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    Bullying Bird

    In response to the snuggling. My birds did this until they were until they were close to seven months old. Was very cute I thought. They moved from the run to the coop but still crammed in front of the nesting boxes. Then they moved to all cramming inside a nesting box, then split up to two...
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    No eggs since she was egg bound

    She was done molting. She showed symptoms ( Squatting, walking funny, pumping, etc) of being egg bound, recovered but no eggs since.
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    My Chickens are on Strike and Not Just From the Weather

    My ladies went through their first molt in September. Didn't really start laying again until January and then only once in awhile. I don't have extra light in my coop so thought that might be a contributor but I remembered last winter they laid well without adding light. It was feed related I...
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    No eggs since she was egg bound

    Early fall I had a hen that showed almost all symptoms of being egg bound. She made it through but hasn't laid another egg since. How long will this last or will she lay any more? She's a Polish and is one of my favorite chickens.
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    Introducing new chickens

    It's been almost 2 weeks and they are still picking on them. The new hens are close to the same size but definitely are intimidated by the others. They pretty much stay on the outside roosts but will come down when I'm in the run, but otherwise they get picked on and jump backup above ground. I...
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    Curious about their roosting

    The window is glass. The box to keep them out of the next boxes and because they love to cuddle. I kept it out one night and they still cuddled together on the floor in the same spot, so I put the box back in for them.. The biggest two I have and they still act like little chicks. It doesn't...
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    Dried Herbs for the coop

    Keeping the coop smelling better. Every time they scratch around inside they disturb it and it releases some nicer smells. Although so far my coop hasn't smelled but I'm sure this winter it might.
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    Dried Herbs for the coop

    I sure hope I have enough to last all winter. I cut and dried various mints, rosemary, bee balm, lavender and tarragon to sprinkle in the coop during the winter for some freshness. I've put a little in already and you can smell it just a bit...
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    Can you feed your chickens hay?

    Thanks. I would like to provide themwith something scratch around in and the growing them fodder is great.. Thanks. They are spoiled for sure... My son is always telling them they are spoiled and not to expect that from him. LOL Don't believe it, he's the one who is always tweaking their...
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    Curious about their roosting

    Hmm, not sure how, the pen is totally enclosed/covered... I always want to know why...... It's a pain trying to figure out my babies... Thanks
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    My 26-week-old hens aren't laying yet. Their coop and run are in the shade, could that by why?

    Would you explain this squatting thing for me please. My Barred Rock and Java both do that. I have 6 hens, and get three eggs a day. I have no idea who is laying them except they are varying shades of brown. So my EE isn't laying. they are smaller eggs so don't think they are my Wyandottes...
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    Curious about their roosting

    I got my 6 on Mothers Days weekend, and the ladies have just started to use their roost. They turned 5 months old this October. Until they started using their inside roost they all cuddled together. At first when I put them into thier coop/ run they would all cram themselves into a bottom nest...
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    Can you feed your chickens hay?

    It's coming into winter for me and soon the snow, ice and frozen ground will be here. I was wondering besides grain can I feed my chickens good hay? Alfalfa or clover hay? They of course love to scratch around but the ground will be frozen so was wondering what I can give them to scratch and...
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    Nest boxes

    Thanks Chickat.
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    Nest boxes

    Oh! Never thought of that Debid. Yes they are lower.... Hmm now how to get them higher.... Thanks for that comment...
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    Nest boxes

    Thanks. To both repsones.. I've lurked for awhile but now that I "HAVE" chickens I will be posting more.
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    Nest boxes

    My ladies love to scrunch into two nest boxes to sleep. Now they aren't laying yet, maybe in 6 -8 weeks or so... Do I need to cover the boxes so they sleep somewhere else and then when they start laying I open them back up?????
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    Echoesechos Chickens

    For the last several years I have been dreaming about owning some chickens. Poured over many pictures of coops, outside nest boxes and tried to learn as much as I could for when I took the plunge and got some chickens. So over the 2012 Mothers Day weekend I bought 7 chicks of various breeds...
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