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    Wet spot in poop tray below roots and no eggs!

    I have 7 chickens, 4 of which are speckled sussex only about 7 months old (I know at least 2 of them are laying). The other 3 in our flock are 18 month old australorps that usually lay consistently daily. However, the past few weeks we're getting only 2-3 eggs per week total. And in that same...
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    Am I doing this wrong?

    So I've had chickens for about a year and have been collecting the manure in huge food grade barrels (with a cover). The first barrel got to about half full and I stopped adding to allow it to break down. I added some leaves/twigs and water in there too. I haven't rotated it as it's just too...
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    Bald bulge beneath vent

    My 8-month BO hen has a large squishy bulge right below her vent.it has some dried blood on it I'm guessing from dragging or something. She's behaving normal with eating and foraging and laying. Not sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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    Comb Frostbite - ventilation problem?

    This is our first year owning hens and it's not even December and my hens' combs have black frostbite spots. Their toes and waddles appear to be unaffected. I'm concerned though. The coop is 6' x 4', I'm in southern Maine (lows are in 20s at night right now), and I have 6 hens: 1) Is this...
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    One bullied hen - Please Help!

    I'm a new chicken owner and I have a flock of 6 hens (2 black australorps, 2 golden comets, 1 RIR, 1 buff orp). I bought them all at the same time when they were 2 weeks old. They are now 10 weeks old and I noticed today that one of the black australorps is being pecked in the same spot by all...
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    My First Coop + Run

    Hello everyone. I've been on here looking at photos of chicken coops for months and now that mine is almost completed, I thought I'd share. I've been spending all my free time working on it as we are soon headed out for vacation and our six chicks will be 6 weeks old when we leave. So I need...
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