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    Feather picking?

    My barred rock Meenie is picking the other hens feathers. It started just being a couple of feathers on the neck, but now they all have bare backs. I'm pretty sure that she's doing it at night on the roosting bars. Is there anything I can put on their backs and necks to stop this? What can I...
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    Molting?

    One of my hens has a spot on her neck with no feathers. I'm not sure exactly how old she is, but I got her in July about 3-4 months before she started to lay. I've been watching them and I haven't seen any of them pecking her. None of the others have blank spots that I've noticed. Is she being...
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    Chicken Photo Shoot

    Today I took pictures of my beautiful chickens. I never formally introduced myself so I'll tell you all about them. I have 13 hens. 4 Plymouth Barred Rocks by the names of Eenie, Meenie, Miney, and Mo. 4 Welsummers named Jimmy, Kevin, Steve, and Bob 2 New Hampshires called Henrietta(Henny) and...
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    How Cold is too Cold?

    it's pretty cold tonight (the low is 17) and wicked windy. I have a repurposed shed with ventilation cut into the top and 13 chickens. They all sleep on the roosting bars (except one of them, although there is plenty of room) The roosting bars are below all of the ventilation except for the west...
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    Help!! Raspy breathing and coughing

    One of my pullets has raspy breathing, she keeps coughing/sneezing, and she wasn't eating or drinking this morning, but I have to leave early and I get home late so I haven't had much time to observe her. I bed their house with wood chips and they have 4-5 inches of ventilation. I haven't...
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