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    can a dog guard chickens?

    my neighbor feels horrible about it and immediately said he would pay for more, even asked where he could get them, that's not an issue, they are only a couple of $$ as babies, it's just that it takes so long for them to lay. thanks for the input
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    can a dog guard chickens?

    Hello, We had a hen house massacre on Thanksgiving day, our neighbors bulldog was loose and I wasn't aware of it, I let my hens out in the yard for their daily excursion. The neighbors dog came into the yard and killed two of them. Does anybody use shepherd dogs to protect their flock? Is there...
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    Eggs being eaten by other hens

    ok, so I got the fake eggs and put them in the nesting boxes, and i've dropped one in the floor of the coop. My hens haven't laid any eggs that I know of in about 3 weeks, I know egg production slows down in the winter, but I'm also wondering if because of the new hens it may have interrupted...
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    Rooster question

    Can roosters live together or should they be separated?
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    Eggs being eaten by other hens

    thanks for the info, would not have ever thought of doing that, will give it a try
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    Eggs being eaten by other hens

    I think I have a problem, I've had 3 laying hens for the past couple of years, I just recently added a couple of pullets and a rooster. I no longer have any eggs. Today I went to the coop and saw an egg broken open and had obviously been eaten. Is there any way to break this habit? What should I do?
  7. A little afternoon dust bath in the flower garden

    A little afternoon dust bath in the flower garden

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