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    Flooding in Whitehall, Montana Please can you help?

    If anyone is in or near Whitehall, Montana my friends are flooding and need help! They have been sandbagging for two days! Please anyone if you can go help wear hip waders! They are at 13 s lincoln! pipestone creek is rising as we speak!
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    Hen pecking at other hens vents while they are laying eggs?

    My Husband notices one of our hens sitting in the favorite nest box pecking the vents of other birds when they are laying their eggs! Is this a behavior we can change or should we just cull her?
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    you have to have at least 1 Rooster or no eggs?

    My friend was thinking of getting chickens and she posted on FB. Her other friend gave her this advice!! "chickens fly only short distances roosters can be very mean & attack & you have to have at least 1 or no eggs buy the ones with a topknot sort of thing on their head they will give u...
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    Egg eating or egg sucking? Picture added! What do You think?

    We have found an egg that appears to have been sucked out! Is this a snake problem or did the girls do it? I cant see them being so neat about eating an egg! Picture to come soon!
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    Chick Days are coming at the feed store!

    I am getting excited about seeing and hearing all the little fuzzy butts! What breeds are you adding this year? How many chicks will you get?
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    Who wants to come clean my coop?

    I am tired from the first one! Had to shower and run into town and now I cant get motivated to clean the other one!
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    Not adding heat in Mo. please tell me they will be okay?

    This is my second year with chickens and last year we ran up bills heating and lighting coops! All my birds survived last night but tonight its gonna be colder! Please reassure me they will all be fine! I am so worried about my chickens tonight!
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    What are these chickens?

    These are birds I rescued from certain death! I love the huge brown eggs they lay! Not sure what breed!
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    Pray for my cousin and his momma!!

    I just received a phone call that my cousin was drunk and disorderly in public and was arrested , taken into custody and beaten ! He is in Tulsa, Oklahoma in ICU and they are going to do a dye test in the morning and if there is less than 5 percent brain activity they will discontinue life...
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    A friend just asked if I want his flock of laying hens

    He has 14 and Hubby and I are thinking about it! We will put them in with our RIR Rooster over the winter! Can you say fertile eggs for my broodies in the Spring? And his hens lay the prettiest biggest brown eggs ever! My egg customers will be happy! Prices will go up!
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    Neighbors daughters dog killed a chicken

    It wasnt mine. But it wasfrom half a mile down the road!! I never liked her dog and am glad she went back home and took it with her! Now I still feel bad because the nice lady wont let her hens free range anymore and has no idea what happened to the one the dog got! I want to let her know that...
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    Never thought it would hurt this much or that I would cry...

    My DH is coming home in a little bit to cull one of our first RIR Hens! Red will be greatly missed on this farm! This is the second time she has acted sickly and hasnt laid an egg in a very long time! I am not sure if it was a case of being egg bound or an internal layer. I am soo sad!
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    Combining two flocks in new coop and run?

    One flock is 3 EE's , 1 RIR, and two bantams the other flock is 15 laying hens. Should I just put them all in together with plenty of food and water sources and spread some scratch or watermelons around? These are my flocks no new birds so I am not worried about quarantine!! The other option...
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    Mixed emotions about my son joining the Navy! He leaves Dec. 15th!

    My son is joining the Navy and I am so Proud of him for finally choosing a path in life that will bring great things for his future! But why cant I kick this depressed feeling and stop crying like a baby? I want good things for him in life but I am afraid I will never see him once he joins! I...
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    Anyone watching Stand Up To Cancer?

    I am and I am having a hard time with cancer right now it affects so many wonderful people in my life! Tune and and do as you see fit!
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    Hawk dive bombing at my GSD ...

    and my lil dog as I was standing on back porch! I cant pen up my layers because their coop is too small! They need the run area and it isnt covered! Cant afford it and are trying to finish bigger coop! Ugh...can I shoot it if it eats my birds? What do I do?
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    Doc diagnosed my hubby w/ Campylobacter infection and histoplasmosis .

    This hasnt been a great last few days! I get that the hystoplasmosis could be from chickens or dirt both of which he is exposed to! The campylobacter infection has me guessing...Is it from the water ( we are under a boil order info on another thread) or from eating under cooked chicken? Good...
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    Under a Boil Water Notice...will it affect my chickens?

    I cant seem to get a straight informed answer!
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    I am a Nana again and I have never...

    heard so many women and men be so far off guessing the sex of my Grandchild! My SIL and the other Grandma in this story...both guessed and swore never been wrong and had to eat there words! Even my DH and alot of other people were prepared for the arrival of a Granddaughter today! I am mostly...
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    Chicken football with a soft shelled egg!

    Last night I was looking out the back door and noticed my girls running around playing football with a something! As I ran to check it out, I found that it was a soft shelled egg! Is there any hope for my gals or are they gonna be egg eaters now? The other day I dropped an egg in the coop and as...
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