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Thank you ChickenCanoe , Very good info. The coop is the same one they have been in since I brought them home. I mix in DDG (dried distillers grains) with their layer feed. I am hoping this is enough added protein for them. I am also ready to try adding cat food. Any thoughts on this mix.

I have 18 hens. One is definitely molting and some of the others are starting to loose their neck feathers. The problem is the other 17 are really picking on the one that is in full molt. Is this normal? Are they going to pick on each bird when it molts? I also think they are a little...

Well, the rooster is still alive. I still have him in a dog cage in the coop. If I let him out (just inside the coop) same thing since the first day. He just runs and hides his head ASAP. Now, outside the coop, that's a different story. He is the stud he is supposed to be (until they gang up...

Thank you guys for all the great advice. It looks like the young guy will be on lockdown for a few months. I've got nowhere else to put him but in the kennel in the coop. And ridgerunner you were correct, my coop is 12'x8' with no run. My girls free range all day. But thanks again guys.

I have an introduction problem. I have (18) 18 month old hens and am trying to add a 4 month old rooster. I got him from a flock of three where he was king of the coop. Now, querintin is over. I introduced him at night. The next morning it was chaos. He won't defend himself. He only covers up in...