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    Sickly Rooster

    I have a big rooster that I have had for about three years now. Previous to this winter he was the macho type who crowed nice and early and a few other times a day, he would bluff charge you from time to time to keep you on your toes and strutted around like he owned the place. I only have...
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    Storing Feed

    Hi, I have my feed and corn stored in containers in an old barn type building. This July we have had a lot of hot steamy days and lots of storms in the afternoons. It has rained every day and I mean every day in July in my area. This is good but it is also keeping my building very humid on...
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    Feathers Missing

    I did not know what section to put this in but here it goes. I have 3 hens and 1 rooster. They all seem healthy and I have gotten 3 eggs a day all through the winter. (It is still cold for this time of the year in the South). The 2 hens and rooster seem to have had a good deal of feathers...
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    Hen Plucker

    I have one rooster and 3 hens in a run about 5 x 10. The last few months I have noticed the rooster with a couple of bad spots where it appears that his feathers have been plucked out. Two weeks ago I noticed that two of the hens had pretty big spots on their backs that also looks like their...
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    Missing feathers and spots on comb

    My rooster and a couple of hens have spots on their body where the feathers are completely gone. It looks like the feathers were plucked away in about a 2 x 2 area and you can see the skin which looks pretty bad. I have cleaned out all of the bedding from the coop and sprayed something that I...
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    Whats up with this action?

    My hens have moved out of their nesting boxes and made little nests in the pine shavings and started laying their eggs there. Also, this weekend I let the hens out and when I went to check on them that night one was missing. I was worried and thought a hawk, dog, bobcat, etc had gotten her...
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    Dead Hen

    I have had 3 pet hens for about 9 months now. They are in a coop with a 4 x 5 enclosed box that has nesting boxes with hay and the floor has pine shavings, the run they are in is 5 x 10 with a dirt floor. I keep laying pellets in a feeder and change the water as needed. I throw in...
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    Report Card

    So I have now had my three hens since late summer/early fall. Being new to chickens I am wondering how to tell by looking if my girls are doing o.k. They seem to be doing fine, they have stopped laying but I assume that is due to molting and the cold weather. Since they cant talk to...
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    Am I feeding correct.

    My hens have seemed to stop laying as it has gotten colder. Because of this I have not fed them as much laying pellets and have given them lots more table scraps/crackers/chips/snacks etc. I still throw out a little of the laying pellets and corn scratch feed. I am wondering if I am...
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    chicken run floor

    My run (5 x 10) is a dirt/sand floor. I have noticed that some people have shavings on their floors. Should I put pine shavings on my run floor or leave it dirt? Which do the chickens prefer?
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    To Dust Bath or not to Dust Bath.

    I have not seen my 3 hens take a dust bath yet. I have had them now for about four weeks and I see others in this forum talk about this but have not seen mine do it yet. I had regular yard dirt in their coop for the first 3 weeks that I had them and now I have put in a mixture of play...
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    Do chickens like grass?

    I have noticed a few posts on the forum where people say their chickens love grass. Do the chickens like to eat this grass or play with it or what? Can I just pull some grass out of the ground and feed it to them or do I use lawnmower clippings for them to play in? From the number of posts I...
  13. haddiemoo

    Perch - Roost?

    I have a 5 x 10 coop that has a 5 x 4 box that includes the nesting boxes for my three hens. (This box has a floor which is about 3 1/2 feet off the ground and I have two doors on it to clean it out and such.) I started noticing that I do not have a place for the hens to roost or perch. I...
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    Do I need extra light in the Winter?

    I have three pet hens in a nice coop with a run attached. The inside of this coop is pretty dark because of the roof of the coop. The sun comes up good here around 7:30 or 8:00 am and goes down by 6:30 or so. The hens are laying 1-2 eggs a day but I really do not have them for eggs. The...
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    How to let chickens roam safely.

    I have recently acquired three year old hens. I built them a nice roomy coop which includes space for them to walk about. I would like to let them roam about a bit in the yard in the afternoons or weekends when we are home. However with two dogs, a neighbors dog and one big cat I am a...
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    What can I give chickens as treats.

    I am new to the chicken game and now have 3 one year old hens who all get plenty to eat and drink and all seem to be laying eggs fine. My question is what can I give them as treats or maybe I should ask what should I not give them. I have given them some green beans, mac and cheese and boiled...
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    I have a hen who seems to be losing feathers...

    I have three hens and one seems to be losing tail feathers. Each day I clean the coop I find a bunch of feathers on the ground and my sister thinks that the other two hens are pecking her feathers out. I have not seen any pecking going on but this chicken does seem like the one to be bossed...
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