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    Chickens haven't layed in months...is this really a molt?

    My girls were hatched in March 2010 & have been wonderful layers up until the end of the summer. It all started towards the end of July when my Buff Orpington stopped laying. We thought it was from the extreme heat but then we noticed the feather loss & assumed that she was molting. We went on...
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    First winter with chickens--need some advice

    We have an extra large dog house (about 16 sq ft) that has been converted in to a coop with attached outside nestboxes. We do not provide heat nor is it insulated. Admittedly, we know that we are short on sq footage because we have 5 hens. We had only ordered 3 but the hatchery gave us 2 extra...
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    Wet Chicken

    Its 47 degrees & VERY rainy here today. I came home to find my girls out in the covered run. I noticed that a couple of them looked sort of wet & one of my BOs is REALLY wet. Since my run slopes downhill, the top part near the coop can get pretty wet. She must have been up there & because of...
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    Dog vs. Racoon

    This morning I let my Norweigan Elkhound out to pee. Long story short, she discovered a raccoon near my chicken coop and attacked it. They fought for about 5 mins before my husband was able to get my dog back away from the coon. At one point, my 60lb dog jumped on top of my coop (a converted dog...
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    Lethargic Buff Orpington---help for a newbie please!

    I walked out to my run & found one of my 7 month old BOs laying in the hay while the others were up & about. I threw in some BOSS & the rest of the hens went crazy pecking around, while Priscilla just sat there, staring blankly. I went in to the run & she stood up. She is all fluffed up & her...
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    roosts in a doghouse coop

    I have a modified doghouse coop. Nest boxes are on the outside to maximize inside space. I have 2 roosts on the inside, one close to the side wall & one a little higher up & more towards the middle of the coop. I don't think that my hens are roosting, though I can't be totally certain. I'm...
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    Chickens waking up when its still dark out

    So this is a super silly question..or maybe more like a statement Since the weather is finally turning, we are seeing it get really dark between 7-8pm and its still pitch black outside when I wake up at 6am. I've been very suprised to see my chickens rising during their normal schedule of...
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    3 chickens or 3 cows??

    I am working on my plan to get the laws changed in my area....I couldn't help but laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the zoning ordinance... 12.0211 "Animal and poultry husbandry or the keeping of farm animals, provided that such uses are located on lots which contain 3 or more acres and...
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    one group of birds using 2 coops?

    Does anyone have experience with birds using multiple coops?? Since I have 2 extra chickens, I am not meeting the standard requirements for space in my coop. Its not been a problem so far but I am concerned about what will happen in winter. I can't build a bigger coop overall but I could build...
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    Have been using sand in the run for 3 mons..now what?

    I have a 6x8x4 covered run that I filled with sand at the beginning of June. After reading many other posts on this forum, I decided to use a couple of inches of gravel & then cover it with 6" of sand. Due to the smaller size of my run, I opted to buy the bags from Home Depot & ended up with...
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    Urban Free Range?

    I live on 1.5 acres in the city. My chickens are under the radar as my township does not allow me to have them unless I live on 3 acres. My home is completely wooded, I cannot see my neighbors but they are there & they are pretty close. I would like to allow my girls to free range while I am...
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    Question about new egg layer

    I know this has been covered in several different threads but I wanted to see if anyone has any input.. Our 15 week old Golden Comet layed her first egg (a double yolker!) one week ago today. She laid again on Sat, Mon & Tues. On Wed morning I found a very soft, almost leathery looking...
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    Our first egg--from a 15 week old!

    I had the absolute surprise of my life last night. I looked into the coop & there lay a small brown egg. I think it may have come from Ginger, my golden comet, as she has the most red comb, face & developed wattles. We didn't even have the nest boxes open so we had to get them up & running last...
  14. MaKettle

    do chickens get bored?

    My almost 7 week old girls are tearing their brooder to bits! They all reside in an extra large dog crate, complete with roosts, a mirror, and things to climb on. I have pieces of cardboard around the bottom of the brooder to help with the stuff that flies out onto the floor. Over the last week...
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    chick with no comb

    I have a 4 week old EE chick (was sold as an Aracauna) that is fully feathered out but doesn't have a comb. My other chickens are in various stages of comb development but where the others have the little ridges, she is completely smooth. She is the smallest of the chicks but as I said, she is...
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    Extra chick from Mt. Healthy hatcheries

    I am lucky enough to live right around the corner from Mt. Healthy hatcheries & I was also lucky enough to get chickies for my 1 year wedding anniversary! When the guy at the hatchery came out with my box, he had a squirmy brown chick in his hand. After he opened my box & showed me what was...
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