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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    I lost my favorite girl when she went into the nest box to lay...it was like being in a hot car. I didn't think they would leave shade and water to go into the hot coop. Now I keep uppers open all day, put frozen water just inside the upper opening and blow a fan on it. I'm also hanging...
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    Moon Valley area of Phoenix

    Thanks everyone! The girls are doing great and they have been laying an egg a day. They think I am the big rooster...they always squat when I come in their run. They mob me when I come in and won't even eat treats until I leave. They sometimes fly out of the run and hang with the dogs. Add...
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    Sudden egg decrease

    My four girls have been faithfully laying an egg a day. All of a sudden the egg production has all but stopped with only one laying per day. They are not yet a year old and there haven't been any changes...except maybe lots of early warm weather here in Phoenix. I did find one hens eggs out...
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    HELP!! Chickens attacking & killing each other!!

    I have the same problem with my barred rock...she started attacking my white chicken. I found her bleeding at the base of her comb. I brought her in and kept her inside for the night and made sure I washed the blood off. When I put her back in, the barred rock attacked her visciously and I...
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    Moon Valley area of Phoenix

    Hi, I am a new chicken owner and I have four girls that I got at 2 days old. I may be the first chicken owner in this area. The girls, Blanche, Sophia, Rose and Dorothy are all different breeds and love being outside in their coop. They are almost 6 weeks old and used to my two heeler dogs...
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    Oleanders...will my chickens eat them and get sick?

    My chicken coop is in the garden area and the coop and their run borders a wall with 10 foot oleanders. There is no way that I can keep the leaves out of the garden entirely. Since the oleanders are all along my 1/2 acre property, there is no better place to put them. I can only hope they...
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