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Help! pecked and sunburnt hen!
- fawkestheman
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Im an owner of a 12 chicken flock, started last year with 8 and added 4 chicks this year. when my little bantam who always got pecked went broody... -
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Watching chickens dust bathing is a very interesting, not to mention funny sight. It's also very important for their health and well being... -
Jorjfdjungle's Chickens with their Saddles
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Our Rooster is starting to wear off some of our chicken's back feathers. I made them some saddles to help with the problem and I am posting some... -
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After doing intensive research and drooling over all the beautiful coops here I set my sights on having a pretty coop. It may house chickens and... -
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is it healthy for my chickens to eat their own eggs?
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i’m vegan so i have no intention of eating my chickens eggs. i know it’s common for chickens to eat their own eggs, but is it healthy? does it... -
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I decided to write this article because when I was new to chickens I spent so much time researching which chicken breeds would be the friendliest... -
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What is better bantams or regular Birds
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The Ralston Eggery Well, we got this wild hair to raise backyard chickens and here we are! We're really frugal people and we didn't want to... -
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My Flock I love my flock.My flock started with two sex-links,a red sex-link and a black sex-link.Both were hens.They were shy to start with,but... -
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Hi, My name is Todd and live in North Western PA. Just recently got into chickens, wife tells me I am going through a Mid-Life Crisis.. works for... -
Chickens For Sell
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Ok, here are my jersey giants i need to sell. I have 1 beauiful rooster and 3 laying hens. The rooster is a loud crower but he usually sleeps in... -
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Wheaten pen #1 Cannonball and his daughters Luna and Lark form my pen #1. There's also a black Silkie/Cochin, Lydia, who is going to the first... -
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I am so excited. I am getting two Sebastopol goslings next week. I found a lady here on Back Yard Chickens who had two, two month old goslings who... -
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❦Rhodered10❦ 2010-08-12 I am very new to owning chickens and i am having lots of fun raising them. I have 10 chickens that are a rhode island...