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    Help..Egg Bound?

    Hello All, I have looked around the site, but still unsure..............I have a 6 month old Australorpe hen that has been odd the past 2 days. I keep finding her in the nesting box for long periods of time, while out in the yard she scratches a bit and walks around. Many time I find her in...
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    Rooster Pecked Bloody

    I am sorry if this has been covered...I looked around the site and cannot find info. I have 13 18 week old australorpes and they have pecked out our Golden Polish roosters tailfeathers and now he is bloody! I have more than enough indoor and outdoor space per chicken, good feed (proper age)...
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    Feeding Pumpkin

    When I give pumpkin to my chickens do I just slice it and give it to them like I do my cantelopes? I cut it into wedges and leave it to them---mostly so there are enough wedges to prevent hoarding and leaving others out. The pumpkin seeds just seem so large to just lay it all out there......
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    Rowdy Little Rooster

    So, I was beginning to wonder if our 14 week old Golden Polish rooster was not going to be super "manly" with our 14 week old Australorpe hens........Well, today the hubby was holding a hen for the neighbor girl to pet the hen. The hen was calm and docile, but making that "purring" kind of low...
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    Muddy Enclosed Run

    With all of this rainy weather our outdoor enclosed run is so wet and squishy! How do I keep my "ladies" safe from coccidiosis when the run is so wet? Of course, the indoor coop is nice and dry. I am new to raising chickens----1 polish rooster and 13 black australorpes that are 14 weeks old...
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    Loss of Tail Feathers

    I am unsure if this is the right place to post, but...........my 14 week old Golden Polish rooster seems to be loosing his tail feathers? He is active, eating, running..all seems ok except he looks like he has only 3 or 4 tail feathers left. The Australorpe hens all look fine...still all...
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    Sand Baths

    So.......I thought that I had read just about every book or article on raising chickens when I stumbled upon someone talking about their chickens "bathing in sand"! I thought I was giving the girls everything they needed..appearently I am a bad mom. How do I set up this "sand spa"? Do I...
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    Ladies Huddle in the Coop

    Hello Everyone! This is my first time posting, but have I gleened so very much info. from all of you the past few months just reading. I have 13 Black Australorpe ladies (and a Golden Polish rooster) that are 12 weeks tomorrow. They have been in the same run and coop (coop is 8ft by 8ft) for...
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