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    Need tips to catch two chick escapees

    So last night, I heard chicks (I think they are about 12-14 weeks old, they are fully feathered) crying for no reason. I see them near my fence only to notice they are outside the fence! I am not sure how in the world they got out, there are only two very small spaces in between one gate post...
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    Tips for keeping chick population down

    Hello, Looking for some advise. I now have 13 chickens (1 cockerel and 12 pullets). I had to give away a big part of my flock yesterday because these chickens were reproducing at an alarming rate. I though love having at least 1 rooster, the one I have is very mellow and does an awesome job in...
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    Need to mark my balck rooster

    Oops meant to say black, not balk... anyhow...due to downsizing, I am in need of rehoming several pullets and a cockerel. The two cockerels were best of buddies, but now at 8 months, one thinks he owns the coop and in the evening is sending the other cockerel out. Poor baby now has to wait for...
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    Three-week old baby chick looking for mom

    I have a 3-week old baby chick who was raised by her mom and the two were very attached. In these days, I have heard the baby chick cry a whole lot. Tonight, the chick in the coop keeps crying. For a moment, I thought oh, gosh, maybe its mom is dead. So I look all over my land and no dead body...
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    Mother hen taking 4 day chicks out for a stroll

    So mama hen today decided to take her 4-day chicks out of the coop for a stroll. She's good keeping an eye on them. But I am starting to worry. They have been out all day and this means the chicks haven't eaten for all this time. They have water out, but we can't leave food out as it attracts...
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    Question about baby chicks born in coop with mother

    My broody hen has given birth to 5 chicks in the coop where the other hens and rooster live. Now I am wondering, is it OK if some adult chickens/rooster manage to eat some baby chick food and most of all, if the baby chicks manage to eat layer's food, will it harm them? I am keeping the food in...
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    The highest value treats?

    What are the highest value treats for chickens? I have been using meal worms, but are there any other treats that chickens go bonkers over even more?
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    More changes in the coop, will a light help?

    I am really having a hard time with my coop and the hypervigilant behavior of my cockerels which influence all the pullets in thinking the coop is a big monster to stay away from. Last week we installed an automatic door and the roosters got spooked by this novelty and were herding all the...
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    Cockerels herding pullets

    Hello, I was wondering about the behavior of cockerels. I raised chickens before but now for the first time I got cockerels. Currently, I have 14 pullets and 2 cockerels who are 4 months old. So far so good, both cockerels get along well and work together as a team. They even sleep together at...
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    Wet pine shavings, help!

    We had a terrible storm (the worst ever) and our coop got literally soaked. Our road got literally flooded and we have been unable to go out to get anything for a couple of days. Water entered our home too and our car got also damaged from the a swing that was tossed against it, but that's a...
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    Anybody have chickens live free range with no coop? where do they make eggs?

    I have a coop (spent over $1,000 to make it nice) but ever since we installed an automatic door the rooster decided that it is dangerous being in there and the whole flock freaks out when it opens and closes and now their fear has generalized to us because they are extremely stressed. Ever since...
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    Anybody had chickens terrified of automatic door ?

    So we got a new automatic door 3 days ago and were excited to use it. Our goal was to allow our 14 hens and two roosters to go out and enjoy the cool morning free range in our one acre yard. Now, take note I have very skittish chickens (I had chickens before but never so skittish), they are 4...
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    Scared of coop

    So my husband decided to install a new door in the coop. It's an automatic door so the chickens could get in and out at a set time. Of course, all the drilling and hammering kept the chickens away, but I thought this was going to be just temporary. So we go to feed the chickens by putting the...
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    Skittish chickens

    Hubby and I have been really upset lately. Our chickens and rooster have become very skittish. I mean really.. We had chickens before, and never had such skittish birds. They are Jersey giants, I got some black and white ones. The white ones seem to be the most skittish, it's usually them acting...
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    Do hawks prey also on Jersey Giants?

    I have 16 jersey giant chicks that are 6 weeks now, and as soon as they reach adult size, I am planning to send them free range in my 1 acre yard. We have loads of crickets and scorpions each year and wish them to clean these pests up. Anyhow, I am worried about hawks, they fly around the yard...
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    What medical condition can cause excessive feather grooming and pulling/eating feathers of other chi

    So now that my chickens are 5 weeks old, they are in a large yard area and are loving it. Dust bathing, chasing bugs, scratching, eating, looking for grit, napping etc there is one chicken in particular that grooms herself more than others. She is sort of fixated with doing this, even one day...
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    Pecking and Eating Feathers

    So for the past two days, I have been seeing my baby chicks (4 weeks now) finding feathers and carrying them around in a game of keep-away. A closer observation today revealed that some chickens were actually trying to eat the feathers when they found a corner and could eat undisturbed. So every...
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    Need ideas to prevent wind and rain

    Hello, I was hoping to get some ideas for my new coop. We have painted it and lifted it off the ground and it looks good but it rained the other day with wind and water went inside from the front. I know the chickens need ventilation but the rain and wind is not good, any ideas that I can use? I...
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    Chicks not using heater

    So I moved my 2 week and a half old chicks in our sunny room and we are enjoying lower temperatures this week (we're in Arizona). They had lots of fun today running around, digging, eating and exploring. They have been a bit scared at times by new noises and have decided to make a corner their...
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    Keeping baby chick in sunny room

    My jersey giant baby chicks are 2 weeks and a half and boy are they growing! They already look crowded and I am using the largest size plastic bin I have found in stores. Today already two chicks seemed like they were going to pick a fight (I suspect they are two roos) and wondering if it can...
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