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  1. akchickenman

    Broody?

    I have a hen that I think has gone broody, but am not totally sure. She spent all day in the nest box for the last two days and has plucked a decent amount of chest feathers, but she has laid eggs each day. I have been kicking her out of the nest box (and have now learned i need to wear gloves...
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    Permanently droopy tail

    Has anyone ever had a chicken that has a permanently droopy tail? I have a pullet (who just laid for the first time this weekend :ya) whose tail feathers are always down. She got cocci when she was about 3 months old, and it seems as though her tail has not recovered after that. It certainly...
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    Roost bar pecking

    I posted last week about integrating a new hen into my flock of three and with the help of fellow BYCers it all went well (mostly I just was shocked about how mean they can be to each other). Now the girls have their pecking order all figured out and life is going on as normal. Except when it...
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    Introducing new chicken

    I am in the process of introducing a new chicken and am seeing behavior that I didn't expect. The new hen is replacing a young 5 month old Cockerel who was in the middle of the pecking order as far as I could tell. I only have 3 chickens so removing one is 33% of the flock. The new bird has been...
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    Corid use

    I am currently treating my flock for cocci and luckily my most infected bird is on the road to recovery. Regarding corid use I see everyone recommending to make a fresh batch every day. My flock uses a bucket with nipple waterers. With a bucket watering system do I really need to make a new...
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    Hen with foamy poop and tail feathers down

    I have a 12-14 week old hen that I noticed last night was walking around with her tail feathers tucked (think dog who knows they did something wrong and tucks tail). When I put all of the girls in the coop and closed the pop door, instead of eating as much as possible before bed like the rest of...
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    Hen on hen aggression

    I have 2 twelve-ish week old chicks that are acting a bit strange. One I am sure is a pullet and the other I am about 75% sure is a pullet. They keep running at each other and making themselves as tall as can be and flap their wings at each other. They have been living together 3 weeks and this...
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    Lavender Orpington Hen or Cockerel?

    Any ideas on this 10-11 week old lavender Orpington? Development seems slow as pin feathers on back are still not fully grown yet. Worried with the red coming to comb and development of waddles already. Very skinny legs though.
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    What did I do wrong? PVC feeder waste!!

    I built a PVC pipe feeder but my chickens (11-13 weeks old) are still wasting a ton of food. Since they are different ages, the feeder is set for the height of the smallest bird. But it seems like at least 50% of the pullet grower crumbles end up on the floor of the coop. Is this normal with a...
  10. akchickenman

    Pullet or Cockerel??

    Wondering if anyone has any guesses for this 12ish week Isbar/black ameraucana? At the 10 week mark I thought for sure pullet, but the way the tail feathers are coming in now I'm not sure.
  11. akchickenman

    Modified Dutch Hen House

    After many months, I am nearly done with the coop! This is planned for only 3 hens, and I think it would be safe with up to 5, but it has been sized accordingly. The dimensions are as follows: Overall: 8'x4'x4', indoor area 4'x4', run area 4'x4' with another 4'x4' that has 12.5" of clearance...
  12. akchickenman

    What to do with ground of run

    So I am almost done with my coop but now realize I never decided what I was going to do as far as the ground for my run. I will have a small flock of 3 hens and they will have a 40 sq/ft run to play in. Currently the run is grass (well snow at the moment), and since I rent, I need to be able to...
  13. akchickenman

    Cold weather coop size

    I know that there are tons of "cold weather coop" threads on here, but a lot of the ones I see in the search go back many years and it seems that there has been a shift in ideaology regarding insulation and heating coops. I live in Alaska where we get freezing temps (day or night) for about 7-8...
  14. akchickenman

    Hello Chicken World

    Hi! I am here gathering up as much info as possible before I build my coop and get some egg laying chickens this spring/summer. I live in Alaska and am a little worried about the weather and building an adequate coop so really want to soak up as much info as possible. Weather is my big fear...
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