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    My little invention

    Aaaa... it's a hanger for your chore coat?
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    I OUGHT TO BE THANKFUL

    For grief insufferable, tears unshed, For clouds that scattered overhead; For pestilence that came not nigh, For dangers great that passed me by, For sharp suspicion soothed, allayed; For doubt dispelled that made afraid; For fierce temptation well withstood. For evil plot which brought forth...
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    Hen attacked and eating still alive chick?

    Sometimes things go wrong during hatching process. Organs on the outside i have seen once or twice. I would not assume the hen did it. She may have been trying to clean it up!,?.. Especially if she is not doing something similar to the others. I agree that the affected chick probably will not...
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    Mobile coop on an old trailer frame

    Movable coop is a fantastic idea. Our neighbors have one on skids. And they use solar panel battery powered mesh fencing. Every couple weeks they just hook the shed to the tractor and slide it to new grass. (After dark when everybody has gone to roost.) Put the fencing back up and morning finds...
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    Is my rooster getting eaten??

    It occurs to me that he may be bruising or rubbing himself against something. I wonder about the chicken access door on your coop. Is it adequate size for him? What type of feeder and waterer do you have. Pictures of your set up may help.
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    Hen Limping After Possible Over-Mating — Need Care Advice

    Check her over for injuries. Does your rooster have spurs? I have had hens injured by spurs in their sides. Also I had one with a broken leg once. Not sure how she got it though. I just separated her to a hutch for a few weeks and she slowly began to walk normally.
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    Roosters are fighting

    Yes, they are fighting and could severely injure or fight to the death in cases. My extra roosters get a ride to an Amish farm where get cleaned and dressed for me for a fee. Some people keep extra groups of rooster in a "bachelor pad" for life. Personaly, that seems more cruel than the "clean...
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    Is my rooster getting eaten??

    Please do research on Fowl Pox.
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    Chicken bullies

    I have had problems like this in the past also with some "top hatters" that I tried to have. The standard breeds just love to pluck those top hat feathers for some reason. I no longer try to have top hat breeds anymore for this reason AND the top hat makes this breed more vunerable to aerial...
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    My chickens do not eat much

    Oh yaa, my chickens love Styrofoam to for some reason! Also dont forget small mice and dog poop. And the fact that water from the mud puddle is so much more desirable than the clean water I provide~!!@,? 🤦
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    My chickens do not eat much

    Hi, and welcome to BYC ! It would be helpful to know more about your chickens like age, are they laying eggs? Are they free range or confined? Where are you located in the world, and what feeds exactly have you tried? I've never heard about feeding grape vine leaves. My chickens have a vineyard...
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    What predator would pile up dead chickens?

    I don't have rats, probably because I have not killed my current weasel. Mice only can get in my coop during the day through the chicken door, as I have no gaps, cracks or openings otherwise. Chickens eat those mice as there is nowhere to hide once they get in. Message is, dont kill your weasel...
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    What predator would pile up dead chickens?

    Weasel. Dogs leave slobbery mahem. Racoons the same. Fox take whats needed at the time. Fortify your coop run enclosure with 1/4 inch hardware cloth. Weasels are night time hunters for the most part. I have learned to live with my weasel (they are territorial, and you will only have one) . They...
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    Can I do anything more to help this hen's injured rear end?

    Unfortunately you may have to keep her separate until she completely feathers in.
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    Broody hen core

    Agreed! Broodies are scarry! Here is a description I wrote about one of mine Most of my broodys act psychotic. Picture a nice serene barn yard...then all the sudden, here she comes! off the nest , barreling out the coop door like a preditor is on her heals, clucking loud like a time bomb about...
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