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  1. junkman56

    watery poo

    hello all, I have a question. in about the last week, when i go into the coop to clean the poop off of the poop board, the pdz under the roost is very wet like they are peeing instead of pooping. it is so wet i have to toss out the pdz. i am wondering what i should do, any suggestions would be...
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    poop boards

    I have a question for everyone using poop boards under their roots. right now I am using stall fresh from TS, on the poop board kinda costly, what are you using on your boards? I thought about sand, I look forward to your responses thanks Jack
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    Two separate flocks

    I currently have a flock of approximately 42 mixed hens in our coop right now. I want to get approximately 25 new chicks, and keep them in a separate area of our barn to roost , nest, and feed. My question is, If I keep them separated like that, will I be asking for trouble when I let them all...
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    Egg laying

    I have 14 Rhode Island Reds, they are 19 weeks old, i thought by now I would be getting eggs from them. Do you think the cold weather is keeping them from laying?
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    Corid

    I have have noticed some diarrhea in the coop this morning, a few weeks back most of my hens all had diarrhea, so I treated their water with corid. I was thinking of adding more corid to their water again BUT!!! I have a hen with two 1 week old chicks she's mothering in the same area in the...
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    Chicks hatched... need advise

    I had a broody hen, so I put two fertile eggs in a small cage and put her in the cage with them. Well today I just noticed both eggs have hatched, I have the cage in the coop, this is my first time in this situation, what should I do now? There isn't a whole lot of room in the cage, should I...
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    Chicks wont leave the coop

    Hello, I have 15 chicks that turned 5 weeks old yesterday , is there anything I can try and do to get them to go out in the run, they stay in side the coop, most of the time, sometimes they make their way out in the (covered/ enclosed) run. But the dont go out in the large run that I fenced off...
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    Moving chicks to the coop

    Hello all, i was wondering what others thought, i plan on moving my chicks, from the brooder in my garage, out to the coop, in their own section away from the hens. The chicks are now 4 weeks old, and out growing the brooder, I look forward to your responses,
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    Broody hens

    Hello, I have a question , I have two hens that went broody, I don't want to hatch any eggs. My question is, can I put both hens in a medium cage at the same time? Until they get their mind back from wanting to sit on eggs.they sit in empty nesting boxes , i take them out but they go right back...
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    Hen crows

    Hello all, I have a concern, one of my hens has started crowing like a rooster, she is a buff orpington, I have noticed some bulling from her, in the hen house when the other hens go in to the nesting boxes to lay. Also I have noticed her waddles are twice the size of my other buff. Should I...
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    Pop door

    Hello all, I have a question, I have been opening a pop door on the gate of my chicken run so the chickens (large breeds) can go out in the pasture (free range) along with the goats and ponys. Recently we added two 9 week old goats (Nigerian dwarfs) to the herd. Well the little ones go right...
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    Breaking a broody hen

    Hello everyone, I have a question , what is the best way to break a broody hen? I have a hen that went broody for the second time in a month and a half, I don't have fertile eggs for her to hatch. I put her in a small cage setting on 4x4's for a couple days. When I let her out of the cage she...
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    Chicks left the brooder

    Yesterday I moved my chicks out of the garage to the coop, they will be 5 weeks old on monday. I did put the heat lamp out there for now. They have there area of the coop, and the hens have their section, ( see but dont touch ) Chicks area Hens area
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    Possible coccidia

    Hello everyone, I have been noticing some diarrhea on the poop boards in the morning. I have 24 hens out there, and 10 more two day old chicks in the garage. I plan on starting corid in their water. The chickens have a large enclosed run ( 25 x 50 ) how do you all clean up the run to remove the...
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    Chicks & scratch

    I give my hens and chicks 5 grain scratch that I get from TSC . I want to start adding dried peas, unsweeten raisins, whole unsalted pumpkin seeds, boss, and unsalted peanuts to the scratch, so my question would be. Can I let the 8 week old chicks have that mixture to? I didn't know if the...
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    Feed supplement

    I was wondering how many of you add supplements to their chicken feed? Such as kelp, probios, garlic/yeast. I been adding it for a few years now. But recently I have not added any, Does the pros out weigh the cons? The biggest con is cost. Thank you in advance
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    Moved chicks to the coop

    At 4 weeks old I moved the chicks out of the brooder to the coop, in a previous post ( building a new coop) I show the two sections, hens and chick sections. Anyway they are 5 weeks now and I am starting to integrate them , aart gave some good pointers (thanks aart) For the last week they been...
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    Building a new coop

    I was going to wait untill spring to build a larger coop, but I went and bought all the materials today. Delivery is this monday. The coop will be 12' wide and 16' long I have leveled the area and put down 6x6x12 timbers / skids to build on top of. I will take pictures of the project as it...
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    Chicken went broody

    I have a barred rock that went broody on me. She goes into the nesting boxes and I remove her, I turn around she is back in the nesting box. This goes on all day and night, she sets on an empty nest, in the evening I go out to close them in for the night , she is in the nest. I remove her and...
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    Free choice or not

    Hello all, I would like to know how you all feed your chickens. I have a large tote with 8 ports around it, I take it out of the coop at night, and return it in the morning, ( free choice ) . My problem is mice, I dont know if I should feed them in the morning before I let them out to free...
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