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    Questions

    1. What is the best way to introduce new chickens into the flock? We were down to two. A friend has offered us several more. They are all adult. We put two in the coop last night when it was roosting time. Today, they are all skittish and avoiding each other, but not fighting. The new...
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    decreased egg production

    I have been getting 6-7 eggs daily from my 11 hens. Production has dropped to just a couple per day and one of the hens hasn't laid an egg in over a week. I was told that it is because the daylight hours are getting shorter, but it is still light almost 11 hours per day and nice and warm...
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    very small eggs

    The "girls" started laying last week about a week earlier than expected. I have 11 hens and we are getting 3 to 4 eggs a day, but they are very small. I don't remember this from keeping chickens years ago. Is this normal?
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    ground cover in run

    The chicken Taj Mahal is done. The run is large (40 x 35). We planted a couple of trees for shade and will have some bushes in there, but I'd like to put something down so the girls are not walking in just dust and/or mud. Would pine bark work? All suggestions welcome!
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    new coop and run

    We kept chickens for years, but have not had them for 6+ years and I'm feeling I need some info from "the experts". I now have 12 week old chicks living in a very large dog kennel. We just completed a major remodel of their "palace". The coops is big. It's half of a foaling barn with...
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