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I have 21 hens and one rooster. I found one hen with a pecked foot one day to the point of it being an open bleeding wound. I separated her for a while until the wound healed and scabbed over. I put her back in the flock but here we go again. I found her foot pecked again with the wound...

I have been feeding my laying hens 20% all flock feed. They seem to like it and are laying eggs very well right into winter. I am in Michigan were it gets quite cold. I have 21 hens and am getting 19-21 eggs a day - nearly full production. I do pamper them by giving them a treat every day in...

I have one rooster and 21 hens. I have a nice long roost that they can all fit on. It is all the same height. Rooster causes no problems. Some of the hens are fussy and peck at the other hens and some of the hens end up in undesirable places. We have physically moved some of them to "show'...

I wish I would have done this years ago. I got this idea to put a shelf underneath the main roost and put plastic trays lined with paper. It catches nearly all the poop and makes cleaning the coop so much easier. I like sand on the floor of my chicken house and now it mostly stays there so I...

I have a lot of small birds swooping into my walk in chicken house. I am tired of them eating my chicken feed. I have a chain link fence surrounding the yard and netting completely covering the yard to keep out hawks. Any ideas to keep small birds out of a chicken house? Chicken feed is too...

I have been using sand in my chicken house for underneath the roosts. I like it enough but am tired of the dragging heavy sand around. I have used pine shavings before but it isn't the best for the garden. Has anyone used peat moss for chicken bedding? Any other alternatives or ideas? I...

Hello, I have raised chickens for years but not since I moved to this cold climate. (Michigan) I have 22 chicks in my basement. I have expanded their home to big boxes but they need to get out of there the sooner the better. I have a very tight (safe) chicken house ready for them but it is...

We have not lived too long in Michigan (about three years) and I am planning on building a chicken house. I have had chickens over the years but not in Michigan. I want to have a fenced outdoor area for the chickens. I was wondering if there are chicken hawks or other predator birds that...

We have not lived too long in Michigan (about three years) and I am planning on building a chicken house. I have had chickens over the years but not in Michigan. I want to have a fenced outdoor area for the chickens. I was wondering if there are chicken hawks or other predator birds that...