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    Chickens eat mice?

    I, too, was expecting the bug, snail and slug control... but not the mousing. However, I heard my 3 month old Plymouth Rock making a peculiar 'I've-got-something-in-my-mouth" kind of sound so went out to check what was up. She was shaking a dead mouse quite delightedly. Our brood hen, Nellie...
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    Organic Pride Animal Food?

    Thanks for the information, everyone. Just today, I was very confused looking at the bag that the guy at the feed store sold my husband. We're new at the backyard chicken concept and want to do the right thing by our girls. I'd asked my husband to get some organic starter/grower feed, and he...
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    We'll be there again this year. It was fabulous last year and now, we have chickens!
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    Do mothering hens with chicks still lay eggs?

    This thread was interesting to read, given the variety of answers from different experiences. Our girls are now about 8 weeks old and still nest with the mother hen at night - all cuddled in together, with Momma calling them into the coop at night. We're in NorCal, so it's not particularly...
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    Sudden Chicken Death Syndrome?

    I just had this happen tonight! I'm heartsick! We have just started our chicken experience in collaboration with our neighbors who have had chooks for a couple of years. When one of my neighbor's hens went broody, we hoped to she would raise six or seven day old chicks as advised by our local...
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