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    people with house chickens

    It sounds like this girl has gone through a lot of stress losing her friend. Now you want to stress her more sticking a feed tube down her throat? I say spend more time with her and give her treats she loves and help her gain weight. Get rid of the expensive carpeting and the husband, or find...
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    Aggressive Hen?

    Chickens have such different personalities. Each girl acts differently when laying. I have 4 RIRs - had 4, Kitiara passed away June 1st from a lung fungus. She was only 4 years old. Kitiara loved to lay her eggs on my pillow; even if I am still sleeping there! She just chitters and bumps my head...
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    Picture thread of my hens!

    I love Bella. She is the best mom to any critter, I can tell. My Shim was raised by me and co-mom Pickles, a male guinea pig. I bet Bella would even raise a guinea pig. Thanks for all your pics. They always make my day.
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    Need Good Ol' Chicken Dog

    No dog or human will save a chicken from a hawk or other air predator. We have had 2 attacks on our chickens with dogs and humans in the yard at that time. In one attack our 116 pound German Shepard and two 17 pound Pomeranian were running up and down the fence line barking loudly playing with...
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    Picture thread of my hens!

    I wish I had picture or video of her chasing the bugs to share. Shim, my oldest and bravest (or dumb) hen follows my guy when he mows the lawn. She gets all the bugs the mower displaces. She has no fear of the loud motor. The other 3 hens run into the house to hide as soon as he starts it up...
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    people with house chickens

    too cute. the diapers sound great for chicks. would a no-sew diaper hold up to an adult RIR? this one was made of a material that was too slick and keeps sliding off of her even though the flaps are pinned. I do not like the idea of a sharp, even a baby diaper pin, being on my girl. I found...
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    people with house chickens

    I sleep with chickens too, and cats, dogs, whatever fits. when you get up pee, do you have to fight for your spot back?
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    Ended Contest #8 Funniest Chicken Picture Contest - 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

    We rescued Ruby and Poppy last May. Ruby had been attacked by a dog and the previous owner did nothing for days (except wash and dry her car gently with a soft towel!) Ruby had surgery to remove necropsied flesh and reattach the muscle to her leg. She was laying eggs within the month. A real...
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    people with house chickens

    WARING! NO CAT FOOD (WET OR DRY) NO CAT TREATS! WARING! I've been there, done that. My Kitiara (RIR) stopped "packaging her eggs". I mean the white and yellow came out and a thing that looked like a crumpled up piece of paper, which was really the shell. I do not feed my chicks cat food...
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    Picture thread of my hens!

    Now that Bella is a star, are the other hens asking for her autograph? You always have such beautiful chick pics. Thanks for sharing.
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    OMG my chickens ATE Mice, HELP!!!!

    Try whatsthatbug.com. I identified many insects from that site. If your girls did not eat it they probably know better, it could be toxic.
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    Picture thread of my hens!

    My girls are on a jungle adventure; hunting panthers. Or, maybe they are just being lazy on my bed because it's too hot outside?
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    Does every flock have a complainer?

    Boy do I have complainers! Shim and Kitiara sleep with me at night. I toss and turn a lot. This wakes them and I get angrily chirped at; if I'm too restless I get a low growl. I didn't know chickens would growl until I heard Kitiara growling at Roland (bearded dragon) for eating out of her food...
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    people with house chickens

    I have rarely had a problem introducing different species to each other. Lots of close supervision and don't leave them alone for a half second; just in case. Once they are comfortable with each other you can try small time periods as a test, but watch around the corner or through a window. I...
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    HELP! Chicken is not "packaging" her eggs

    Good news! Kitiara is laying beautiful 'packaged' eggs again. It was the cat food that was throwing her diet off. I had to really watch her, she steals treats from the cats and gets into their food. It was harder when we had 6 cats around. 3 we were babysitting went home after 5 months. 2 of the...
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