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    Layer Pellets or Crumb...???

    Pellets are nice because I can throw them down as scratch, and the chickens think dry pellets are a great treat.
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    A very sick chicken

    Crinkling? They've probably all got whatever she's got, they're just not expressing any symptoms right now. Kind of like cold sores -- once you've got the virus, you've got it for good, even though you won't have a cold sore all the time. Stress can exacerbate the symptoms, but I don't know...
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    Chook behaviour

    They can't all be hers, because she'd need much longer than 7 days to lay 14 eggs. How is the nestbox separated from the other chickens?
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    did I make a mistake installing new 2 by 6 roost?

    Wire wool, or a wire brush?
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    Can chickens eat peaches?

    Chickens can't get into a peach pit, only peck at the surface. Wrinkly skin is fine too -- if I had a peach with a wrinkly skin and no squishy bits, there wouldn't be much left for the chickens. XD
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    What to do with outcast chicken?

    How much room can you spare, and what's the biggest run you can get with your budget? Currently we have 3 chickens in a ~6x20 run with multiple levels, and there's about three or four times that in garden space. Four chickens is the most we'd have. Hard to tell really. How soon can you get a...
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    Change in behavior

    I think the manufacturers base their chicken numbers on how many chicken-shaped cushions can be stuffed into the box. Do they ever spend any time awake and shut inside the whole assemblage?
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    Alternative to Clipping Wings?

    The far end, starting from the point of attachment. The thin-shafted end of the feather.
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    Chicken diapers???

    If they're only coming in to sleep, then they don't need nappies. They'll stay on their roost and drop bombs from there.
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    Where do I find comments on my avatar?

    Got it, thanks. :)
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    It's a lovely bucket of chicken. :)

    It's a lovely bucket of chicken. :)
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    Aha! You too.

    Aha! You too.
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    Where do I find comments on my avatar?

    I saw that someone had commented on it, but now I can't find that particular page again.
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    What are your favorite chicken treats and why?

    Grapes are nice. In every pack there always end up being a few squashed or mouldy ones that you don't want to eat, so those go to the chickens. A cherry tomato is fun too -- one runs off with it and smacks it about on the ground, and the rest follow her and hoover up the seeds...
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    <Very> Insulated Chicken Coop

    The grid stuff?
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    Quail with twisted beak.

    Syringe feeding, or even crop feeding (it'll be much quicker and cleaner). It's not really fair on her to have to devote so much time and energy into getting food and water down her throat.
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    How much time do you spend with your flock?

    It probably averages out to the lower end of half an hour. They just don't need that much attention most of the time. I like to go hang out with them, so they stay comfortable around me. If we're counting time spent watching them, then the average is higher.
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    Alternative to Clipping Wings?

    You don't need a knife, the feather filament thingies will peel like a banana skin if you start from the distal end of the feather. The cable tie idea is interesting. I suppose it's done to break the habit?
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    Bathing hens

    I think it would work better to clip her butt feathers rather than bathe her. That'll give her droppings enough clearance. We used nail clippers on one of ours -- each time she pooped, a little more would build up, and it all started with a few gummed feathers that made a platform for the next...
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    HELP! chicken coop now a swamp due to rain!

    Have you got a picture of the coop, and these sealed units? Red mites are rather small, and it'll take a tight seal to keep them out. You can go into the coop late at night and examine the birds for living red mites. Can you cover the chicken's area? How large is it? If it's a swamp now, it'll...
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