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    What might be wrong?

    I have a 4 year old Brahma. Her comb has been paler than her sisters the past 2 weeks. I don't think she is laying eggs anymore. She is eating and drinking. I see her quickly shaking her head often. She is walking and running, but definitely a little weaker with a stumble here and there...
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    Size of a 1 year old Brahma

    Hi i always hear Brahmas take 2 years to grow. My 5 Brahma hens are 1 year old. So are they half grown or will they grow just a little bit more?
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    How big is a Brahma at 1 year?

    Hello I hear Brahma hens can take 2 years to grow. So are my 1 year olds half grown or will they grow just a little bit more?
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    No eggs...help please

    I have Brahma hens, it is January, and they are 7 months old today. I feed them laying hen feed. I have had no eggs and i heard they are a slow breed to hatch eggs. Any advice to help them along...or just let them be.?
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    The run

    Hi so I am noticing the run is building up in poop. It used to be grass and now just dirt. Should I put down wood chips. THEY SEEM TO SCRATCH THEM AWAY. MAYBE I NEED MORE.
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    Sick chick I fed lettuce to

    Hi first time chick mama. I read people feeding them treats from day one so I cut up lettuce leaves and put it in their run. I’m not saying this is what did it but I do have a sick chick and already posted about it but wondering if I stop all treats will it help.? Also this chick closes eyes...
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    Slightly lethargic and opening mouth

    Hi i have a slightly more lethargic 6 week Brahma than others. She eats but will close eyes more, be more alone and for first time I saw her open mouth a little wider. she is on Medicated baby feed and I just put now save a chick pro biotic in water. Anything else I should add to spruce her...
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    Bonding with my pulletts

    Hi i have 5 pulletts... well one is big and super strong so we will see, but I have had these 5 and a half week old pullets for 3 days now.. I make sure and try and pick them up but they run from me. Any advice in bonding with these older pullets?. TIA
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    Solar only coop

    Hi so I have heard so many things about the winterizing of a coop and someone just told me with my size coop which is 6 foot by 8 that maybe I should hang a light in winter for heat for my 5 brahmas. That’s all I have. If I did put in a light or water heater I don’t want to run a chord.... any...
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    Coop question and chicks coming tomorrow

    Well thanks for everyone’s input. After going online and making tons of calls on online chicken coops, I decided to hire a handyman and turn my shed into a chicken coop. The chicks come tomorrow. Any advice on poop pans for under my roost? Any super cheap suggestions and super easy cleaning...
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    Cost question.

    I am using my own shed and am having a referral from Home Depot to come out and set up my chicken coop. I’m buying the hardware cloth, windows, chicken coop door and vents, he and partner are buying lumbar and doing all labor to install. What should I expect to pay for an entire chicken coop...
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    Automatic coop door for Brahma

    Hi ive read how huge these things get and then others say not. Mine are hatchery brahmas. I want an automatic coop door....should I get a turkey automatic door? PS I was going to buy an expensive shed and now I’m just gonna convert my existing shed.
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    Foundation for coop

    Hi what is a easy and cheap foundation for rubbermaid coop?
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    Windows, vents and doors for my resin shed

    Hi so I am narrowing down my options to a resin shed for easy cleaning or an Amish designed chicken coop. If I were to buy a resin shed what vents, windows and chicken door would be best? Also how much would a handi man charge me to install, cut through the resin alone?
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    Which coop to buy... help!

    I am getting 5 brahmas. I can’t tell which coop is best or which coop is too small. I want one that has ventilation and easy to clean... any suggestions? I have looked over many and please don’t tell me to build it myself.
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    Large plastic coop

    Hi So it looks like I may be getting 5 Brahma hens. I see multiple plastic coop options and I like this for the cleaning of it but worried it’s too small. Any recommendations for 5 jumbo hens?
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    How do you clean poop off ground?

    I hear chickens poop a lot. i Plan on keeping them in the part of the yard with pea pebbles and another part of the yard with dirt and grass. How do you clean the ground?
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    So 3 hens don’t need a big coop?

    So I see some pictures where people use an entire tool she’s and then others the size of an extra large box, Do hens need a huge coop space or are they fine in a small space as long as they walk around outside? Also if the place Is secure do their coop door need to be closed each night?
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    Chickens in winter

    Hi i live in Colorado. I read some articles and it sounds like people have all these winter gadgets and others where the chickens are kept in a coop like shelter all day with no gadgets. What does winter really look like. Can you just keep a few hens in your storage shed with water ? Do they...
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    What do you do while you are at work?

    Hi Do you let chicks run around while at work and just put them in your coop at night? What should I have outside for them? If I have pea pebbles on the ground all day is that ok? Basically working people... what does that our before working routine and after work routine look like?
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