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    Poor turkey hen!

    Went to feed my feathered kids this morning and found 2 holes dug under our perimeter fence and then inside the chicken and turkey area (which is also fenced) and found the remains of my turkey hen. Something ate her and left me her legs and head. We live in Southern Nevada. Wondering what it...
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    Rhode Island Red-is it a roo or a hen?

    I have a Rhode Island Red that is over a year now (along with a flock of 15 other reds). I am wondering if it is a roo or a dominant hen. I have seen it get aggressive and do the whole challenge thing through the fence at our Polish. I have also seen it mount a hen (not in the way that they...
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    Water Freezing - no electricity to coop- any ideas?

    I don't know if this would work or not-I'm in southern Nevada, and we had a cold snap around Christmas, but probably not as cold as NJ. Is the coop enclosed? Would your girls' natural body heat keep the coop warm enough so that the water wouldn't completely freeze? I sometimes keep one waterer...
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    All of the ones we had ever named, will either come when called, or perk up their heads when they hear their name. Chickens know these things...
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    Thanks for your support and ideas. Our flocks have grown to almost fifty (yes, we are nuts!) and we don't have a basement, so the idea of bringing in all my feathered kids to cool off won't work . In addition to their existing watering containers, I put out some old plastic cat litter tubs and...
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    Thank you for the support. The Great Spirit took her early this morning and she is now pecking and scratching at the Happy Hunting Grounds. Would like to continue to recieve any suggestions since it looks like it will be a very HOT summer (the rest of the week is going to be 100 degrees and above).
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    Hello, We found one of my baby Polish yesterday evening in her cage having convulsions with her head bent all the way back and her body thrashing. It's been 100 degrees or so, and we thought between the fans and the misting of water that the chickens staying in the garage would be okay...
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    Amerucana Pullet, trouble standing and walking

    We have an Amerucana Pullet (about 6 months) who takes about three steps, then sits down. Her steps are kind of pigeon-toed and unsure. She is eating, drinking, pooping normal (poo is large and solid, pretty healthy looking). Right now she's away from the rest of her flock, recuping in a...
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    Raising Guinea Fowl 101

    Will Guineas tear up a garden like chickens will? we had thought about building a really large greenhouse and have a guinea or two reside there.
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    A Strange Miracle

    She's so spoiled, she's entitled. We're looking for a large Parrot cage for her to live in until next spring. Thanks for your comments!
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    A Strange Miracle

    So, if anyone has been following our saga of Lucky, the one winged bird, she has healed quite nicely (if you haven't, basically what happened is our next door neighbors have a wolf hybrid and a 3 foot fence, so the animal goes foraging for goodies in the early morn, picked up this red...
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    Vicious chicken of Mountain View

    I always thought chickens were pretty opportunistic and will eat what ever they could catch. I know our girls spend a great deal of time last winter playing keep-away with a mouse one of them had chased down and killed. Our Juvie Easter Eggers found a snake that got tangled in their netting...
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    Whey as a replacement for soy in feed

    Hello, I'm really interested in creating my own feed for my chickens that is soy free and have been starting some research. We have a connection to organic goat whey-in abundance. Is this a good enough substitute for soy in homemade chicken food?
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    Dot, one of my Leghorn hens freezes like those funny goats from Hawaii

    Oh wow. The DH is laughing his butt off right now. I guess she doesn't like Stevie, our Easter Egger cross who is the boy in the pen. At least I know someone still thinks I'm sexy!
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    Dot, one of my Leghorn hens freezes like those funny goats from Hawaii

    I have a young Leghorn hen who does this funny thing everytime I go into the enclosure with her and her eighteen sisters. She's the only one who does this. When I go in, she freezes at the doorway with her wings out-like those goats that are paralyzed when they're scared and fall over. I can...
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