out too. 3 of my older hens have gave a couple pecks to the little ones but for the most part...
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    Speckled Sussex

    Hi everyone! Of the 8 chicks i recently bought, the ones Im most excited about are the 2 speckled sussex (I also have 1EE, 3BO, and 2 SLW)! I'm just wondering when the chicks will start to get their speckled color? Mine are about 9 weeks old right now. Thanks!
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    Introducing/Bullying

    Hi everyone! I am getting ready to introduce my new set of chickens to my older flock! My older flock consists of 1 Easter Egger, 1 Isa Brown, 1 Barred Rock, & 1 Leghorn (all females). My new flock consists of 1 Buff Orpington Rooster, 2 Buff Orpington Hens, 2 Speckled Sussex Hens, 1 Silver...
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    Pullet or Cockerel?

    Hi everyone, i recently got some new chicks from a local hatchery and i ordered 7 pullets and 1 cockerel. I'm afraid that i got 6 pullets and 2 cockerels though. They are 7 weeks old and we're just moved outside. we noticed that the cockerel and a "pullet" started going at each other a lot. The...
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    Temporary Coop

    Hi everyone! My 8 little chicks aren't so little anymore and are outgrowing the brooder fast. Before we let them in the main coop with the other house we're going to keep them seperate for about 2 weeks. We have a run added on that is separated now and will be opened up to the main run but we...
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    Building New Run

    Hi everyone, I currently have 4 hens who have a 72 sq ft run, but I've gotten 8 more chicks. We are going to add on to our current run about 120 sq ft. does anyone have any suggestions of roosts or things to build in it to keep the busy?
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    Hens Pecking

    Hi everyone, I have a flock of 4 hens (1 Isa Brown, 1 EE, 1 White Leghron, 1 Barred Rock) and I have noticed that the isa brown and leghorn have started pecking my EE. My flock had issues with pecking last year when we had 8 hens. 2 died and we had to kill 2 because of it. These 4 also had a...
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    Chicken Breeds

    Hi everyone, were planning on getting a new flock of chickens this spring and are trying to decide what kind to get. We'd like to get a rooster and are trying to find the most docile type. We've hardly mostly that Buff Orpingtons are the way to go. Were also planning on getting BO, leghorn...
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    Pecking Issue

    Hi everyone. I know I've been posting about this issue a lot, I'm just trying to get as many opinions as possible. I started off this summer with 10 hens. In early fall one hen, a barred rock, pecked a few of my hens until bloody. we had to kill her. Not too long after two more ( an austrolorp...
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    Best Hatcheries

    Hey guys, we're planning on ordering some new chicks this year (8 pullets & 1 cockerel) and we're wondering which hatcheries are most reliable. We've looked on McMurray, Cackle, and My Pet Chicken. Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with them? Also does anyone know one that starts...
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    Pecking Problem

    Hi everyone. I had 10 hens who all seemed to get along. Then all the sudden 2 began pecking the rest until one was very bloody. We had no choice but get rid of them. Everything was peaceful (except a hawk getting one) until Two more began pecking. They pecked one hen who later died from...
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    chicken pecking

    hi everyone. i have 7 hens of different breeds. i've noticed an isa brown and austrolorp pecking at my orpington and easter eager. i've had a pecking problem with another gen who we had to get rid of. it stopped for a month but know it's started right back up again. i don't know what to do. we...
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    chickens loosing their feathers!

    i have 8 hens and have noticed they all have feather loss at the base of their tails. some even have no feathers there. i live near pittsburgh and weve had our first snowfall, so i'm afraid they could get frost bitten. first off does anyone know what's causing this on all 8 birds and secondly...
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    chicken pecking

    we noticed this afternoon one of my hens had a huge bear spot on her back. she was completely fine this morning and we don't know which gen is doing it. what should we do with her and the others? please answer ASAP!!
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    mites??

    hi guys. i noticed that on one of my hens a bare patch of feathers. is this her pulling them out or mites? if it's mites how do i treat it?
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    chicken pulling out others feathers

    i have recently noticed my largest hen has a bare spot in her back that looks like it's been pecked. we haven't been letting them free range as much that past month or so as we previously did. could this be the reason? we also changed their food to the layer pellets? please respond soon we're...
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    pulley acting strange after laying first eggs

    hi guys. my buff orpington mix who is about 18 week old laid her first egg yesterday. she's the first of the flock to start. she laid another egg this morning and when i went to get it i noticed she was standing in the coop all by herself while the others were in the run. she's been very...
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