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    Rehoming my last silkie hen

    Thanks. Hope we can keep her, but just want her to be happy. Gonna be rough without her sister, and all the cuddling they used to do
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    Rehoming my last silkie hen

    I do want to keep her, but we've got a new puppy inside, and she's never been that snuggly of a chicken. We got her when she was a year and a half from a farm that didn't spend time with her. I'm just afraid she's really lonely out there by herself, though, strangely enough our cat has always...
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    Rehoming my last silkie hen

    We've had two hens die in the last two months after 6 years of having them. One from old age, the other when a dog got in the run when neighbor kids opened it. The two silkies were attached at the hip and now there's just the lonely one by herself. Is it best to re-home her, or let her finish...
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    Incorporating my inside chicken to an outside flock

    That's what we figured. We thought we were doing something wrong until the third one died. She lasted about two months though before she died. The other ones usually lasted about a week.
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    Incorporating my inside chicken to an outside flock

    So, one was eaten by a dog when we didn't realize the dog was in the basement, and didn't realize that that bird could fly out of the tub we had them in. The other three we got from one particular breeder and each of them were always really sleepy until one day we came down to check on them and...
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    Incorporating my inside chicken to an outside flock

    Thanks for the advice. I will make sure to get her out there gradually, and keep her away from the rest for a while.
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    Incorporating my inside chicken to an outside flock

    So, long story, we have this pullet (around 10 months old) who was not so lucky keeping friends alive. Because we went through four other chickens that couldn't seem to keep breathing, she's ended up alone...and inside. We built a coop for her and the last chicken. As soon as it was done, the...
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    Cleaning a dirt run?

    Thanks guys! That helps a lot. Added some hay, and frost killed greens from the garden. They seem pretty happy now.
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    Cleaning a dirt run?

    I have 4 bantam chickens in a smaller run 8x8. I have no trouble cleaning their coop, but I'm wondering if anyone has any good ideas for cleaning the chicken run. Can I just hoe the poop under every once in a while, or is there an easier way to do it? Also, I want them to be able to get as...
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