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    Official BYC Poll: What Is Your Least Favorite Thing About Keeping Chickens?

    We designed the coop so that the girls could roost over the bedding. We then found that if we kept the bedding turned and dry - even in rainy Washington the poop was manageable with our flock of 12 or so birds. Even though cleaning the coop every few months was not very pleasant, my very least...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Is Your Least Favorite Thing About Keeping Chickens?

    We designed the chicken coop so that when the birds all roost over the bedding and, if kept dry and turned, even in rainy Washington the poop was not excessive with 12 or so birds. But, cleaning the coop every few months was not my favorite thing.... However, my very least favorite thing was...
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    I need to kill my roo and i cant do it

    This is hard, but be careful about giving him away to an "eager stranger." I hate to say it, but illegal cock fighting still happens.
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    How did my hen manage to hatch her eggs?

    This sounds like a case for Sherlock.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    We began as a home school project. which quickly became "Mom's Project" after a year or two. To replenish the flock, we even got the neighbors and local 4-H kids involved when who participated in raising chicks. We are winding down now, however, and have had the same 6 hens for the last 4 or 5...
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    Help!!! Rat infestation

    I'm currently getting estimates from Pest Control companies regarding our rat problem. The rats can't get into the coop at night since we've done pretty well with exclusion there. but they are burrowing under the coop into the dirt. Our coop is only 6x8', but it is hard to rake under the coop in...
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    Rooster gone after two years; hens declining in egg laying suddenly. Why??

    No, can't bring him home :( Good idea to give them a bit more TLC. We'll follow-up. Weather here in the northwest has not been too hot. I'm hoping time will work... Thanks.
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    Rooster gone after two years; hens declining in egg laying suddenly. Why??

    I'll try the eggs (I've had one wooden one in there, but it's pretty yucky-looking now!) Thanks for your thoughts.
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    Rooster gone after two years; hens declining in egg laying suddenly. Why??

    We currently have a flock of 9 hens, and we've had a beautiful auracana roo for two years. Just recently, (due to neighborhood discontent with his vocalization, among other antics), he found another home on a farm hours away. With the warmer weather and increased daylight, we were getting 4-6...
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    Is this a roo?

    Thanks, everyone. I hate to be partial because he is beautiful - but we have no use for a rooster. So far he has not crowed. And he runs from most of the hens! So far... no roo behaviors, but no doubt they'll be coming.
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    Is this a roo?

    We got six new pullets last June, including this Americauna. S/he is rather shy, but bigger now than the others, and has longer, yellower legs. I'm still not good at determining if this is a roo. Can anyone tell? Thanks!
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    Comment by 'fairfeatherfriend' in article 'Interesting Facts About Chicken Eggs'

    Thanks for the great post that keeps on giving good info, now two years later! Can't help with the golden eggs, but maybe a good fairy will wave a magic wand for you. :)
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    Two hens have bald patch just above tail feathers - for months!

    Hi, Krista. I don't think it's mites or lice. And it's only two of the 10 hens. My husband and I looked this eve and did not see anything under the wings. The area above the tail feathers is totally bare with some very small stubs, but mostly red skin. I don't know who is pecking, if there is...
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    Two hens have bald patch just above tail feathers - for months!

    Thank you, Krista. I'll look into the mites and find out how to treat it. We don't have the rooster anymore (gone for over a year, now). I'll check with the feed store on how to treat the mite problem. Do you have any ideas? Is there a home remedy, or will I have to buy some sort of "bug-off"...
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    Two hens have bald patch just above tail feathers - for months!

    Two of my 10 hens (A Black and a Gold Sexlink) have a bald patch just above their tail feathers. At first I thought it was molting, but it has been this way for months with both of them. Can anyone tell me what the trouble might be and how to remedy it? Never seen this in my years of raising...
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