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    Aggressive Flock

    Hello all! We got a new flock of pullets a few weeks ago, 77 in total, from a local hatchery. They are cross-breed egg layers. Everything started out fine, but a couple weeks in we started having 1 or 2 die every few days. At first we thought it was due to the heatwave. Some had some injuries...
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    Has 'egg attacks' been addressed?

    We have four hens who are seven months old. We raised them from one-week-old chicks. They live in a coop surrounded by a Run. The coop's nesting area supports all four but is designed with only two side-by-side nesting boxes separated by a very low (like 2-3" high) divider. Three of our birds...
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    Hello all!

    I joined today for a couple reasons. I have 6 chickens, all buff Orpington. Three of them are almost a year old (two girls and a boy) , and three are about 2 months old(one girl and two boys). My mother also has chickens and is a big fan of this site for advice. So, the main reason I joined is...
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