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From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Chickens With a Deformed Beak

by Keeping Chickens on September 30, 2009

in Chicken Health

“Hi There. I am a big fan of your weekly newsletter and find it very informative, keep doing what you are doing its fantastic! I have just a little flock of free range chickens, of which I have had for four months. They have settled into life very well and we have a good yield [...]

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Best Chicken Breed For a Novice To Keep

by Keeping Chickens on September 30, 2009

in Chicken Breeds

“I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice on which is the best type of chicken to keep as a novice. I have taken the advice you gave in a previous newsletter and have sought advice locally, but so far it has been conflicting, one supplier is telling me that I [...]

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“Hi there, I am having an issue with my 4 month old chickens wanting to sleep in our tree outside our deck. I have not yet made perches or nesting boxes for them in their coop! Could that be the reason? Where can I find input about how and where in the coop, to build [...]

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Hens Staying Out In The Rain…

by Keeping Chickens on September 23, 2009

in Chicken Keeping Basics

“Hi Wendy, Thank you for your postings – I have learned a lot of things from them. My question, is it OK to have a hen house with no windows. I have 10 rescued factory chickens in a run with an “A-frame” hen house with a flap door about 12″ square. There are no other [...]

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Hens Laying Eggs From Their Perch

by Keeping Chickens on September 17, 2009

in Chicken Eggs, Keeping Chickens

“I am writing from all the way down in New Zealand, and I’m not sure if this is a common problem or not, but two of our chickens are routinely laying their eggs on the perch. I often have to throw them out as they completely crack. If they are just dented and the membrane [...]

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Segregating Chickens Into Breeding Flocks

by Keeping Chickens on September 17, 2009

in Keeping Chickens

“I have a number of chicks of various breeds and various ages. It is coming close to the time when I need to segregate them into breeding flocks and not have them mixed. What is the best method of intro to prevent any squabbling or fighting for the top position? Also, I have hens that [...]

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