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    The Old Folks Home

    Thank you Drumstick Diva....my dog is super obedient, even when off duty. He wouldn't drag me or go after the chickens if I told him not to. But, I have seen the gleam in his eyes and deemed it prudent to not give him the opportunity. My husbands mastiff on the other hand doesn't do anything...
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    The Old Folks Home

    thank you beer can, yes he is a golden. It isn't a good pic of him...it makes his legs look real short lol.. I did my best to make my run and coop predator proof, that includes dogs. Considering a sign that says dont let the chickens out or the dog in, no matter what they tell you. I know if...
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    The Old Folks Home

    thanks for the welcomes! My aquarium is a 55 gal with South African ciclids mostly, there is a giant plecostomas too. The aquarium is in my home office, am disabled and took an early retirement , so I don't spend much time looking at the fishes anymore. Now I watch chickens. My family...
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    The Old Folks Home

    Hello all, I was lurking on your thread....can I come over and play? Winters coming on in northern Illinois where I am. Kids are all grown up and out of the house and winter is a lonely time. Its just me, 4 dogs, 18 chickens, a cat, chinchilla and tropical fish. Animals listed in order of...
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    Newbie to hens

    Hello and welcome 3spoileddogs, They really do have personalities, no two hens are alike even if they are the same breed. One of my easter eggers is a sweetie, the other is a flat-out spaz and mean to the other birds to boot. Many people swear by australorps and while mine lay great they...
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    When to admit defeat?

    So sorry for your loss. Chiming in to say, no you are not strange or weird. You are a lovely compassionate person. I lost a 3 week old chick and cried over that little ball of fluff. I have lost older hens, but that chick really got to me. In hindsight, it seems the act of caring for a...
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    Advice please Re: Integrating new chicks to flock

    Thank you Islandgirl82, Yes, a couple of short introductions. There was some squabbling over food, couple of "bigs" rushed into the chicks pen after a peach. I swear I only had the door open for a second. Guess those greedy guts had been eyeing the peach for a while lol. Anyway, Im taking...
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    Advice please Re: Integrating new chicks to flock

    Hello wonderful BYC community! I have a situation I haven't found on BYC. I have 15, twelve week old pullets. Due to a mix up at the hatchery, a month ago I got 3 four week old chicks. The 3 "oops" chicks are now 8 weeks old. For the past month the chicks have been in a cage in the coop, so...
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    What do you have in your flock?

    Silkiechickens8, you have a heart as big as the sky. May all your critters live in harmony. Seems like we have a chickens anonymous going on...hi, my name is chicktastic. I have a chicken habit, but just a little relatively speaking. 3 red sex link 2 RI red 1 black sex link 3 PBR 3 Black...
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    Hello....again. :)

    I am back to chickens this year too.....after 20+ years. Got 18 month-old-chicks the house at the moment. They are dusty, dirty, smelly and I wouldn't miss it for the world. Hope you have as much fun getting reacquainted with gallus domesticus as I am. Best of luck to you!
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    Black Australorp and Silver Laced Wyandotte cockerels?

    I am new back to chickens after 20 years (retired now, happy to be back) My two cents worth.....that pink comb sure looks rooster! Nice looking chicks!
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    Advice?

    After doing everything I thought was right (temperature, gro gel, electrolytes, hygiene) I lost a 6 day old baby chick today. The chick was doing fine and today it stopped eating and drinking and was sleeping all the time. I gave it honey water mixture, but to no avail. The other 16 chicks...
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    Waiting on a McMurray order of chicks....worried

    Time to stop lurking and make a post. I had 17 chicks shipped Monday from McMurray, they arrived Wednesday and are doing great. Couldn't be happier with how healthy and active they are. Got quite the assortment: barred rock, RI Red, sex link, americauna, Sussex and Wyandotte. Best of luck...
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