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    Bullied 8 week old cockerel

    I have 6 chicks, right at 8 weeks. I’m pretty sure I have two lavender Orpington cockerels and it seems the two of them have been at odds today. I just watched this guy approach the flock and I’m pretty sure the other was trying to crow. 1) what should I do to treat the wounds? 2) what should I...
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    Orpington Sexing Issues

    My hen hatched her first clutch about 6 weeks ago. Some days I swear a couple are female and a few are male. Then, other days I swear they’re all males. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time stalking other boards trying to compare mine to others. Unfortunately, most of the time there’s no...
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    Broody hatch rates

    It’s day 17 and I just did my final candling of my broodys 6 eggs. They’re all still showing movement. What kind of hatch rate should I expect?
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    Do you “punish” (not abuse) your chickens?

    does anyone here “punish” their chickens (I’m not talking about physical abuse)? I have “pecked” back when they were younger and pecked me, but I have a hen that ran off into the woods earlier this week during supervised free range times and I couldn’t get her in for two hours. I told her I...
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    Chicken ran off

    one of my hens got spooked and ran into the woods. I’ve gone through the half acre behind my house and some of my neighbors, I didn’t see her and I can’t hear her. How do I get her to come back? I’m so upset, I was frustrated because I’ve had such a hard time getting her to go back into the run...
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    Copperhead season

    So I tried to read through other forums first, but didn’t see exactly what I was looking for… I have four hens that I let range for 30 minutes to an hour a day (supervised). Their run backs up to the woods and I don’t worry about snakes getting in (after a 6 ft black snake got in when they...
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    Ears looking different…

    This might be one of the dumbest questions I’ve asked… but her ear seems to look different. Is this okay?
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    Cuddly hens

    Just want to say how incredibly jealous I am reading about your cuddly hens. I have four sapphire gems who seem to like me (as I’m the bringer of treats), but they don’t like me touching them, and especially not being held. I was surprised because I’ve had them since they were babies and handled...
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    Breaking broody hen - clear poop?

    I have my first broody hen and I have to break her of it. She’s been producing clear liquid poop, which I read can be the result of stress. Is the stress of not being able to get inside the coop why? I’m so worried I’m doing something wrong. I only want to use the dog crate as an absolute last...
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    Mites?

    I use the deep litter method in the chicken run and today when I was turning the dirt I found a ton of tiny white bugs. Are they mites? How do I get rid of them without using DE? I know DE is popular with some but I’ve also read a lot of negatives about it. I haven’t tried checking the...
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    Tropical Storm Ian Prep

    Tropical storm warning here in central North Carolina. I know that summer thunderstorms can be be as severe, but with warning, do you bring chickens in because of the risk of something falling on the coop or run? Our coop (pictured below) is surrounded by trees and built by me and my husband...
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    Food when not laying

    I’ve got four sapphire gem hens, about 16 months old. Egg production has slowed significantly, with my girl who lays ridiculously large eggs stopping altogether. I’ve noticed feathers around the run but nothing crazy. I’ve read that they’ll slow or stop egg production with shorter daylight...
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    Chickens shivering

    Sorry I haven’t been able to find this answer in a short time frame since it’s kind of a time sensitive question. I live in central NC and it’s 14 degrees (feels like 5). The chickens have a coop and run, and have been going out in the run despite the weather. This morning I took them warm...
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    Hoarse pullet

    I'm trying really hard not to freak out because my favorite pullet (19 weeks) has had a hoarse voice today (I know I'm not supposed to have favorites but she's the only one who will willingly get up next to me and let me pet or hold her). She sounds aren't loud and higher pitched (more like a...
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    Pullet not laying like flockmates

    I have four pullets who are 18 weeks old. Three of them started laying last week. I’ve been getting 2-3 eggs each day and not worrying because I read it takes time for their system to “regulate”. Although for fun I’ll share a picture of one of them - I guess around 5am she had to lay but after...
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    First egg is here - normal?

    So my Sunny girl has officially become a hen with her first egg. She laid in her nesting box for quite awhile this morning, but then laid the egg in the middle of the coop. It was broken, not on the bottom of where I would understand if it hit the floor too hard, but on the top. I’m worried she...
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    Random chicken observations

    What are some of the random thoughts you’ve had observing your flock? I always feel like Chris Pratt on the motorcycle riding between the raptors in Jurassic World when the chickens are following me down to the run every evening. Also, my four ladies would most assuredly answer yes to the...
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    Several questions

    Hello! I've bee trying to compile my questions for one big post instead of several small ones. It's gotten much cooler out (it's only 75 right now), but my chickens (16 weeks) seem to be so lazy. They're very active the first hour of their free range time in the afternoon, and eventually lay...
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    Downhen Abbey

    It’s far from perfect… I’m a CPA and told my husband to “watch me” after he said I couldn’t build it on my own (he really doesn’t like birds or my chickens). So… turns out he was right and I screwed a lot up that he had to help me correct 🥴. I still haven’t trimmed the sides or finished...
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    Mixed signals

    Only one of my four 15 week old pullets will let me hold or pet her (but only on her terms and in the evenings). Two of the others have recently started jumping onto the arm chair next to me, but if I even attempt to pet them, they immediately jump down. Are they just there so I can talk to them...
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