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    Silkie beds

    Ok... I bought a bunch of chicks this spring. I ended up with 4 bantam cochin/silkie cross hens. (didn't want bantam. Didn't want silkie, was told they were or cochin... but, c'est la vie) They've now decided that the nesting boxes are their beds. They won't roost. Any tips on how I can convince...
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    Broken hen... PLEASE advise

    I've got a 16(ish)week old orpington girl who has developed a leg issue. I'm 75% sure that she is the one that this happened to, but I'm not certain... I picked her up one day, and got her up to about 5' off the ground in order to put her in the coop. She tried to get away, I instinctively...
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    2 girls and a boy?

    So.... These were sold to me as standard cochin.... But it certainly appears that they are bantams, and silkie/cochin crosses. Pretty sure they are 2F, 1M. Second opinion please. I've got a guy coming by tomorrow to grab my extra boys. The first pic is what I assume to be a boy. They were...
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    New additions won't leave the coop

    I'm sure they'll figure it out, but... My new additions have started gong into the coop on their own, but they refuse to exit unless I leave the big door open for them to jump out. They won't go out the hatch underneath. Any tricks? Now... Seemingly more concerning to me is that one of the...
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    Bum foot... Injury?

    My 13 or 14 week old orpington pullet is suddenly (I think) having a foot issue. She keeps it in the air quite a bit, and often when she puts it down it ends up being that what should be the top and/or side is on the bottom. Doing a quick poke and squeeze check did not seem to hurt her. Not sure...
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    Prevention of broodiness???

    Good day all! In all of my searching here and through the rest of the interwebs, I don't see anything... but I'll ask anyways. Are there proactive tricks that can help prevent a hen from going broody in the first place? I have no issue breaking them of it when it happens, but it seems to...
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    My new favorite... Cochin?

    Allow me to introduce Spazz! She's my new fave! My little lap chicken. She was sold to me as a cochin, but I'm not finding cochin pics with the poofy "hair". Any thoughts? They had silkies there, but a silky would have black legs and beak, right? I don't think they had polish at all. The...
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    Many sizes!

    For those of you who have an inkling to add new birds to your flock...... Ive now got 8 week old, 11 week old and yearlings all in my yard. Aside from a little initial pecking, all is well.
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    Young birds, not entering /exiting the coop

    I've recently introduced 3 young orpingtons to my flock of 5 yearlings. I have to guess on this, but they are roughly 11 weeks old. I started off with food and water in the coop, but I don't want that. Since making that decision, every morning I have to manually remove them from the coop, and...
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    Sexing wyandottes

    I have a pretty good idea on 2of 3 of these 9 week old wyandottes... But I'm looking for confirmation before making plans as I can't keep any roos.
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    Stopped laying... Ugh

    My flock of 5 has slowed to a halt with laying. I've done a little reading and have some theories, and some questions. First mention is that it's been quite hot here lately. I'm in Alberta, Canada, and our summers do get quite warm at times, but it's been up to 40degC lately. All of my birds...
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    All hens... 1 nest box. Ugh.

    So, I've got 5 hens (used to have 8)and 3 nest boxes. Aside from location in the coop, they're identical. The girls only lay in 1 of them though. I've seen up to 3 hens in it at a time, with another hen impatiently waiting (squawking non stop) for her turn. What gives? Is there a trick to...
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    Wry neck? Or injury?

    I've got a chick (of course my favourite) that has neck issues. When walking it wobbles around with its head girating about, usually at ground level or so. It sleeps almost all day, but does get up to eat and drink. It was in with bigger chicks, but was on the medium side of the size range. 2...
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    Winter watering concerns

    Hello all! If got 2 types of watering that I've been using. As pictured. I've been keeping the 5gal pail with chicken nipple in the run and have removed the metal one. The other day I put the metal one back in the yard as I saw them drinking from the down spouts from the eaves. This morning I...
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    Started laying.... And then stopped

    Hey there! I've got 8 hens at about 5.5-6 months old. 1 or maybe 2 started laying. It was roughly 1 egg every other day up until 5 eggs in 6 days... And now nothing for a little over a week. It did get quite cold here at the snap of a finger, but it's since warmed up. Seems strange that a)...
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    Emergency Orpington Sexing help!!

    Well.. I think I've been hoodwinked. I bought 3 Orpington "pullets" that were supposedly at point of lay. When I got them home, I noticed distinct differences. I called the lady and she assured me theat the 2 with significant comb and wattle are just older. And this morning... crowing. I...
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    Calling cold weather (Alberta, Canada) cluckers!!

    Good day cold weather cluckers! Winter is coming... ugh I hate that thought... but it's time to start to plan I guess. As per the title, I live in Alberta, Canada. Our winters will drop down to -30degC/F (yes, they roughly match at that temp) and colder. I'm trying to come up with the best...
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    Any guess on a breed?

    Hello all! Not that this matters anymore than to satisfy my curiosity, but would anyone care to stab a guess at a breed on the girl (I'm quite certain at least???) below? She was sold to us as a barnyard cross. I'm just wondering what to expect from her as she matures (eggs, winter hardiness...
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    Acceptable nest boxes?

    Well.... As my girls are getting closer to point of lay, I'm looking for opinions on my nest box. I slapped them together early, and figured I'd modify later if need be. My main question is whether I should cover them or just leave them as is. Thoughts?
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    Stinky girls!!

    Good morning all! I'm in need of some advice. My girls stink! Haha! I'm using the deep litter method and when I put my head in the coop it smells fine. Seems to be an issue in the run. On the ground I just have dirt. I throw grass clippings and a little bit of compostables in there for them...
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