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    7-month Welsummer not laying?

    I have a few backyard chickens that I got as chicks in May. My Welsummer, who looked to be the first to mature with her waddle and comb, has still not gifted me with an egg. My two Easter Eggers and my Spitzhauben are all laying. I live in central texas so it isn't very cold here (usually highs...
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    Hawk deterrent?

    Hi! I live have a fenced-in yard in the city limits. I have my five hens in an enclosed run and let them out in the yard when I am out there with them. My neighborhood is built around a green space, so there are a lot of hawks, which is my only safety concern for my hens when they are in the...
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    Stumbling Silkie - a recovery story (link to podcast about her)

    I am a new chicken owner. I posted a few weeks ago about one of my silkies, who was stumbling around like she was drunk. Here's the original post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-weak-silkie-link-to-videos.1670377/#post-28700726 Here's a link to a podcost from The Poultry Doc, who...
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    Wood chips or pine pellets?

    I am a new chicken owner. They have been in their outdoor run and coop for a little over a week. And, of course, they have eaten all of the grass that was in the run, so it's time to put something else down. In their coop, I have a mix of hemp and pine shavings and PDZ in a poop tray. I am in...
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    Hello! New Chicken Mama! I have two eight-week-old silkies and another four 8-week old standards (EE, Welsummer, Spitzhauben). The one silkie is very small and seems unstable on her feet. She walks like she's top-heavy. She eats, she drinks, she happily pecks around, she keeps up with the other...
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    They've been in the run for three days, and the FLIES!!

    I moved my 6 eight week old chicks into their run and coop on Friday. They have transitioned very well! BUT, I can't believe how many flies are in their run already. Their coop is fly-free. We are in Central Texas, and it was a very wet weekend, to say the least. And, it's Texas, so it's hot...
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    Please critique my coop

    Hello! I am a new chicken owner. I have three Easter Eggers, two Blue Silkies (one may be a roo), one Welsummer, and one Spitzhauben. They are about seven weeks old. I'd like to move them outside this week before it gets too crazy hot in Central Texas. I've been bringing them outside in their...
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    Location of roosting bars?

    Hello!! I have six chickens (two silkies, one welsummer, two easter eggers, and one spitzhauben). I have a small coop inside a larger enclosed run, and I’m working on installing roosting boards. I plan to use 2x4s mounted in brackets so they’re removable, with poop trays underneath. The...
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    Why does she look so different?

    Hello, I am completely new to BYC. I have six three-week old chicks - two silkies, one wellsummer, and three easter eggers. One of my easter eggers looks very different from the other two, especially the fluff she has on top of her head (and the fluff is feathers, not comb). Is she just...
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    Secure metal door

    Hello, I am new to backyard chickens. I bought this run off of Amazon. We are covering it with hard cloth all around, including over the roof. I am using metal zip ties. I will add a perimeter skirt to the bottom and use lawn staples to secure that into the ground. I'll also add a perimeter of...
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    Hello, from ATX

    Hello! I am new to backyard chickens. I have two blue silkies, three easter eggers, and one wellsummer. They are a little over three weeks old
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