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    Chicken won’t go in hen house at night

    Do they have a nice sturdy non-slippery perch - at least 5 foot off the ground. They do like to roost as high as possible.
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    Feeling Very Guilty...Need Advice

    We have three dogs - all rescues - and they all got used to the chickens and they all live very happily together now. For a while I was worried about my little terrier-cross, because he would get all intense and shaky when seeing the chickens, but he soon got used to it, and I could let him off...
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    Aggressive rooster and small children, really need some answers asap

    Anytime that a chicken or rooster gets too uppity with me, I immediately give them a smart smack across the beak. It really doesn't need to be hard enough to hurt them - just surprise them. Once or twice (three times at most) and they're done . They won't be messing with you again because they...
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    Pain relief for injured chicken.

    I do appreciate the input. Will see if I can get a pic in the morning. (9:00 pm here right now)
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    Pain relief for injured chicken.

    Thanks so much. I feel that just a day or two would be all that's necessary. I don't have aspirin. Is Ibuprofin any good?
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    Pain relief for injured chicken.

    Oh no there was a trauma. I think my little old grumpy dog may have gotten too close to her chick, and she probably flew at him and he reacted. Pretty sure that's what must have happened.
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    Pain relief for injured chicken.

    Night time here in South Africa. I'll show you a video in the morning.
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    Pain relief for injured chicken.

    What can I give an injured chicken for pain relief. She has an injured leg - possibly broken. She has a 3-day-old chick and I don't know what happened. I've cleaned and strapped the leg and put her and baby in a crate, but she's obviously in pain.
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    I just found all 26 of my ducks headless!?!?

    Do you have Genets in the area? That's exactly what they do. They bite off the head and consume the contents. They seem to eat the whole head because they always do disappear completely. Very destructive but very beautiful creatures. One wonders why Nature creates such horrible behaviour!
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    Rooster struck at husband, now me. What can I do?

    I'm had several young roosters who try their luck at aggressive behavior - i.e. pecking hard, and flying at me with their feet in attack mode. I've found that a smart smack across the face/head is enough to make them regain their respect. Obviously you don't want to hurt the bird, so just...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    Oh yes, and I learned how to sex eggs quite accurately, so the incidence of roosters is kept mercifully low!
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I started with only one hen and 6 roosters - common or garden farmyard variety. Shows how much I knew at the time. My flock evolved as I learned more. I got to know how to treat all the ailments they present, and I learned what a wonderful diversity of characters they are. I now have one...
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    Comprehensive list of poisonous plants and trees

    I have to say I found the list of plants that are toxic to chickens very interesting. I've had my chickens totally free ranging (except at night) for six years. I have dozens of the plants, listed as toxic, on our large property, and have not had trouble with sick chickens. Ok, I've had a...
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    Immediate crisis, abandoned egg, please help

    I once helped a chick out of the egg. There was the tiniest hole in the shell so I knew she was ready. I ended up having to raise her as an orphan because the mother was taken by a cat that day. She was healthy and fabulous though.
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    Duck unable to move legs.

    I've had three or four chickens who have had a sort of paralysis. (Normally quite young birds). I've tried everything I knew, but they all succumbed eventually. But just recently I had another little one showing the weird gait and difficulty balancing. It suddenly occurred to me that it could be...
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