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    Limping hen

    We’ve had our chickens for about 9 months now with only a couple minor incidents/injuries. This morning they were all fine. This afternoon I opened the coop door and one hen was sitting down on the coop floor by herself. Normally she is very active and does not like to be held. But I was...
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    Sick chicken - what to give her?

    We’ve had chickens for about 6 months now, this is the first time one has gotten sick. Our one hen is sneezing and coughing, has difficulty breathing, making gurgling noises, etc. Her eyes are clear, she still moves around, still eats and drinks a little, but at time stands around and nods off...
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    How long for chickens to use OverEZ waterer with nipples?

    I recently purchased an OverEZ waterer with nipples as I got tired of dealing with dirty water, other birds drinking the water, spillage, etc. (generic pic attached) I was a little concerned as it doesn't look that easy for the chickens to drink from, nor figure out if they're used to a...
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    Keeping birds out of coop and run

    We recently got chickens back in the spring and set up a nice coop inside two large dog kennels. We haven't had any issues with hawks or predators as I lock the chickens up at night in the coop. I had no issues until the last month or so when I noticed tons of birds (appear to be starlings)...
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    Hardware cloth over window

    It’s getting warmer now and keeping the windows shut makes the coop too warm by morning when I let them out. So I put some 1/4” hardware cloth over the one window that I left open. I used 16 screws with washers and snugged them down really tight. Do you think this will keep predators out or...
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    Our first dozen eggs!

    Today we got our first dozen eggs! We had ten last night and then I checked this afternoon and had two more eggs in the nesting boxes. So now we have a full dozen! Pretty cool! We just picked up our chickens last Sunday, and the first couple of days they didn't lay much, likely from being...
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    What breed are our chickens?

    Hi, we're new to the chicken world, just picked up some chickens from my friend last weekend. We're still learning as we go. Can someone tell me what breed our hens and rooster are? Here are a few pics... My friend said he had to separate his roosters as they were getting too aggressive with...
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    New to chickens - feed question

    Hi, my wife and I just recently picked up some chickens from a friend of mine and are learning as we go (6 hens and 1 rooster). One of my questions is what are some of the better feeds out there for laying hens? I picked up a big bag of Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve from the store near us and...
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    New to chickens

    Hi, my name is Carl, and my wife and I will be picking up some chickens from a friend of mine tomorrow. We are totally new to the chicken world. Any tips or suggestions are welcome. We plan on picking up 4 hens and 1 rooster. We have an OverEZ large chicken coop that is roughly 5x6’ that...
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