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    All of a sudden half of my hens aren't using nesting box

    I am trying to figure out why half of my ladies are no longer using their box and instead lay on the coop floor underneath the box. Here are my thoughts: 1. Bully hen wont let others inside? 2. The box is too cold with the change in seasons? We have a Best Nest rollaway box and its metal. It has...
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    Molting or Mites?

    I have a speckled sussex who had been losing feathers close to her vent for the past month. At that time I thought it was related to my roo over-mating with her as I didn't see any evidence of lice or mites. Well, rooster is gone and now 2 other birds have missing feathers around their vent. I...
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    Cuckoo Maran chick keeps injuring Color pack

    I got chicks from Coastal a few weeks ago. 2 Cuckoo Marans and 2 color packs. They have been in the same brooder together since purchase and are about 4.5- 5 weeks old. When I saw the Marans at Coastal there was one who kept pecking the neck of another chick. I didn’t think I ended up with that...
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    Cuckoo Maran chick keeps pecking larger Color Pack

    I just got a new batch of chicks from Coastal last week. 2 color packs and 2 cuckoo Marans. They were older so I got a good deal. They cuckoo marans shared a bin with some larger novagens at Coastal, one of the three marans kept pecking th neck of a bigger lighter novagen. There has been no...
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    Payback vs Purina?

    I’ve been feeding my 3 mo olds Purina Organic Starter and Grower since they were a few days old. They seem to have done very well on it. I went to the feed store and they gave me Payback Hatch to Hen on accident. I was in a hurry and didn’t return it. Does anyone have any opinions on either...
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    9 week olds not roosting at night, possible scald

    I have a mix of 9 and 8.5 week old pullets and a few cockerels. They’ve been out in their coop since about 5.5 and 6 weeks old. When in the brooder they loved to sleep while roosting. I assumed they slept on the roost in their coop this whole time. Nope they huddle together in a corner. Now...
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    Hi! I’m new here :)

    Very excited to join this site. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. Just a few months ago after hounding my husband for the last 4 years. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 (3) What breeds do you have? 6 RIRs, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Speckled Sussex...
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    Is this really a RIR?

    I got 6 Heritage Rhode Island Reds from TSC. They are about 6-7 weeks old now. As soon as this one’s feathers came in they’ve had blackish “laced” tips. She (or he 😳) is also a bit smaller than the rest of the RIRs. She’s always seemed to fly better than the rest and gets up higher than the...
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