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    Sick hen, can't figure out what's wrong, help!

    My 2 year-old EE is not acting normally. She is lethargic, and doesn't eat or drink, as far as I can tell. I noticed it first last night when she didn't run to get a treat, and isolated her this morning. I have tried to check her out, but found no evidence of any issues. Her crop seems empty and...
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    New chicks with mama hen in the coop, treadle feeder and nipple waterer, help?

    I have a first time mama hen who just hatched some chicks in the coop with the other 5 hens. I have water in buckets with nipples, and a treadle feeder. The coop is raised, with a ramp. I have a large run where the chickens roam. Do I have to worry about providing food or water separately for...
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    Roosting outside in Freezing weather

    My 6 months old chickens refuse to roost inside the coop. I live in northern BC, and even at nights where it's -10 Celsius they still roost outside on some crossbars in the covered part of the run. I have locked them inside the coop for a week, but as soon as I let them out again they again...
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    Can you help confirm these are pullets? 5 weeks old

    These are 5-week-old barn-yard mix chicks. There's some easter-egger in the mix. Thanks!
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    Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got some eggs from a friend to incubate last summer (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 2 laying hens (my rooster is gone), but I also have 6 5-week old 'pullets' and 5 2-week old 'pullets' (innocent until...
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