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  1. bjdam2014

    Missing feathers

    12 hens. Run is 12x8. Coop is 8x8. And they are 1 year old. I don't see any lice or mites.
  2. bjdam2014

    Missing feathers

    I have a 1 hen out of 12 that has some missing feathers down by her tail and was wondering if anyone has any ideas what is going on. I don't have any roosters and don't notice any other hen bullying her...
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    Water from rain barrel

    Barrel is white. Should I simply paint it brown or black to prevent sun light from getting to water?? I am using a 55 gallon drum so I can add 11 bleach bottle caps of bleach to it and it won't hurt my chickens??!
  4. bjdam2014

    Water from rain barrel

    I have my coop at my property with no water access so I installed gutters on coop and ran them to a rain barrel. I recently noticed that there is green alge starting to grow in the barrel. Is this still safe to give my chickens??? If not any suggestions on how to prevent the alge???
  5. bjdam2014

    Missing feathers by hens tail

    Coop is 8x8 and run is 8x10.
  6. bjdam2014

    Missing feathers by hens tail

    I have 12 hens no with no roosters and a couple days ago I noticed only 1 of my hens is missing a lot of feathers around her tail/lower back area I have done some research and found that if the hens are low on protein they will pluck feathers from each other???? Is this true??? How do I...
  7. bjdam2014

    Hens stopped laying eggs

    Thanks aart Hens are 7 months old. I bought them last April They was laying great 1 egg each per day. Once natural light started decreasing they stopped laying. They are white leghorns if that makes a difference.
  8. bjdam2014

    Hens stopped laying eggs

    Ok thanks for your in put. I was told that if I added the lights they would continue laying. Is that true???
  9. bjdam2014

    Hens stopped laying eggs

    The coop is 8x8 and the run is 8x12 and 7 ft tall. Basically a small shed. I got 12 chickens in it. Also I added incandescent light not heat lamps.
  10. bjdam2014

    Hens stopped laying eggs

    This is my first year raising chickens and seem to learn more and more each day. I live in north central Ohio and about 3 weeks ago my hens stopped laying. I was told to add light to my coop and put them on a timer to give hens 14-16 hours of light. I did this about 2 weeks ago. I got timer...
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