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    Helping Mama Hen

    Hi All Backstory: I have a 12x16 coop/barn. We have 31 hens, 3 roos, and 2 goats. For the most part the goats only sleep there unless it's cold and snowy. The girls mostly prefer one nesting box but we were only getting 3-4 eggs a day so that hasn't been a problem, until now. One of our cochins...
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    Getting them to use roosting bar

    How do you get you chickens to use a roosting bar at night? Most of mine choose to crowd into the corner where their nesting boxes are, all into 2 boxes knocking each other into the floor instead of the 3 12 foot bars set up for them. I take them and place them on the bars but they head back to...
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    What are these and are they bad in a coop

    I was turning over the shavings in the coop and found a lot of these worms/caterpillars/?? Does anyone know what they are and what I should do, throw out all shavings and put in fresh, just have chickens eat them? How do I prevent them in the future? We recently added some goats too, could that...
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    Goats and chickens

    I have some new Nigerian Dwarfs almost a year old. The share a small barn/large coop with our chickens. They all get along and have enough space but the problem is keeping the goats out of the chicken feed. I have started putting the chicken food away at night when the goats are in there but...
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    Profile name change

    How do you change your profile name? I saw another thread but it is closed to further replies and I can't find anything in the Account area.
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    Run help

    I am having trouble building our run. We tried pvc but it is too wide and the pvc sagged. We then added 2x4 supports but there was still some sagging. We tried tying the sagging parts to trees but I was not confident in its ability to hold snow, predators, etc. There are trees that I could wrap...
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    Is that a rooster?

    I have 9 Cochin chicks 6 black and 3 gray. The one on the right is the only one with a red comb that it's bigger than the others. Is it a rooster or is it just developing earlier?
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    Coccidiosis and deep litter method

    I've read a lot of people on here use the Deep Litter Method of maintaining their coops but in my research on taking good care of chicks and avoiding things like cocci we're told to keep clean bedding. Can you please explain how to do both, using the deep litter method and keeping it clean to...
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    Free Ranging age readiness

    At what age are the chicks ready to free range? I'd love to let our roosters (3 months old) and older hens (about 1.5 months old) out to roam but I'm afraid they won't come back. I am just getting them into their coop, should I let them get comfortable in it before letting them out free or will...
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    PDZ and DE - how much?

    I am setting up our new coop and starting to fill it with bedding. It is a 12x16 shed converted to a coop. How much PDZ and DE should I use on the shavings? Just a sprinkle or a light dusting or a heavy coat?
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    Please Help- what to do

    Hi I am loving our new venture into backyard chickens but I am not sure what to do. I have 2 roosters that are just over 3 months old -hatched and grown up together, 15 hens that are maybe 1-1.5 months old, and 21 -3 week old hens. I am finishing up the coop and decided to move the older...
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