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Doing great with my flock of 9 hens. Had to take one to the vet due to an egg (or 2) broken inside her. I wasn't able to get it all out but the vet was, thank goodness. That was back on March 1st and she's dropped one soft egg from the perch since then... nothing else. I'm actually hoping she...

Hi! This is what I would like to do. I am able to raise it in the door way but can’t go any higher for their hatch door which is at about 3 inches. So that means I can’t get to the nice 6-8” of shavings and that seems to be the key? Question for you… I end up stirring every couple days or...

I have 9 chickens. I basically want something on the wooden floor of the coop so the poop doesn’t just land there and make a huge mess when I try to scrape or pick it out. That’s why I’m using the shavings. In my smaller coop I could use poop boards but can’t in this one. Sounds like that’s...

I use pine shavings in my coop. I have about 2-3 inches at the bottom of a raised coop so I cannot do deep litter. I was curious how often other people clean out their coop if they have one like mine. I put in half a bag of pine shavings which covers the floor 2 inches. I need to clean it out...

I think it’s a conspiracy! 😂

The sign might work LOL!! I’ve made holes and framed things and they just do it wherever they want. I moved things around and blocked things off so maybe they will do it. Oy!

Right! Well, they keep changing their mind. I have tons of room under the actual coop, but they won’t do it there. I have room in the middle of the run, but they won’t do it there either. I think they’re messing with me! 😂 I am working on moving the perches a bit to see if that helps and maybe...

I already have some sticks and boards under some of the perches in the run, but I can’t put them everywhere. This is outdoors in a covered run with several places they can do a dust bath, but they keep doing it under where others are sitting. Do you think I should just make it so there are no...

Does anyone have a trick to get chickens to do a dust bath in a particular spot? I have an enclosed run with lots of sand and other dust bath materials, but they keep doing it under the perches and getting pooped on. I don’t have room to put a tire. I do have a location specifically for them...

I love this article. It made me laugh and finally determine that my 9 chickens actually = 0 or 1 to show I have a chicken. They are all named 😂

Her droppings are normal. It hasn’t been until the last couple weeks (out of several months) that her laying has slowed. Maybe she’s getting worse. Of course I can’t tell by the way she acts because she hasn’t changed in that way. I am integrating the 17 week old pullets (about 3 weeks now) but...

Their feed is 16% and I will be moving to a higher volume in October due to molting. They get to forage in the yard at least an hour a day and are always finding bugs or worms, etc. They have a constant supply of calcium either dried egg shells or oyster shell (although I rarely see them eat...

I give them a layer feed produced by a local feed mill. I used to give treats but now limit them to 'wet feed' and the following (not every day). Kale, zucchini (sometimes tossed with plain greek yogurt - once a week), spaghetti squash. I give them extra protein like tuna but maybe once a week...

I have searched for mites/lice but of course could simply be missing them. I would think by now the others would have the same issue though? It's taken months to get like this and, since I never saw mites, I just waited. I do not have a rooster and no one pecks her so...

This hen has been losing feathers around her eyes slowly over several months. She doesn't appear to have bugs or anything else wrong that I can find. She is two years old and has never fully molted so I'm not sure if that's what this is. (I have 4 hens and only 1 fully molted last year) She...

I think I will keep her in the other coop for a time (few days, week, etc). Someone told me not to allow her to even see the other chickens for that time but that's pretty much impossible. They can't see each other when in side their different coops but I let them out at least once a day and the...

I worry about that for sure. The others have knocked the pullets off the perch at night but once they can't see, that stops. The funny thing is that the hen at the top of the pecking order doesn't search them out but will peck at them if they get too close. This new behavior of searching them...

Two of my 5 pullets are Blue Gem and already started laying at 16 weeks so I can't separate them anymore due to needing the nesting boxes. Once I know certain ones have laid their eggs, I could separate for a short while due to how my pen is set up. At this point, hiding places don't help...

Hi again! Curious on the success rate of others with a similar situation. I apologize for the wordiness. I have 4 hens (2 yrs old) and have been integrating 5 pullets for a a little over 3 weeks (started at 14 weeks old). I kept them separated during the day in a side-by-side pen and let them...

In the past I gave my hens sunflower seeds (the type for birds) but haven’t in quite a while. This plant volunteered in my yard this year. Can the chickens eat the seeds from this kind of sunflower and, if so, how much at a time? I’m assuming I shouldn’t just put the flower on the ground and...