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    Training cats to leave chickens alone

    When we first had kittens, we put them in the barn with the chickens. Since the chickens were bigger, they learned to leave them alone. We have black australorps, so they are fairly large. Our cats don’t bother them. If they try, they get pecked and don’t try again. Even the cats that didn’t...
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    Australorps breed Thread

    Honker's body and feathers are dead-on Australorp--except for the little pouf on top of her head.
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    Australorps breed Thread

    We have 46 Australorps and they are the sweetest chickens. I can reach right under them in the nest box and they will never peck me. They may complain loudly, but these girls are great chickens to have around a family. We've not had a single mean one. They also lay every day--all different...
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