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    Hen looks like a rooster

    I just don't know why the lady would think that she's a rooster.
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    Hen looks like a rooster

    She is a jersey giant crossed with something else. I don't know what else though.
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    Hen looks like a rooster

    She really is a hen, but my friends mom insists shes a roo. She never crows and lays eggs lady. We only have 4 it's pretty easy to keep track.
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    Aggressive new hen

    Went out to check them to tonight and no one has been kicked out of the coop, so that's a good sign.
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    Aggressive new hen

    i know hens need to establish a pecking order but this is worrying me. I origionally had two hens, an Ameracuana and Rhode Island Red. The two new hens are Jersy giant x's and bigger than the first two hens. When I pit them in the coop (i don't have room to keep them seperate) the rhode...
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    Battling Extreme Desert Heat

    It's generally mid to upper 90's. So at night you should be fine.
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    Battling Extreme Desert Heat

    Tried to keep them out but all they did was try to get back in. I figured I'd rather let them rest on something cool than having them try to figure out how to get back in with the heat.
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    Battling Extreme Desert Heat

    We had a week of 111 . I made shade with some old boards we had lying around and ran a box fan out to the run making sure it was blowing into the shady part. I froze water in plastic food containers which works like frozen water bottles and gives your chickens something cool to drink when it...
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    Weird spot on Rhode Island Red hen

    They're white on both sides. I can't touch them because she was already pretty old when I got her from the hatchery and so she is a bit skittish around people. She's way better now than she was at first though.
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    Weird spot on Rhode Island Red hen

    I'm trying to upload but it's not going through.
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    Weird spot on Rhode Island Red hen

    my rhode island red has had this weird white spot since I got her. Is it normal? (It's kinda by her ear)
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    How to Keep My Dogs Out of a Chicken Coop

    I am getting chickens soon. I have a few things to do to the backyard before I start getting a coop put together. I was planning on putting a coop in our old chain link dog kennel. The kennel is 10x10. My only concern is keeping the dogs out! We have a black lab and a springer spaniel...
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