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    Missing Birds

    Has anyone lost a chicken to a raccoon? I know they go after the eggs.
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    Missing Birds

    I am so sorry to hear about your chickens. Mine was attacked last night and is gone as well. I think a raccoon ate her. :-(
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    Do chickens handle high temps well?

    Texas is on fire! My poor chickens are really struggling in the yard. I have tried cold watermelon, iced water dispenser, frozen water bottles at night in the coop and even an occasional cold hand under their wings to cool them down. My Easter egger is having a much harder time than my...
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    New to Back yard chicken.

    My hens eat Purina Medicated Start & Grow. They also love me to hand feed them fruit that is cut up small. If you handle them daily now they will be used to you and they crave attention.
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    New to Back yard chicken.

    Hi everyone. I have two hens. One is a Americana (4 months old) and the other is a blue Andalusian (5 months old) We are still waiting for the Americana to lay but the blue Andalusian lays every day or every other day. The blue is so sweet. When I check on them every night, she runs full speed...
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    Tail wagging

    My Americana has a long tail but no wag yet. She's 4 months old. My Andalusian wags her tail. She looks so sassy!
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    Is this spoiled? New pic page 4

    Every night after the chickens are in the coop. If I walk outside, one of my chickens bolts out of the coop and runs to me, she squats down for a pet and makes me carry her back to the coop to tuck her in.
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