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    How to introduce dogs to chicks?

    We’ve got a Frenchie who was five years old when we brought home 18 baby chicks. We put the chicks in the large pen in the garage my husband made and had Myrtle ( our Frenchie) go out and meet them. We let her stand on the edge of the boards and look down on them and calmly told her to be nice...
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    At my wits end

    No there is no rooster. We had to put my precious docile lover Mr. Big down due to the ladies picking him nearly to death.😥
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    At my wits end

    Thank you for the suggestion but we’ve tried that also! We had to remove them because then they started picking on their butts which was WAY WAY worse.
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    At my wits end

    I’m so sorry I’ve not sent these earlier.😬 so this is pics of coop and run. Don’t know if you can see the swing, perches or ladder but there are toys and space we believe. Also a pic of a few of my girls. We’ve now let them free ranging them as we’ve simply come to the conclusion that either...
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    At my wits end

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    At my wits end

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    At my wits end

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    At my wits end

    I’m sorry I saw a question on food. We feed them DuMor layer but I need to add I’ve tried every every expensive non GMO natural feed on the market. We also give the them mealworms (from USA all organic sustainably farmed in Oregon) in the afternoon. Sometimes we throw out a little scratch (again...
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    At my wits end

    so the chickens were brand new when we brought them home April 23. As far as breed we ordered a dozens Easter eggers so they are mixed. The only thing we can think of is they’re different so maybe that’s it? But we know sooooooo many people that have mixed. Out of the 13 ( my husband had to take...
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    At my wits end

    So we got chickens April 23rd. 2019. We got 14 hens and one rooster. My husband built a beautiful chicken coop 300 square feet and a 100 by 10 foot run. I completely fell in love. They run to me every morning for cuddles and jump up on my back and are very friendly. Our problem started with my...
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    Is my rooster going to die?

    Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I’ve got the mites (at least on my rooster gone) and he’s healing nicely in his cage. Now however I fear he’s going crazy from boredom. I spend a few hours with him out in the garage every day and am giving him scratch, mealworms etc. but he’s not a happy...
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    Is my rooster going to die?

    So they are all the same age. We bought them all on May 23rd this year. They are all different breeds. I think we ordered Easter eggers? Wish I could figure out how to post pictures as I took a bunch yesterday. Checked on him yesterday and he was starting to bleed pretty badly by his bottom so...
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    Is my rooster going to die?

    Thank you so much for the fast response! So my chicken coop is 8 by 12 which is 96 square feet and the run is 50 feet long by 8 feet wide. I’ll get down there in a bit and try and get some pictures but thank you for the idea of a hiding place. Also we do live in Wisconsin and it’s been a rather...
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    Is my rooster going to die?

    We’ve got 14 hens and one rooster. I’ve never had chickens before so I’m new. My husband built a beautiful huge coop and a huge run. My problem is my ladies are killing? my rooster!! They will not leave him alone. You can totally see his neck on both sides and is heinie looks terrible!! I’m so...
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