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    Older hen 4 years old having issues?

    I have a buff orphington hen that can't move very well and she looks swollen all over. She is in a flock of 21 other hens she has good looking feathers but is going down hill every day. My wife cleaned her vent it was somewhat plugged with manure and the wife cleaned her good with warm water but...
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    Mice and squirrels in the run.

    I am having an issue with mice and squirrels getting in the run eating food. I use a hanging feeder so the mice eat what the chickens spill on the ground each night while the hens are roosting. I saw a squirrel in the run the other morning in the feeder with the hens present. I would have...
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    Having problemss with my flock. (Rooster Just died)

    I am so tired of the behavior problems in my flock. I started with 18 chicks and all was well until about the 6 month time line. 2 of the 18 turned out to be cockerels. The cockerels had a bad fight and one almost died. We got rid of the aggressive cockerel. Couple months later one of my...
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    My pullet has a naked bum?

    Why does my pullet have a naked bum? She is about 7 months old and the bald spot has been getting bigger. I am not sure if one of the other chickens is doing this we have a total of 18 birds one is a Cockerel the same age and one is an older hen but the older hen is a loner so I know it is not...
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    Pet Cockerel ????

    We are first time chicken owners and we love animals we have a flock of 19 birds all about 6-7 months old I have had them since they were a couple days old. About 2 months ago the 2 cockerels had a big fight and since then we have had the one cockerel isolated from the other cockerel. My wife...
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    Rooster Fight one is hurt pretty bad.

    My dominant Cockerel is now the subordinate and a new alpha has taken his place the biggest one a Buff Brahma has always been number 1 and he was ornery to the hens and the other cockerel sometime last night or early this morning they had a heck of a fight and the Buff Brahma lost I can see...
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    Introducing a new hen to my young flock??

    I found an 18 month old Buff Orphington hen that the lady says makes too much noise for her back yard flock and wants to find her a good home. My flock is 20 weeks old one hen is laying every other day and the rest should start laying soon they are all large heritage breed chickens 2 roosters...
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    First egg!! and is this a rooster or hen?

    We finally have our first egg my flock is about 18 weeks old. I have one chicken that I am not sure about it is a Road Island Red I have 2 of them one for sure is a hen but the other one is starting to develop a larger comb and waddles. I have included a few pictures and some pictures of my...
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    Metal building pole barn type?

    I have looked at hundreds of chicken coops in the thread show your coop but I have not seen anyone use metal siding is there a reason why? I have priced out going metal siding and it is cheaper than T1-11 or cedar siding so I was planning on making one using some nice barn red siding with white...
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    New guy from WA State.

    I found your web site doing searches for chicken coops. I am new chicken raising, farming, being a chickeneer LOL. I live on 6.3 acres and plan to build my first coop. I am planning on having about 15-20 hens and a big old rooster. I have never raised chickens before so I have been researching...
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