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    Moving and can't keep my flock :(

    I have 7 hens and a beautiful Red Rock rooster. Hens are 1 white bantam,1 barred rock, 2 buff orpingtons, 1 red rock, 2 white pallets and a white silkie. We raised them from chicks and are moving to a new house which won't let us keep them. They lay 2 to 3 dozen eggs every week. You can have the...
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    3 chicks, about 6 weeks old, free to a good home

    Sorry, Everyone. I am in Cincinnati. Anywhere within a couple of hours will work.
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    Mud, mud, and more mud

    Alrighty then. They have also eaten all of the grass they could reach THROUGH the fence. Hence, we have a line of bare dirt along the outside of fence as well. Since my 14 year old son "manages" the flock, I will put his engineering brain to work and see if he can find any solutions. If I...
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    3 chicks, about 6 weeks old, free to a good home

    I have a small flock. White silkies, Buff Orpingtons, white Bantams, a Barred Rock, a Red Rock, and a large orange rooster for whom breed has been an argument. In August I gave my son's science teacher some eggs to incubate. At the time I had more than I could deal with anyway so I figured it...
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    When do I introduce new chicks to the older flock?

    Thank you! The other alternative is finding another flock owner who wants 3 more birds! LOL
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    Holy crap...she lived!

    Thank you! It's a shame dogs think chickens are fun toys!
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    Holy crap...she lived!

    Thanks! Your input is exceptionally appreciated. We have never introduced a new chicken to the flock. Our first flock just disappeared due to attrition. Predators got them one at a time over the course of 2 years in random incidents (we only had 6 to start). This spring we started with an...
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    Mud, mud, and more mud

    My girls have scratched up every piece of vegetation in their fenced area. I live in a city and have a small back yard. The girls are at the bottom of the yard and have an area about the size of a house trailer to roam in. I give them scrap veggies and the occasional cabbage on a bungee cord...
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    When do I introduce new chicks to the older flock?

    Stupid me. My son's science teacher wanted some eggs to incubate so the kids could watch. He removed part of the shell so the kids could watch the chicks develop. Really neat experience for the kids who all live in a city! Not so neat when the teacher expects me to take the chicks back (when...
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    Holy crap...she lived!

    My two idiot dogs combined with an idiot chicken made for quite an exciting Saturday morning about 4 weeks ago. The dogs were holding the chicken down and ripping her feathers out. That came with skin, fat, and a great deal of squawking. When my son found her she was just sitting on the...
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