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Introduced two pullets to my two already laying hens and they immediately stopped laying. Any advice on what is going on and what to do would be appreciated.

One of my flock of 5 has taken charge and has pecked a large patch of feathers off of another (right down to the flesh). Shoulld I be worried, or just let it be? Thanks ahead of time.

I have a four foot tall chain link fence around my chicken area. My hens insist on digging around the perimeter and close to under the fence. Amy thoughts on how to remedy this? Thanks ahead of time.

All 5 in my flock lay in the same nesting box. They have their choice of three. Is this usual behavior? Thanks ahead of time.

Introduced two Americauna pullets to my flock of four RIR's. Newbies are now laying, but the boss Red won't let one of the Americaunas in the coup to lay,so she's laying outside of the coup. What to do? Thanks ahead of time.

One of my RIR hens has a very raw looking rear end. There has been blood on the eggs she lays and there is blood on the wall of the nesting box she uses. She continues to eat, etc. but it appears to be very sore. What to do? Any suggestions are appreciated.

Recently added two Americauna pullets to my established flock of 4 RIR's. The older hens have brutalized the two youngsters. That behavior has changed somewhat but the two new additions won't roost inside the coop but even though I have clipped wings,they jump up to a tree limb above the...

Does it hurt my hens to be out in the rain? First rain today and they didn't go in the coup on their own. Thx ahead of time.

How often do I need to clip wings? Thx ahead of time.

One of my 28 week old RIR's has not layed for a week. She doesn't run to the gate with the others. Seems to be moving slowly and not paying attention to food scraps. What could be wrong, and what can I do? Thx ahead of time.

Is there a method for banding or ID'ng which of my four hens is laying how many eggs and when? Like to know who is not laying.

Thx Chris

My four RIR's are approaching 24 weeks. Three of them have been laying for 2 or 3 weeks, the last week averaging three eggs a day. The last three days I have only gotten one egg. Is this an adjustment period, is it the heat we have been having here in Calif.? Should I be concerned? One of...

Sumi and Chooks.......Thx.

My 21 week RIR's finally started laying. I have no way of telling which of the four are laying which eggs. First 4 or 5 eggs were hard shelled, next three were soft, rubbery shelled. All hens supposedly hatched on same date, but a couple appear to be more immature than the others. Will a...

Thanks All! That helps. Stay Cool...

Temps above 100. My hens have shade and do collect under coop, but is it ok to mist them with squirt bottle?

I'm in the habit of throwing coffee grounds in my compost pile, which my 12 week old pullers have access to. Are coffee grounds OK for them?