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    Nest box drama

    I have 9 hens and 5 nest boxes in their coop. So of course they all want to lay in just 1 of the 5 boxes. They all stand there staring down the one who is laying, squawking at the top of their lungs for a couple hours each morning until everyone has had their turn. I’ve tried to entice them into...
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    Young rooster is picking on our older bantam

    I didn't see any threads with this topic. I started with 3 hens.. 2 sex-linked and 1 red cochin bantam. The 2 sex-linked have passed and my bantam was lonely so we got some more pullets to raise with her. Despite being a broody girl (she is 4.5 years old now, she was not mother material so we...
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    Can they stay out in the run at night in the cold?

    My hens do not want to go inside at night even tho temps are dipping down into the low 30's at night sometimes. They want to stay on the perch in their run. It's like herding cats to physically place them one by one inside the coop. The run is pretty critter proof and would take quite a lot to...
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    One bird lost her saddle feathers.

    Hi! I'm Jan and while I'm not new I am new to posting. I have 3 hens and only one of them has lost alot of her saddle feathers back in summer. They were growing back slowly but today I notice she's lost them all again. I do not see signs of lice or mites and neither of the other 2 are having...
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    New chicken owner :)

    Hi all. I am new here and wanted to introduce myself as I imagine I will be using this site for all my questions! :) I'm Janice from NE Tennessee. I brought home 5 chicks from our TSC here about 3 days ago. I've wanted chickens for some time now and I saw these and couldn't leave without...
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