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    Cause of behavior changes in a historically peaceable flock of 9 hens?

    I've raised my little flock of 9 hens (4 EE and 5 Australorps) together from day 1 for all of them. Aside from a completely reformed problem child (a feather picker whose 2 rounds of pinless peepers have cured her) the flock has been very peaceable. (They are now around 4 months old, and nobody...
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    12 week old pullet pulling other pullet's eyelid

    Today we noticed one of our pullets pulling on the eyelid of another one. She did this 3 or 4 times. Then it stopped and we didn't see any other concerning behavior. Is this usually something that escalates to aggression?
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    Extreme heat preventative measures?

    Hello! I have 9 young pullets (4 EE and 5 Australorp) out in my open air coop in SC. We're expecting extreme heat for a sustained period and I'm concerned about it affecting my birds. I know I'll need to stay on top of their water...is there anything else I should be doing? (Also, a couple of...
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    Utterly in love with the bearded/puffy cheeked Easter Eggers...how to get more of them?

    We picked up 6 EE chicks this spring, and 2 have turned out to be puffy cheeked/bearded with loads of personality. They are our favourites of the EEs. Is there any way to tell, when they are chicks, if they'll turn out to be this variety? I'm having a hard time knowing how, since the two we have...
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    Does this look like peeper related injury or infection?

    Hi all, first a disclaimer: I know how much dislike many people have for pinless peepers, and I mostly agree. But they are my absolute last resort aside from offloading this hen. She's been a brutal feather pecker from a week or two old. She's getting 24% protein. The coop is 200 square feet...
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    Coop building isn't working out, running out of time and not sure how to proceed

    I'm not at all handy, but thought that a PVC hoop coop was simple enough that I could pull it off. The plan was: a 10ft by 20 ft enclosure made of a tunnel of pvc arches, draped over entirely with hardware cloth, with a door in one of the ends of the tunnel. Because of the lay of the land, the...
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    Six week old Easter Egger - pullet or cockerel?

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    In your experience, are some of the larger hatcheries better/worse at sexing than others?

    I'm curious if places like Cackle, Ideal, Mt. Healthy, Meyer, Hoover, are more or less the same when it comes to reliability of sexing, or if some stand out as being better or worse?
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    Easter eggers, supposed to be sexed pullets. Think I've got a roo or two?

    Five weeks old, wondering if there are already signs? Number 1 Number 2
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    Mulched leaves as coop flooring?

    Our coop is set up in a heavily treed area where we have a ton of leaves that we mulch down. Would that work as well as pine shavings for a coop floor, if I sprinkled some sweet pdz underneath? It sure would be economical (and the space is 10x20 feet, so it would make a big difference cost wise...
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    Do these hackle feathers suggest a male?

    Five week old Easter Egger
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    Do you cull a feather plucker?

    We are new to chickens and I am grateful for all of you and your experience. If, after ensuring there's a ton of space, enrichment, clean food (20% protein), clean water, no pests, etc, you keep seeing the same chick (5 weeks old) plucking at others' feathers, do you cull?
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    Does this look pest related, or is it molting?

    4 week old chicks, I'm not noticing any bullying, feed is 20% protein.
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    Could this be molting or does it look like injury, pest, or disease?

    4 weeks old, two of eleven chicks affected (including a very dominant one, and a very shy one)
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    Two 4 week old chicks suddenly bald in their saddles...

    This seemed to happen almost overnight. I'm not seeing any bullying at all while I'm with them, and we've been observing closely. One of the affected chicks is one of the more dominant personalities in the bunch, and the other is one of the quieter, shy ones. They're getting a 20% protein feed...
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    Will vacuum noise harm 4 week old chicks?

    My chicks are in a brooder in my house (building the coop as fast as I can!) The dust is horrendous, even with a strong air filter running. Can I vacuum the area around them or will the loud noise harm them (are there neurological effects from such loud noise for them)?
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    Early sexing of EEs by pea combs: is it size, clarity of 3 rows, or color?

    We just had our first heartbreak of parting with a cockerel we were all attached to, and I'm anxious about remaining cockerels in our sexed pullets. Some of them are EEs, and after going through the many threads on sexing EEs, I'm still not clear on what information the comb gives in this...
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    Does this look like coccidiosis? (4 week old chicks, 11 total, acting normal)

    The foamy nature of it is what I thought might be possibly concerning?
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    Is this considered a "foamy" stool, treat for coccidiosis?

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    4wk chicks with soft stool; save a hen, or amprolium?

    My 4 week old chicks have had mushy and sometimes watery stools for the past week. They are inside the house in a brooder, but I have brought them dirt to play with, and sticks from outside. It hasn't worsened over the past week (or more?) but it hasn't gotten super firm either. They're getting...
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