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    Rhode Island keeps eating and wasting food all day long

    This is my last remaining chicken, I have sold the 2 others. 4 years old, not laying anymore. She started some very annoying behavior... flinging most of the food out of the dispensers (she didn't do that before) and wasting a lot of it on the floor (wasted pellets on the ground... she mostly...
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    Gaps in coop floor

    My current coop floor is made of pine lumber, 1" x 4" boards (treated with wood preservative). Due to the lumber quality, some boards being slightly bent etc. there are some gaps between them. Tiny pieces of wood chips fall between the gaps and so I have to refill wood chips more often and...
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    Salmon Faverolle with bleeding feet

    1) What type of bird, age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Breed: Salmon Faverolle. Feathered feet, 5 toes. Age: about 9 months Weight: similar to others in the flock 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Feet bleeding at times. It has gotten worse...
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    Trying to combine 2 coops

    I have 2 coops, one about 40 sqft with 4 hens - 2 turkens, 1 faverolle, 1 golden sexlink (about 5 months old, they started laying eggs). The other coop, 32 sqft, has just 1 Rhode Island (2 years old). They are connected by a gateway but so far still blocked by hardware mesh. I tried to cut out...
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    Low success rate raising chicks

    So 2 years ago, we raised 3 chicks, 1 week old bought from shop, with 250 W heat lamp. They turned out fine. It was June, very warm weather such that we didn't need to use the heat lamp much. Mid Feb '23 we bought 3 chicks, 2 of them died in a few days. Week later we bought 3 more, 2 of them...
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    Coop remodeling

    My existing coop nesting area is currently a rectangular box about 18" wide and 48" long. I am planning to add a nesting box area to the right side of the coop (just like other designs) with nesting box compartments. Now the question is, in the nesting area (in red) what's the best way for the...
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    Another backyard chickens convert

    Hi, newbie here... (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Bought chicks last June, built coop last September, and started getting eggs in December. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3 hens. (3) What breeds do you have? 1 Rhode Island Red, 2 Speckled...
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