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    Views

    That's a great image of the fields and chickens on the fence posts.
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    Moveable Henhaven Coop

    Clean, sanitized moveable Henhaven Coop made by HenSpa. Superb construction. I built an extra 4' long covered run, and added a Critter Proof trap door to secure once the chickens are in for the night. Nesting boxes, and a draft excluder mat when the winds blow coolish, hook inside to hang up a...
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    Submissive hen? Squatting, Pecked

    When I reach out to give them a scritch or a pat; or to snag them up for a hug and check under their wings etc, I get the squat. Raised from chicks. No rooster. The old submissive squat. Like my dog rolls over and shows his belly, or my cats roll over and show their belly then a heart beat later...
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    Broody hen not giving up.

    Hi I posted a plea for assistance re broody hens over a month ago when I was well into 3 weeks with one broody and another had joined the club, and yet another later in a couple of weeks. Not much sensible guff came through from BYC forum. Comments like it's hormones; okay yeah. Cheers, thanks...
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    Eggless Broody?

    Not really a reply here just need more info from you experienced BYC types. Hormonal is the biology and good to reaffirm. So, what's the future like for the broody hen? One went about 2 weeks ago, and now she's taken two others with her this week. I have 3 Buffs just coming up to 10 months old...
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    Still not laying -- any suggestions?

    I've got 3 Buff Orps who are 5 mos old now, + a lovely hen (given to me as her chums were taken by predators) who seemed so huge when the BOs were introduced to her but now they're the big girls in the run. Well, the upshot is that she was a steady layer all along. Daylight diminished and she...
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    chicken blog

    Brilliant pix! Good luck with the endeavor. I'm on the precipice here. I so want to have several Buff Orpingtons and keep nice big, docile girls who will cope with the weather and my pets, eradicate snail and slug population an hour before sundown before retiring for the night. Suggestions for...
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