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    Flowers?

    Beautiful weather here in Central PA. Just planted my bulbs. And my chickens are licking their lips. What can I do to discourage them from getting into them.
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    Hello. Old member here.

    Hello everyone. Love my chickens.
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    HELP! Facial swelling

    Is she okay now?
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    Avian flu

    Thank you for getting back to me. I haven't noticed any changes around the eyes. I'll have to wait and see about the necropsy. But I think I can get some antibiotic for them .
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    Avian flu

    I have lost 2 hens in 10 days. I heard one of them coughing and sneezing and wheezing a few days ago but all the gens acted perky so I couldn't pinpoint to isolate. Is there anything I can do? Will I have to destroy the whole flock? 21 chickens now.
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    Pullet or cockerel

    Well, a friend of mine had me look at my chicks and look for a tiny nub where the spurs are gonna be. I did. Also, my cockerels tail feathers grew faster and curved over before the females started to get any.. I can't tell about this one.
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    Amorous Rooster

    Good Afternoon everyone. My hobby is chickens and I love it. But even though I've read a lot of books and had chickens since '14, theres a lot I need to learn. I have 2 big handsome Buff Orpington roosters and 13 lovely hens of same breed. Here in PA, the days are getting sunnier and hotter...
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    Hey.

    Update. Abraham and my girls, after a few initial sparring pecks, took well to each other. In fact, very well. He protects my girls very well. takes good care of them and has become a proud papa. My little banty, Dolly, is the best mom ever and she isn't quite as angry with me.
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    Official BYC Poll - Which aspect of keeping chickens do you enjoy the most?

    I have never had anything to do with chickens before. I was a city girl. I thought they were delicious. Well, after eggs in the grocery store reached 2 dollars a dozen and they were small (and called large), my husband and I decided to get some and have our own eggs. I read all the books...
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  12. Another of Dolly. She's my favorite. In spite of the fact she won't speak to me anymore.

    Another of Dolly. She's my favorite. In spite of the fact she won't speak to me anymore.

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  13. Dolly has to be the prettiest little chicken I've ever seen. I swear her grandfather had to have been an opportunistic pheasant. Her feathers around her neck are black tipped like pheasant.

    Dolly has to be the prettiest little chicken I've ever seen. I swear her grandfather had to have been an opportunistic pheasant. Her feathers around her neck are black tipped like pheasant.

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  14. This is my favorite hen. Her name is Dolly. She was a determined little brooder. Once I had to drag her off a nest of hidden eggs. they weren't fertilized. It was before we got Abraham. She hated me ever since for that. Trying to get back in her good graces by letting her try again. 4 of her 11 eggs hatched. They are darling. One likes to climb up on its mom's back.

    This is my favorite hen. Her name is Dolly. She was a determined little brooder. Once I had to drag her off a nest of hidden eggs. they weren't fertilized. It was before we got Abraham. She hated me ever since for that. Trying to get back in her good graces by letting her try again. 4 of her 11 eggs hatched. They are darling. One likes to climb up on its mom's back.

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  15. Abraham became a papa September 24 and 25.

    Abraham became a papa September 24 and 25.

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