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    Opinion on Automatic Chicken Doors

    Hear me out... I have never had an auto door before but this is what I have heard from videos, reviews, and other fourms. I am still in the process of buying a door and I am so confused as to which one is best. So far I narrowed down my options to two doors. PLEASE tell me if you have had any of...
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    Which Sand for Run?

    I am finally going to buy sand for my chicken run, though I don't know what type to get. I only have two types available near me. Play sand and All-purpose sand. We do have traction sand but it says it is not kiln dry and they recommended not to use in with chickens...
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    Is This Normal???

    Ok so my Rhode Island Red laid her first egg 4 days ago and it was hard-shelled. For the next 3 days, she lays a soft shelled egg on the floor of the coop. Based on how developed she looks compared to her sister, I think was the same one who did this. Why did she lay a soft-shelled egg, even...
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    I need an Honest Opinion.

    So I am thinking of squeezing 4 more hens into my current flock. This leaves each hen having 10 square feet in the run and 4.5 square feet in the coop. I first made my coop and run big enough so I might add more hens later on. I know the minimum space per chicken is 10 square feet though I don't...
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    First Egg Problem

    hey guys, Yesterday I found one of my 19 week Rhode island reds in the nesting box for the first time. She looked like she was trying the nest out and was panting, which looked like she was trying to lay an egg. After about 30 minutes she left the nesting box with no egg. Maybe she gave up. She...
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    Layer feed

    The label on my layer feed bag says to feed at the age of 22 weeks. My chickens are 18 weeks old now. Can I feed it to them from now?
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    At what age do chickens become fully grown?

    What age do Rhode island reds and Easter eggers reach full size (stop growing)? Or really I should be asking when are my young easter egger big enough to go out to the rest of the flock?
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    Pecking Order Issues (Why I hate the pecking order!)

    For one week, my 8-week old birds were separated from my 18-week old ones through a divider. They both have full access in the run and I have multiple feeders and waterers set up and the older ones don't let the younger ones eat! (There is no severe pecking). I want to know if it's a good idea...
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    Dead Chickens from Starter Grower Feed?

    I am feeding a mixed flock with 9 weeks and 18-week old chickens. Does anybody think I should keep feeding them Starter Grower until they all lay? Or should I feed them All flock feed? I know young chickens' kidneys can get damaged if they eat layer feed, though I am not sure if Starter Grower does.
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    Bigger Chicken Run?

    Hello everyone, I currently have 8 hens and each has 15 square feet in the run. I keep wanting to make it bigger so each will have 23 square feet. I don't want mine to be free ranged but I want my chickens to be happy. PROBLEM: wood prices have gone up by so much at Lowes. I estimated how much...
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    To free-range or not?

    Hello, It has almost been a week since I divided my chicken run to introduce my 8-week old pullets to my 16-week old pullets. I took off the wire divider in the run and the older ones were chasing and pecking at the younger ones! I put the divider back after I realized they were so stressed...
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    Dividing Chicken Run

    Does anybody know when I should take off my chicken wire divider when introducing pullets to each other? I am introducing 3, 8-week old pullets to 5, 16-week old pullets. Any tips when I break the divider? I just divided the run this morning and the older pullets seem aggressively curious to the...
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    Any Ideas on introducing pullets to older ones?

    I am about to introduce 8-week pullets to 16-week pullets and I already set out a poultry netting divider in the run. The problem is... Where do the 8-week pullets sleep in the run?? I don't want the young ones sleeping in the coop with the older pullets until they are 16-17 weeks old. I know...
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    Laying Eggs Nesting Box Question

    Hello BYC, My 5 Rhode island red pullets are 16 weeks old I already have bought their nesting box from TSC. Does anybody know when I can put the nesting box in the coop? I haven't put out layer feed or oyster shell yet, but I don't know when. tx.
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    Medicated Feed??

    Hello BYC!, I am integrating my 3, 6-week old pullets to my 5, 14 weeks older pullets. I am going to integrate them by separate fencing so they can only see each other. I just wanted to ask if I should be feeding both flocks medicated feed during this process. None of my pullets are vaccinated...
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    Introducing New Pullets: Set Up

    I have 5 Rhode Island Red's that are 14 weeks old. I need help planning a setup to introduce my 3 Easter Eggers (4 weeks old) to them. I know this might be too early, but I want to start planning now before I stress doing it all at once. The Plan: My run is 120 square feet, so I'm thinking of...
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    Deep Litter Method Question

    I don't want my coop to smell bad. Can I use, "Sweet PDZ Coop Refresher (10 lbs.)" coop deodorizer with the deep litter method? You can look at the details on amazon's website...
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    SUMMER HEAT for chickens

    I was reading on how more chickens can die in the heat than the cold and that really hasn't gotten me nervous. It is my first year with chickens and Summer comes by fast in Oklahoma. I am thinking of installing a fan in my coop though I'm not sure if I should be above the roost or etc. Can...
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    (CLEAR IMAGES) Easter Egger male or female

    I got three Easter Egger chicks from Atwoods, and they are supposed to be Pullets since they were in the pullet bin. I need help checking if they are male or female. They are 3 weeks old. Also by looking at the earlobe, what color eggs do they lay? Chick- 1 Chick- 1 Chick- 1 Chick- 1...
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    Chicken Run Flooring

    My 12 week old Rhode Island Reds have eaten all the grass in their run in two weeks even though I feed them crumbles! The run smells really bad so I have an idea and need an opinion on it: I have 4 bags of pine pellets that I have never used so I was planning on pouring them on the ground and...
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