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    Polish hen with a cold?

    My Polish hen looks and acts fine. She's active, mobile, and is eating OK. I only notice the congested sound in her head when I pick her up and hold her. She's not in any distress. I don't see any nasal discharge. But she's a little rattly in the head. Is this a cold? I've read about...
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    Established hens attacking newbie

    I have 2 Delaware hens and a silkie hen -- had them for almost 2 years. I acquired a juvenile Buff Minorca and a 9 month old Silver-laced Polish top hatter about a month ago. I've kept them separated by a chicken wire fence during the day. They roost together in the coop at night. When I...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I want to buy 2 SLW pullets/hens. Good quality, but show quality is not necessary. I live in little rock.
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    Sources for hatching quail eggs

    I would like to get a small batch of quail eggs to incubate. Most sources that I see have 50 eggs as a typical smallest order. I'd like to buy about dozen. Do you know of any place that will sell that small a number?
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Looking for quail hatching eggs. I live in LR.
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I'm looking to buy a SL Wyandotte started pullet this spring as well as a buff Orpington pullet. I live in Little Rock. Anyone hatching any of these soon?
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Friday I noticed a missing silkie. Then I found feathers. I suspected a hawk since I've seen one before. I kept my three remaining hens in the coop until Sunday. Within an hour of letting them out, I saw the hawk attacking. It hit another silkie but it did not injure it. They've been in the coop...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Weird situation here. I have a flock of 5 -- 2 silkies, 2 Delawares, 1 bantam chick. I let them out of their coop each morning. They forage all day in the yard. They go back in their coop on their own around 6:30 or so each evening. Until a couple nights ago. Around midnight I heard a...
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    rethinking coop foundation

    I'm liking what I'm reading about sand and pdz. I think I can just cover the existing pea gravel with sand. Where does one find PDZ?
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    rethinking coop foundation

    Hi. The pea gravel is under the whole coop. There is a pull-out tray under the roosting area. Thus, the pea gravel is the floor of the run.
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Hello. I have had a backyard flock (4 birds) for a few months now. I bought a coop kit which I really like. I started to make a concrete slab for the coop, but I decided to fill the form with pea gravel instead. Sounded like a good idea. Now I'm wondering if I should have done something...
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    rethinking coop foundation

    Hello. I have had a backyard flock (4 birds) for a few months now. I bought a coop kit which I really like. I started to make a concrete slab for the coop, but I decided to fill the form with pea gravel instead. Sounded like a good idea. Now I'm wondering if I should have done something...
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    Border/fence for bakcyard flock

    I have 4 hens in my backyard flock. They sleep in their coop at night. They free range in the back yard during the day. I have flower beds that border my back lawn. I'd like to confine the hens' foraging to the flowerbeds if possible. I tried stringing up fishing line (since it's almost...
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    I would like to buy some bantam hatching eggs. Does anyone here in central Arkansas have any?
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Hi. I have two silkies. I hear that silkies are quite broody. I'd love to buy some hatching eggs for them to incubate. Is there a way to induce them to sit? I'd like advice before I just buy some eggs and hope they adopt them!
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