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    How to keep my chickens warm?

    Hi all! I live in Queensland Australia and at the moment we are having a cold snap which is lowering our temperatures (particularly at night) dramatically compared our normal winters. With temperatures as cold as 3 degrees (that's freezing for where I live) that our chickens have never had to...
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    Cysts? on neck and face

    Hey there! Glad to say a couple days after squeezing all the stuff out and putting antiseptic on the remaining zit it simply went away! And they haven't returned at all - poor girl who had the zits is still healthy and happy today I assume they were just some sort of infection that wasn't...
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    Severe dog attack! Please help

    That's terrible! Looks like she is getting extremely well taken care of though. Don't worry though! We had a fox attack our chickens during the night when we left the door open. Two went missing and the other two we found down a creek near our house a day later. One was fine but the other had a...
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    Cysts? on neck and face

    Thank you so much for all the answers but the one on her neck fell off last night so I'm guessing they other one will as well. I cleaned it out as much as I could without hurting her and put some betadine (antiseptic) on it. It's not on her ear, just behind it. We live in brisbane and it's...
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    Cysts? on neck and face

    Oh and here are pictures
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    Cysts? on neck and face

    Hi all My chicken lost some of her feathers under/on the side of her neck and behind her crest. It wasn't really an issue but today we found some smallish (about 1cm across) cysts things which what looks to be gray scabs on the top. We tried softening them with a wet q tip but it sort of just...
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    Will silkies be bullied???

    Great advice! We do have a two pens with separate runs disconnected easily because it is a very small hole that connects the two which is what we usually do for chicks. Also we don't let out the chicks until they know the yard (it's quite big) and are at least acquainted with the other girls...
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    Will silkies be bullied???

    Hi all So we are thinking of buying silkie chicks to raise but are worried they will be bullied by the other chickens. Obviously we would raise them in a brooder for a couple of months and then in a separate (but in sight) pen to the others, but we have done this before with the same breed (to...
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    Which breed?

    Hi all I'm looking to get some chicks as over the past 6 months 2 of our chickens have died which leaves only 2 laying for a family of 4. Keep in mind we live in Australia and are not millionaire chicken owners, but willing to spend a bit of money if it's worth the price. We are looking for...
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    Which bit of seed do your chickens find the tastiest???

    Gum tree leaves! Certainly haven't heard of that before! And it seems everyone's chickens love those sunflower seeds!
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    Hens fighting like roosters?

    Hi all Today I noticed two (of 4) of my hens were fighting like roosters. Does anyone know why? Also any methods of stopping it? Of course it wasn't really serious fighting just sizing eachother up and then a bit of jumping at eachother and ended with a peck on the back. Thanks!
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    Coop accessories to make it more entertaining for my girls?

    All these ideas are fantastic! Irishhenman that sounds entertaining for both the chickens and the owners! Unfortunately I don't have the slightest experience in tech lol. Thank you for all your suggestions!
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    Which bit of seed do your chickens find the tastiest???

    Really!? Another treat for my girls put on the list. Thank you!
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    Which bit of seed do your chickens find the tastiest???

    Thanks! I thought so too! (you can use it if you want ya know)
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    Which bit of seed do your chickens find the tastiest???

    Thanks for that too! I don't think we've tried out peas or peanuts for our girls before! I'll have to give it a go! (maybe a new favourite??) And yes corn is also much loved among my hens.
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