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    Failed attempt at moving up in the Pecking Order...

    Looking for some sage advice...I have 6 hens. My number 5 in the pecking order attempted to make a move up in the order a little over a week ago. The 4 hens above her weren't having it. Since then she has been on the outs with them. Nothing hurtful, thank God!, but was wondering how long this...
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    First time with mites...

    I posted a couple days ago with questions about one of my hens and since then have discovered it is mites. We are waiting for the Elector PSP to arrive tomorrow and will be cleaning the coop and hens alike. We are going to have an unseasonably warm day tomorrow here of 78-80 and breezy. The low...
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    Self-feather pecking and soft shell eggs

    I have 6 hens and 1 started pecking her feathers out on a small area of her neck on Friday/Saturday. I know it is her and not bullying because we have cameras in our run and I have verified. On Sunday she laid a soft shell egg. She skipped Monday and laid another soft shell egg this morning. She...
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    When do you remove the heated waterer?

    Morning BYC! I know this question sounds like simple math based on outside temperature, but I wanted some expert advice. When do you generally take out your heated waterers and replace it with your normal waterers? We're getting better temps here in central Illinois, but I also don't want to...
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    Planting in the run

    Hello BYC! We are on our first full year of chickens and loving every minute of it. We don't free range, but have a very large 2nd run (about 400sq. ft.) off their main run and would like to plant some bushes, shrubs, etc. this spring that will attract some insects for them and enrich their...
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    Keep in Coop??

    Morning BYC! This is my first winter with my 6 Cinnamon Queen hens. They are 1 year old since hatch and cold hardy. We live in Illinois and have some cold temps on the way. So far this winter my hens do not seem to mind the temps at all while in their run. With the temps forecasting to be in the...
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    Eco Lawn Grass Seed

    Has anyone planted Eco Lawn grass seed in their chicken run with any success? I have read that it is a deep root grass and that chickens may have a hard time scratching it up. Thanks!
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    Egg quality/color

    Hello Everyone! We're going on 4 1/2 months of being backyard chicken owners and loving it! Our 6 hens (no roos) live in a wooded area so they are completely protected at all times. They have several runs with fodder boxes, mulch, dirt, roosting bars, shade, sunshine and anything else we can...
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    When can I expect a molt?

    Good Morning BYC! Since this is my first time raising chickens I was wondering if I might get some advice on when to expect my hens to have their first molt. They were born January 2024. They are currently 7 months old. From what I have researched I think they will skip a molt this fall, but...
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    Hens seem scared to go in outdoor run

    Morning everyone! I have a new question I am hoping someone might be able to shed some light on. We noticed yesterday our 6 hens did not go out immediately when I opened their door to their outdoor run. This run is completely protected with hardware cloth from top to bottom. No air or land...
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    How do you know they’re getting enough food?

    Hi everyone! We’re 9 weeks in to having chickens today! We love having our 6 cinnamon queens. Since they’re hybrids and require lots of nutrients, we give them daily. My question is for our last on the pecking order gal. She gets chased away from the food often that has the supplement in it. She...
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    Adding a 2nd automatic door

    Morning! We have an automatic door on our coop and love it. We were considering adding an additional one to an outdoor run we built for our hens. Has anyone done this? If we order the same brand would the remote control fab open both? Any thoughts appreciated
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    When do they know to return to the coop to lay?

    Morning Everyone! We've had our 6 Cinnamon Queens 6 weeks now. We love having them! All are laying. In fact, 5 of 6 have been laying for 5 weeks, while our last one has been laying for 3 weeks now. We have 2 connected runs they have access to. We haven't been letting them out in the larger run...
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    Feeding cut grass

    We've been at this for almost 4 weeks now! We're happy to say that our bullying chicken has stopped after isolation and we are so thankful. My husband also added a second 6' roosting bar and that has helped with bedtime bullying as well. Thank you for those those shared ideas. Now my question...
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    We had to isolate last night

    Morning everyone, Well, we're a little over a week into owning pullets and we had to isolate our bully last night. She had escalated to unwarranted picking on another pullet to the point where last night/evening I noticed her feathers around her face and head JUST starting to be plucked. This is...
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    Isolating a chicken

    We are new chicken owners and have one hen that is not allowing the other 5 on the roosting bar at night. It was suggested that we may need to isolate her if it doesn't stop. How do we isolate her exactly. Thanks
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    My pullets don't seem to like fermented feed?

    We have had 18 week old pullets for 3 days. Before we brought them home I started fermenting organic scratch feed for them. The first day they ate maybe half. Today they hardly touched it. It appears to be made correctly. Bubbles...smells fermented. Any thoughts? Should I keep giving it to them...
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    How long to establish pecking order?

    We're new flock owners. We have 6 beautiful Cinnamon Queen pullets. We've had them for 3 days. They are 18 weeks old. 2 of them have started laying. We're seeing one CQ not letting the others on the roosting bar at night unless we're there to put them on. And then today she appears to not let...
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