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    Flock missing feathers around neck and vent area

    Hi everybody, it's been a while since I've browsed this site but I'm in need of some suggestions. I have 4 hens - 1 easter egger (2y old), 1 speckled sussex (2y old), 1 blue cochin (2y old), and 1 mutt (1y old). Their coop is 5x4 with 1 nesting box (I've tried another but they refuse to use...
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    Any beekeepers here?

    Looking for somebody with beekeeping experience. I've been considering keeping bees and I just moved to a new home that backs up to a marsh (however, it is in a neighborhood), so it seems like a good opportunity to get started. - I've been told/read that you do not need a lot of land to keep...
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    What to do with outcast chicken?

    I have a blue cochin that, despite being timid and sweet, gets beat up CONSTANTLY by 2 other hens in the flock (I only have a flock of 5, one of the other hens is a chick that the cochin hatched). I separated her and the chick (who was an egg when I separated them) to save her from getting beat...
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    Eggs due to hatch in 2 days. Need Advice.

    Hi everyone! I've had a broody (cochin) sitting on two eggs which are due to hatch on Friday. This is the first time I'll have ever hatched eggs so I wanted to see if anybody had any helpful advice for the hatching process. I have the broody hen and eggs separated from the rest of the flock in...
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    Possibly egg bound -- not sure what's wrong with hen

    Hi everybody, I'm in a bit of a panic since I noticed my chicken seemed very sick this morning and had to leave her to go to work. I'm hoping somebody can give suggestions as to what is wrong with her. I went to let my chickens out this morning in to their run, as usual, this morning. One of...
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    Fencing in yard for chickens -- Need advice

    Hi everybody! I have 4 chickens -- 2 EEs, 1 cochin, and 1 speckled sussex. They have a 4x5 coop and an 4x8 completely enclosed run, which they have access to during the day. The layout of my yard is such that the chicken setup is tucked into a section where 3 sides are enclosed by a privacy...
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    Chicken Bullying

    I have a small flock that consists of 2 EEs, 1 blue cochin, and 1 speckled sussex. More and more lately, I've been having problems with my speckled sussex, Lucy, bullying the blue cochin, Violet. Violet has always been a little of an outcast, but nothing I've been too concerned about. Lately...
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