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  1. wilsonfarm416

    feather eating help PLEASE!

    ok so about a month ago I noticed 2 chickens were getting bald spots on their backs. I had a roo at the time and I assumed he was being hard on the girls so I culled him. Well it turns out that he was not the problem. I observed one of my girls eating feathers right off the other girl's backs...
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    still no egg :/

    22 weeks and still no eggs . Getting impatient
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    feed inside or outside? or both?

    So I have been keeping the feeder inside the coop but i noticed that they don't eat much so i put it outside. I am worried that if I keep it outside it will get wet. Can the food be wet? Do you keep one outside and one inside? Help please.
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    Need advice please

    So I have 5 Original birds that are 12 weeks old. 2 weeks ago I bought 2 birds from a lady brought them home and realized they were sick(nasal and drainage sneezing). I called the lady and she gave me 2 different birds plus one for free. I was weary so I treated them with tetracycline treated...
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    Drainage from nose HELP

    So today I picked up 2 buff orpington pullets about 8-9weeks old and one had a bit of dried drainage from her nose the person I got her from said it was poop. When I got her home she sounds a bit raspy I am worried. I am going to keep these birds from my main flock. Any suggestions on what to...
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    What gender is my Wyndotte?

    This is one of my 12week golden laced wyndottes is this a hen or a roo? both my GLW are bossy with my other chickens and they don't like to be handled. Oh and at what age do roos start to crow?
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    feeding question here HELP please

    I have 5 chickens that are about 10 weeks old. We are going to put sand in the run so here are my questions:) So I am new to this and I have a couple feeding questions #1-should I have a feeder inside and one outside the coop? #2- what is the difference between feed and scratch? #3- if they...
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    How do you make PVC feeders

    In one of the coop designs on this site I saw feeders inside a coop that were mounted to the wall. They appeared to be made out of PVC pipe. The person did not give detail on how they were made just that they worked well and the hens didn't waste the feed. can someone please help because I...
  9. wilsonfarm416

    Hello

    We are new chicken owners we have 2 golden wyndottes and 3 rhode island reds. we got them 4/27/11 and they are still living in the brooder in our main bathroom. we are busy designing the coop and run. we live in the brighton, Colorado area and we were wondering how important is it that we...
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