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    Scaly leg mites?

    First time chicken owner here. I have 4 pullets that are 14 weeks old today. All Easter eggers. I noticed their legs look a little flaky. Am I looking at the beginning of scaly leg mites? Or is this normal? I would appreciate any advice! Thanks!!
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    Need advice, injured beak.

    So I came home from work and found all 4 of my hens with dried blood on their beaks. One worse then the others. 3 of them are just superficial and I'm not concerned about them. My Maple is a little worse off. Seems the very tip of the top beak broke off. Her dried blood area is larger and...
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    Supervised free range age?

    How long did you have your chickens before allowing free range? How old were they? I have 4 pullets that will be 12 weeks old on saturday. I've had them for 3.5 weeks. They're getting pretty good about coming to me when I call them/shake their scratch bag. I'm wondering when I can let them out...
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    Need help with 'screen door' design.

    I would like to increase ventilation in my little coop (3'x4'). The coop has a front door into the run and a little back door. I'll attach photos of the back door (photos 3+4). What I would like to do is make a 'screen door' that I can leave on in the good weather (I'm in MA). I'm not a...
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    Help needed. Possible mold from water seeping in.

    I bought my coop used. It's very well made and sturdy. I've added a more secure door and some more ventilation. I recently noticed some black spots (mildew?) in the interior of the coop, where the walls meet. Upon further inspection I've found that where the walls meet are not sealed on the...
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    Hi, New here.

    Hi Everyone, I'm Sam and I'm a new chicken mama as of 3/14/21. I'm a little over 3 weeks into owning chickens and I really love it! I have 4 almost 12 week old EE pullets. They are a backyard hatch. Dad is a beautiful Americauna and mom's are Buff Orpington, Midnight Majesty Maran, ISA Brown...
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