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    Chickens and Horses?

    Hello everyone! My apologies if this has been posted before, but I couldn't find much information after some googling so I figured I'd ask the experts :) I've had chickens for 3 years and have been doing the sort of learn as I go approach, utilizing the internet if I need guidance with any...
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    summer coop woes

    Awesome thank you! Those are some great tips!
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    summer coop woes

    That's a great idea! My friend has rabbits and does the same thing and didn't even think about doing that for chickens! I do put a rubber pan full of cold water in the pen during the day and I come out to find them standing in it haha, so frozen water bottles might work!
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    summer coop woes

    I've been thinking about putting fans up, I just have to figure out how to do that without leaving a door in my house cracked for the cords. I have an odd chicken arrangment, the girls are kept in a movable pen and are placed all over my property due to losing so many chickens to predators...
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    summer coop woes

    Hey guys I was hoping for some insight in managing a coop in hot weather. This is my second summer with chickens but my first summer with a real coop and having some issues! 1. How do I keep it cooler? Its under my carport next to my house where it's protected from the sun. I have the window...
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    agressive chicks

    Nope! They free range during the day and sleep in the coop at night.
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    agressive chicks

    I have 5 5 month old silkies that I watched hatch and have handled consistently from day 1. These silkies came from my 4 original silkies that were absolutely delightful and friendly. Only one of the roos would chase you but would rarely attack and was docile when held and petted. 3 of the...
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    possible snake bite

    Hi everyone, I have a question about a possible snake attack on my poor hen. I have several chickens that aren't quite fullgrown so they stay in a pen all day but I have two mature chickens named Roo and Isla who free range when I'm home. Yesterday the pair were scratching around in the dead...
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    Day old chick with bad balence?

    Hi everyone! I have four, one week old silkie chicks and another day old chick that hatched yesterday morning by surprise! She/he is beautiful and will either turn out to be blue or black. She came out of the shell pretty quickly and strongly so I never thought there would be an issue with her...
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    Any ideas on what killed my hen?

    Since the attack happened in the afternoon, it probably wasn't a varmint...I'm thinking a dog attack. Pearl, my rooster who is still missing, got attacked by my neighbors dog and it tore off all his butt feathers and bit his legs...sounds very similar to your incident. I would ask neighbors...
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    Any ideas on what killed my hen?

    I'm sorry to you both :(
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    3 month White Silkie Roo

    Omg he's so cute! I have a silkie hen and rooster and am looking to increase my flock! I live in virginia though...quite some distance from you guys. I'm assuming you won't ship him?
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    Free to a good home: Black Silkie Bantam Roo 5 1/2 months old- New Jersey- tolerant of dogs/children

    I would love to have him but I'm in virginia :(
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    Any ideas on what killed my hen?

    Oh and one more thing, Kiki was sitting on 5 eggs and they were left in the cage untouched. Don't most chicken predators eat the eggs as well?
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    Any ideas on what killed my hen?

    Yes the door was opened, sorry if I didn't give enough info, still really shaken up! I'll attach a picture of the cage and locks. The latches are rusty so they're very hard to open and close which I don't think a racoon would be strong enough to open it
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