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    Texas

    anybody in Central Texas? I'm not new to chickens (2019 start) but I am new to Belton/Temple and city chicken keeping. I'm not quite used to city regulations; thought I did my homework before I bought my house. Got a visit from code enforcement which panicked my daughter with autism who code...
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    Omlet Run Issues

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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Thanks for the prompt. I'm living in Louisiana, but preparing to move to Central Texas...lots of research and taking my five hens with my family(Bell County, TX). Next month starts the move, chickens moving last (we have to secure the backyard for these five "new to the city" hens). They are...
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    Need identification

    my facetious answer is "pullet surprise".
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    Shredder gene in Lavender Orpington

    poor quality feathers? not sure.
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    Raccoon Apocalypse

    We live in West Louisiana, and we've had Raccoon issues, too. We have 2 chicken tractors *sleeps 4-5. We're studying our trail cam footage. We have a four foot chain link fence, a deterrent, but not preventive. Dog helps--14 yr old heeler mix. We have lost one (ate everything but the...
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    where do your chickens like to be scratched?

    They're nearly six months, eight hens. I guess this makes me a chicken tender.
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    where do your chickens like to be scratched?

    A couple of my buff orpington like having their backs scratched, and they raise their hinies in the air like my dogs and cats. The other six chickens don't like it. It's funny. I''ve only had chickens since August of 2018, so it's all new to me.
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    Winter predation?

    I just lost my first chicken 12/2. my vote.---Winter. Raccoon.
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    Omlet coops.

    I have an eglu cube to start with; buff orpington pullets. They are large birds. I called Omlet and they recommended four to a lg cube. We have nine pullets. At 13 weeks, It's getting crowded. We will likely have to buy another coop and split them up.
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    I'm new here...

    Hi; new to chickens, but not new to chicken stories. My great grandparents raised them for food in CO, OK, AR and then CA where they ended up in the 1930's. I grew up in Los Angeles, married an Army soldier and now live in Louisiana (that other 'LA'). It was a job-transfer move for my...
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