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    Whats the most humane way to kill a chicken?

    I tried to wring my first chicken's neck but I was so unsure if I'd done it correctly, my husband & I ended up cutting her head off with a meat cleaver. These days, we ALWAYS use "the broom handle". Lie the chicken face down on the floor and soothe her by ensuring her legs are behind her...
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    Impatiently waiting for my first egg

    My chickens are barely laying at all now - I'm based in the UK and it's been one of the wettest, coldest summers ever, yet we were supposed to have a killer heatwave from today. All it's done since 3pm is rain and thunder! The less sunlight, usually the less eggs, so I am not expecting much from...
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    Another Newbie :)

    To all of you who have welcomed me, THANK YOU! I'm replying on my phone here and simply cannot work out how to add a new post. So please excuse my ignorance. You're a smashing flock to be part of ;)
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Marans

    I have two French Blue Marans, and was supposed to have a Cuckoo but she's actually a Speckledy as there has never been a dark brown egg from her...just "speckled"! What I love about these birds is their ability to lay those stunning dark eggs...and that colouring comes right at the end of that...
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    Another Newbie :)

    Hello Chicken Lovers everywhere. I'm a newbie member to BYC, although I have frequently delved the posts for information. I live in Cheshire, northwest England, which is wet and mild through winter. And very wet and mild in summer :/ We currently keep 12 free rangers of many varieties. I'll...
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    Scaly Leg Mites - Need Best / Easiest / Quickest Solution - Scaley

    I was rather ignorant of this condition, and much to my shame, did little about how it had affected one hen - and one hen only... We always Ficam-W the shed, use top notch wood shavings, and as a belt and braces, mite powder both the ladies and their home. I don't know how poor Gribbly ended...
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