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  1. MaidMariHen

    One of my hens seems to have a dried peice of poop covering her vent

    I have a black sexlink hen who currently seems to have a dried piece of poop covering her vent. She seems to be in distress, and is trying to lay. She's eating and drinking normally. What should I do?
  2. MaidMariHen

    First intro to run

    If it's warm and the run is enclosed so they can't get out go for it!
  3. MaidMariHen

    Winterproofing my coop

    I can't right now because it's dark out but I can tommorrow
  4. MaidMariHen

    Winterproofing my coop

    I live in southern Ontario, Canada. We have good ventilation, and we're going to be fixing any drafts and leaks we can find in the next week
  5. MaidMariHen

    Winterproofing my coop

    It's starting to get cold, today it snowed for the first time. We have 5 chickens and a small heating pad we're planning on putting in, is there anything else we should do?
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    One of my chickens laid her first egg and seems distressed now that it's gone

    Two of my chickens laid their first eggs today, and we took them from the coop. One of them (who we're pretty sure laid one of the eggs) is now acting fairly distressed. She is clucking very loudly whenever she sees me, and is going up to poke around in the coop much more than usual. We gave...
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    Watering overnight?

    Okay thank you!
  8. MaidMariHen

    Watering overnight?

    My chickens are spending the night outside for the first time tonight. Our coop has a section for the chickens at night + nesting boxes, and then a mini run, where the feeder and waterer are (we have also a bigger run). We have foxes and raccoons in our neighborhood, so I want to close the door...
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    How tall does the run fence need to be?

    Okay thanks!
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    How tall does the run fence need to be?

    We have two red sexliks, one plymouth rock and two new hampshire x (we think). Will five feet be good enough?
  11. MaidMariHen

    How tall does the run fence need to be?

    My family's building our chicken run, but we don't know how tall the fence should be so the chickens can't escape. Any advice?
  12. MaidMariHen

    Bully chick

    You could try tapping it gently on the back whenever it pecks...
  13. MaidMariHen

    new to this chick thing

    Put your hand in with some treats or feed and let them explore it. You can also let them perch on you if they don't like being held. And NO you should not move them to the coop yet. Wait until about 6 weeks
  14. MaidMariHen

    HELP new baby pecking EVERYONE

    If all else fails watch her and tap her on the back gently every time she pecks.
  15. MaidMariHen

    HELP new baby pecking EVERYONE

    Yes, they can absoloutly be out at 3 weeks!
  16. MaidMariHen

    HELP new baby pecking EVERYONE

    That can help with boredom
  17. MaidMariHen

    HELP new baby pecking EVERYONE

    If you have an enclosed space with a roof you might want to put them outside for a few hours a day... if it's on the cooler side make sure you have your heater on + food and water and grit
  18. MaidMariHen

    4wo chicks and brooder seems small now...they're getting antsy!

    Yeah. If you have an enclosed space outside with a roof (to keep them safe from predators) let them out there for a few hours every day (whether providing) . If it's chilly also bring their heater out, +food and water. They love it!
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    HELP new baby pecking EVERYONE

    You might want to put a divider in their brooder box- separating the ones being bullied from the bully + 1 or 2 that are not being bullied. Make sure they can still see each other though. Then after a few days try reintroducing them
  20. MaidMariHen

    At what age is it ok to hold my chicks?

    My chickens are 4 weeks old and are now into climbing around on my arm! They love perching on my shoulder too- though I have to wear long sleeves because their talons are getting sharp
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