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I installed pinless peepers on my flock of 23 on Monday night (two days ago) due to feather pecking issues. Not the ideal solution, but it will be a while before I can make coop adjustments to prevent this in the future. They adjusted well to having the peepers on, but now the issue seems to be...

Feather Pecking is running rampant in my flock of 23 mixed breed chickens (RIR, BR, BO, GC). I have a few chickens that have bare bottoms. I have just started using the no peck lotion but I'm afraid that won't stop it. Luckily no cannibalism yet. I have witnessed multiple chickens eating the...

Hello all. Hoping you can help. Here is the info I have: 1) Buff Orphington hen about 9 months old 2) Noticed her not moving around as much. Showing less interest in treats and going outdoors. I caught her losing her footing like she was dizzy just standing still. She does not feel thinner than...

I found this patch of bare feathers yesterday around the head of one of my chickens. Any idea what could be causing it? There is no bleeding or trauma, just missing feathers. This is a Rhode Island Red. She is about 3 months old and lives with 23 other mixed breed chickens all the same age...

Hello all. I just installed my Cheeper Keeper automatic coop door with a light sensor. In the instructions, you can change the light sensitivity of the device. It says turning it one way will give you an earlier opening and earlier close, and turning it the other way will give you a later...

Hello everyone. Any wisdom, tips or tricks for cleaning up brooder dust inside? We kept our 24 chicks in the basement and there is dust everywhere...just wondering if anyone has any brilliant ideas before I try and shop vac every inch of the basement! Thanks in advance.

Hello. I just made a 6.5'x12' coop for my 8 week old chickens by partitioning off part of our barn. The 24 hens are mixed breeds (Buff Orp, Golden Comet, Barred Rock and RIR). I made the roosts in a ladder design from 22" up to about 6' (there are 4 total, the lowest one was unoccupied and not...

Hello. I am a newbie to the world of owning chickens, and recently bought a 24 chicks (8 RIR, 8 GC, 4 BR and 4 BO). Since getting them home from the hatchery (on Thursday 3/23/17), one chick has consistently been grabbing the beaks of other chicks to the point where they yell out. No blood has...