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    Poop board substrate

    What material are you using on your poop boards? I have been using a product called stall dry which I think is traditionally used in horse barns. It works pretty well the poop clumps in it similar to cat litter so I can scoop it out as needed. The downside is it is very dusty and causes a lot...
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    Cockerel question

    My buff Orpington cockerel will be 16 weeks next week. He has not yet begun to crow. The past week or so he has been acting much more fresh biting at my shoes and ankles. When he does so I pick him up and hold him till he settles down. He was of course very sweeet prior to this. My question...
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    Coop chaos - rehoming bully hen?

    Yes it was so much better, sad to say, while she was separated.
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    Coop chaos - rehoming bully hen?

    @aart i noticed you commented on my strange egg find thread, thank you! Would you mind sharing your thoughts on this dilemma as well?
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    Coop chaos - rehoming bully hen?

    I actually did try this but only for 2 days. I had her in the see no touch area and as soon as I let her out she went to chase down the babies again. She actually chased one out of the run and chased her into the road which was obviously not good. I’ve had the babies locked up since that...
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    Coop chaos - rehoming bully hen?

    Here are some photos which may be helpful
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    Coop chaos - rehoming bully hen?

    Backstory: I have a mixed flock of 11 2-3 year old hens. I began introducing 6 pullets in a separated area in the coop about 3 weeks ago for the “see no touch” method of introduction. I started to try to let them out with supervision about 1 week ago which I thought initially was going well but...
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    Strange finding in egg

    Also I ate the egg, hopefully that was fine to do lol
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    Strange finding in egg

    I cracked open this egg today to fry up and there was a small firm white/clearish ball thing in the white of the egg. Otherwise seemed normal Should I be concerned at all?
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    Flock integration follow up question

    Yes the area the chicks area is inside the coop they mostly stay in the coop when I let them out if the hens are in the run but venture out once the hens go out to free range. If a hen goes into lay they just go to the far side of the coop or go back into the area they have being kept in, I...
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    Flock integration follow up question

    They mostly ignored them the only issue which really wasn’t an issue was when I gave them some mealworms which is everyone’s favorite thing in the world and some of the littles got a bit over zealous and the older girls gave some pecks. The littles went and hid in a crate
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    Flock integration follow up question

    I’ve had my new batch of chicks (6 now 9/10weeks old) in the coop with my flock of 2-3 year old hens for a little over a week in a see/no touch situation. I let them out yesterday to mingle with the girls and it was pretty anti-climatic. The pullets mostly stayed in the coop and didn’t venture...
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    Bug on chickens comb

    This morning I noticed my chicken had blood her head and looked like she was pecked on her comb which caused the bleeding. I got her to get a better look and clean her up/ apply salve when I noticed this tiny little creature attached to her comb. I checked all the other girls and did not see...
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    Integrating pullets - good plan?

    Thank you all for the information, I think I’ll get them out in the coop sooner than later then in the sectioned off space. Will be nice to get them out of the workshop too!
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    Integrating pullets - good plan?

    Yes, I’m trying to get some different items together for the run for them to be able to hide I have some roosts in there now and old stumps and things but want to build some teepee like things they can run in
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    Integrating pullets - good plan?

    Oh interesting, I thought it would be better if they were bigger to be able to defend themselves if needed and not be as picked on. The run is 10x20 approx and the coop I believe is 8x12 They usually get let out to free range around 1 in the afternoon
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    Integrating pullets - good plan?

    I have a flock of 11 hens who range from 3-1 years old. The last time new members were added was when a broody hen raised them so that was all hands off and went fine although those three still mostly stick together. I have 6 pullets I have in a brooder still but plan to put them in the coop at...
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    My dogs are demons.

    Put the dog down for killing a chicken?! My dogs kill mice, rats, frogs… basically anything they can catch and 100% would kill my chickens if given the chance.. they are dogs who were rescued from the streets and likely ate animals to survive… I would never consider putting them down for doing...
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    Farmsitting and need help diagnosing a hen

    This is similar to my current situation with my hen… interested to see how this turns out
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    Egg bound or something else? Urgent

    Thank you for all your help. Fortunately this is the first major illness I’ve had to deal with
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