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    I accidently killed my rooster😥

    Gave my sick rooster vet prescribed liquid antibiotic with a syringe for days with no problem. Yesterday I believe I accidently pushed the liquid into his lungs instead of his stomach...he was dead in seconds. I can't stop crying...
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    Dealing with Loss of 1st Chicken

    So sorry for your loss...after losing 2 of our girls to predators, we gave in and got a rooster...best decision ever! He takes excellent care of them, and they follow him around like puppies. As long as you collect their eggs, no worries about increasing flock size unless you want to.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Happy?

    I totally agree...they may not understand the words, but they can hear your tone and emotion. Some of my chickens will sit beside me, or on my lap, to listen and watch my face. They're much more intelligent than we give them credit for!!
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    What do you do with excess roosters?

    Both my roos work really hard at protecting our girls, and the girls love them for it! Dogs, possums, coyotes, hawks...we've seen our roos run all these enemies away! I really hate roo discrimination!!
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    What do you do with excess roosters?

    We have 3 hens, plus 1 large and 1 small roo. We put saddles on the girls when necessary, the large roo usually wins, but the small roo can be very sneaky! Makes for good flock observation entertainment!
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    Our Very 1st Egg!!!

    We installed 2 small windows overlooking a field behind our coop. Our chickens troop right into the coop close to sunset to watch other birds flying past the windows...we call it chicken TV!
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    Heat lamp vs Heating Pad

    In my opinion, best and safest heat source is a cuddly rooster!
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    We lost 1 to a hawk...then he flew into our chicken run and wouldn't come out. It was almost dark and after 5pm the "Hawk Protection" groups won't come out to do a relocation. It took us over an hour to finally get him out.
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    Can this marriage be saved?

    I have food and water both in the coop and in the run. They can't go long without either of these. Our auto door didn't open one day b/c the battery died about a month earlier than we expected...
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    12-week old hens don't roost.

    How tall is too tall?
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    Cuties getting brave

    I recognized your Americaunas...I have 2 of those (Aunt Bee & Henrietta) and 2 Dominiques ( Lucy & Ethel). They're 3 weeks old, and I 'm already so attached to them!!
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    Cuties getting brave

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    New chicken mom!

    Thanks! That makes sense, and we do have cold winters here!
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    New chicken mom!

    I purchased 4 chicks, only a day old, at a local, privately owned feed and garden center. They've been so helpful...these are my first chickens. It's amazing how fast they grow!! I would like to address roosts...I've read that chickens prefer to have their toes stretched on a fkat surface, or...
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