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    New coop!

    Thank you for the response. I would not have left them inside the coop for a week. That is way too long in a confined space for girls that are used to free ranging. I brought them home at night and placed them inside the coop. At daylight I went out to check them and they were investigating...
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    New coop!

    Their feed and water is outside in the run. The run is secure but we'll be letting them free range when we finish getting our rail gates wired for no escape. Space, ventilation, light. All good. I sprinkled some scratch all down the ramp and in the run and they were pretty curious about...
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    New coop!

    Finally finished building our coop and got 4 new hens last night. They are mature and very healthy. My question is this is their first morning in their new coop. They are awake and chattering but not coming out. Do we need to teach them to use the ramp? Or let them figure it out? I don't...
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    Automatic Door Closer

    Hey there! We just built our new coop and installed an automatic door and put it on solar power. I'm still trying to get it to work properly. We are in a forested area and there is a roof over the door location so I'm not getting enough light no matter what I do. Decided to use the time...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    I'm here! Sorry, I just got this notification. We moved and due to health issues I decided to leave my girls with my daughter. Now we're starting over because even though I'm still having lousy health I miss having a flock. We built our new coop and I'm actually getting 4 hens tonight!
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    Bloody egg?

    Not so sure it's anything serious. At least not yet. Just got home from work and all girls are fine and acting normally and eggs are normal. I got some black oil sunflower seeds for them. Now I need to research how much to give? Like mealy worms as a treat? Or in their feed?
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    Bloody egg?

    Yes, much of what I've been reading has stated that occasionally the egg will be larger. Thank you. For now, or at least until I can see any other symptoms, I'm going with that.
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    Bloody egg?

    Hi Eggcessive. The girls get out daily to free range for a large part of the day. We have 2.5 acres that they can roam around on but you know they have to get over to my neighbors house. I'm sure they like her bugs more then mine. She runs her irrigation more than I do and I think they find...
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    Comment by 'jesse rose' in article 'Common egg quality problems'

    Thank you! This is excellent information
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    Bloody egg?

    Hi there everybody. I'm new here and new to chicken keeping. Finding myself really attached to these girls so when I came up with a problem of course I'm in panic mode. I have six hens of varying age. I usually get 5 to 6 eggs a day. The girls seem happy. The weather is changing now and I...
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