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    Great horned owl killed my chickens!

    Owls are protected from everything but Power Wind turbines. So many are being killed by the blades, including eagles, bats, migratory birds, etc. that Obama removed compulsory bird death casualty reporting by wind farm owners. The numbers are so huge that if the numbers are totalled there will...
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    Double Yolk Egg

    I should have taken a picture of it. Today I cracked a large egg from my flock and was not surprised to find a double yolker. They are new layers and double yolks are common. What was not common was one yolk was nice and yellow and looked totally normal and healthy, the second yolk was really...
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    First egg but hens not going into nesting box?

    I ran a 2x4 on edge from one wall to the other about 12" out from the nesting boxes. My nest boxes are about 24" above the coop floor. A chicken can not fly into a box. They are birds, they do fly, sorta. Being clumsy fliers they are not concise enough to navigate a flight into a nest box...
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    Stopping a Rooster From Crowing All Day

    I don't know if it works or not but a friend in Mexico has roosters where he not supposed to. Fertilized eggs sell for more than sterile ones do. He takes an elastic band and places it around the neck just tight enough to stay in contact with the neck skin. To loose is the same as no elastic...
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    red star hen crossed with barred rock rooster

    Not to get picky but chicks are hatched, not born.
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    can you train a dog to not hurt your chickens?

    It really depends on how your dogs have been trained all along. A dog that is told NO when it chews an old sock and when it does chew one and is not disciplined then it is a 'just sometimes trained' dog. You can't trust the dog around your chickens. I have had rotties for over 20 years and...
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    nesting area help

    LOL !! I was doing that just today as I let the ladies out of the coop. 1,2,3,4,3,4,5,4,3,4,5,6,7,ummm, 6,5,7,8,7,4, aahhh crap.
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    Can't edit my signature.

    I click on My Profile and a drop down list shows. One choice is to 'Edit My Signature'. When I click on it a window pops up and says, "You are not permitted to edit this signature. I am logged in, I have logged off and back on again, same issue. At the moment I have no signature at all and...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest: QUARTER MILLION BYC Members

    4/03/2014 @ 14:08
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