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    What veggies do chickens like?

    Go on the internet and google the question: What kind of vegies to chickens like and dislike.
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    Frustrated with Production for Months

    It depends on what breed of chickens you have, as they lay different amounts of eggs per year. The new hens won't molt until they are about 18 months old, then molt for about 2 months and start laying again when they grow their new feathers.
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    How many chickens should I keep

    Take the square feet of the chicken coop and divide by 4 sq. feet. 5.5 x 5.5 =30.25 divided by 4 = approx 8 chickens. If they are too crowded you will have them fighting each other. Also, for 8 chickens have 2 nests. It figures for 4 chickens to a nest.
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    Comment by 'Red Star 2019' in article 'Table Scraps and Leftovers for Chickens'

    Chickens shouldn't have a ratio of over 1//4 scraps to 3/4 layer feed as you will notice if given more scraps, your egg production will drop. They need the supplements that are in the feed for them to lay good. Just like we need supplements for our bodies too.
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    Comment by 'Red Star 2019' in article 'Top 10 Ways To Save On Feed Costs'

    Do any of your chickens get drunk over the mash? It can happen.
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    Freeze dried chicken feed???

    Don't need to freeze dry chicken feed. Put it in a large tote and keep it dry. Crumbles should be feed to new chicks until they are a couple months old. As long as the feed doesn't get moisture on it and doesn't have mold that is the main thing.
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    My chicken will not eat!

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    Comment by 'Red Star 2019' in article 'Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.'

    You could also clip one of the roosters wings if you can get a hold of him, then he couldn't fly up in the tree. clip just one wing.
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    Comment by 'Red Star 2019' in article 'Getting Chickens Out Of Trees.....and into their coops.'

    Make a long pole that isn't too thick, on the end attach a heavy wire and bend the end to make a hook that is wide enough to go around the leg. Reach up and hook its leg and pull it out of the tree. Make the pole long enough to reach up in the tree.
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    Please please help my chickens have worms!!! I don’t know what it is or what I should do!

    Ivermectin will not get rid of roundworms. Fendbendazole does.
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    Please please help my chickens have worms!!! I don’t know what it is or what I should do!

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    Please please help my chickens have worms!!! I don’t know what it is or what I should do!

    I use diatamaeous earth powder for worming. Put 1 TBSP to a gallon of drinking water, once a day. Do this for 7 days, then again in two months.
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    Roofing choices for covered run?

    If you already have the mesh up, lay snow fence across the top and it will give shade. If it rains, you can till the ground up when it puddles and work the ground up so it will drain in ground.
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    Hen’s feathers being ripped out by another hen

    We put the hen that was attacked out on a leash cord. Have had her out for a couple of months. We put her in a building at night. She seems to like it. She is outside the chicken run so she sees the other chickens during the day. She don't get tangled up either.
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    Hen’s feathers being ripped out by another hen

    You can remove the bully and put it on a leash around its leg down by the foot. Try using a small cord and put its' feed out by it. We had to do that to a chicken and it really worked for keeping it from getting attacked by other hens.
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