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try putting a coffee cup over her head, then get the eggs. my grandma taught us this as kids. works great (but I wouldn't use that cup for coffee after!)

i am dealing with the cannabilism/feather eating problem here too...I have a RIR who has decided that everybody's bumm is her treat. Two of my other chickens were pecked so badly the top layer of their backside split open. they are all terrified of Lucy now, she just seems to chase them around...

no, no pic yet...when I took her back out (she is in the travel kennel inside the coop, not happy about THAT) i noted one of my other birds also had a bloody butt...though no "open wound" like the EE's. and one of the banty has some feathers missing on her back...maybe moulting...so maybe they...

kay, chicken with blood from bottom, large, round protrusion, thought was prolapse. warm bath, washed off, put on honey. later when checking i see that she pooped, so looked, protrusion still there...but the vent (where she pooped, they use the same opening for egg-laying, right?) is ABOVE this...

monday am it was about -10 in my coop. I don't heat at all, the coop is about 4 x 4 but the attached run is 10 x 4. The coop is not insulated, but the entire thing is wrapped in plastic to prevent drafts. I have 3 standard size hens and 2 cochin banties, and they do not seem to be bothered...

will do that search...always forget about that!!!

sorry, forgot to add height! it is about 3 feet at the edges, and the peek is about 4-1/2 feet. it is up off the ground by about 18 inches to allow for more run room (was patterned after the "playhouse coop" in the small coops of the coop section, but husband made it double-deep). But I do...

I guess I was looking at the "solar shed lights" and those are fluorescent, and fairly cheap. And a full charge they say lasts about 5 hours, which would preclude the need of a timer if it goes out by itself...I guess so long as it recharges fully the next day. Was HOPING it gave off some heat...

does anyone know if solar lights provide any heat in the coop? thanks! Pam

haha! Dawn 419's Cochin! Wonder if it is the breed. we have a mottled cochin banty, and she looked exactly like that! We called her the Bag Lady! A very rough adolescence! The other 4 never had that phase- But she was just adorable because of it-"just out of bed" look! Phengel

I have an EE, Black sex link, and rir, plus 2 cochin banties. (all pulletts, 15-17 weeks old). Actually the EE is probably more tolerant and at least watches where she is putting her big feet! The one banty stays behind the others in the food rush, still gets her own, but the silly "bag lady"...

thanks for input! I hate to waste stuff, so will water it down good for a while and then give small pieces at a time-hubby crosses his eyes at me and says "water the REAL sod!" guess I can do both as have two hoses !!

new, new, new to posting. Have been "visiting" for weeks, though. love the site. we just sodded a portion of the yard and have sod scraps that i am hoping I can feed to the chicks-they are about 7 weeks old average (kind of mixed between 6 and 8) and are in a run-can't have them out because...