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    Hens dying one by one

    Your other chickens ate another chicken before you got out there that day? - I assumed it was the chickens eating them but the TAMU Vet says no. He listened to my story,looked at the dead chicken I brought and said it is most likely rats or some other predator, But he is proceeding with the...
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    Hens dying one by one

    Ok, I had a dog attack and injured a few chickens. One of them died in the coop one night shortly afterward. (Didn't notice any injury on her, but she may have been.) The others ate it before I got out there that day.🤪 Then one more died and I have had one or two die each evening since. Some...
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    Anyone tried Purina’s new high protein feed?

    Not interested in the chain store or the mega manufactures. I use local feed stores who sell Lone Start Feed, a locally manufactured layer feed out of Nacogdoches, Texas. Been using the same feed for 10 years. I sell every egg my girls produce and have zero problems.
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    Mama Hen and Chicks

    I have a mama hen that hatched and is raising 10 chicks. I have them all in a 10 x 12 area separated from the rest of the flock. The chicks are about 4 weeks old. At what age (the chicks) do I let mama out with the rest of the flock? When will she be done raising/taking care of them? The area I...
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    See but no touch not working

    Thanks for the good info. Appreciate it.
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    See but no touch not working

    Releasing her into an area approx 50 feet x 75 feet. It is a wooded area that is fenced off so there are hiding places. I am ordering 16 chicks soon so maybe I will just keep her in her 10'x6' area..... until I release all 16 on the gang of bullies....LOL
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    See but no touch not working

    I lost a mamma hen to a hawk while she was raising a single chick. The chick managed to take cover, and survived. I finished raising her inside and when she was ready to withstand the temperature, I put her in an enclosed area (sides are all wire) right next to the main chicken run. My main...
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    Hawk deterrent

    Ok, so how do I attract crows ?
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    I Didn't Want Chickens

    Thank you !!
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    I Didn't Want Chickens

    Can you re-post all pics NOT using photo bucket? they are currently not available for viewing
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    One Breed or Several?

    Thank you all. Excellent points and ideas that I did not think of. :thumbsup My goal is to work this into a profit thing.....eventually. (Also, I want to raise my own meat and eggs) Eggs and Chickens sell real well in my area, and I have the ability to separate different breeds as far as...
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    Cochins!

    Not a laugh, it sounds like a laryngitis cry. I recorded it. Can't upload it here. Will try to PM it to you.
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    One Breed or Several?

    As a relative new chicken owner, I have had some pretty bad luck starting out. Let's just say that after trapping and killing 3 coyotes that were jumping my fence in the middle of the day, I am down to 4 layers after starting out with 9. My first mistake was having so few, because now that it is...
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    Cochins!

    My first cochin does not sound like a normal chicken. Sounds like laryngitis. Is that normal in a cochin?
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    Bobcat snooping around. I think I will set some traps.....
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