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    I think I'm secure, but wanting a second opinion PICS

    Really? If a human can move it a raccoon can?
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    Coyote urine-maybe dumb question

    Good idea, but I don't know what predators we don't have. We do have mountain lions, bears, coyotes, foxes...
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    Coyote urine-maybe dumb question

    As much as I hate them I couldn't shoot em. Thanks for the coyote urine info though. It only made sense that it would attract coyotes and although they're near, they're not in my coop (yet). Thanks again!
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    Coyote urine-maybe dumb question

    I have a bad raccoon problem (don't have any guns). I've read that coyote urine products help keep them away. My maybe dumb question-does it attract coyotes?
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    Monkey see monkey do?

    My girls stopped laying for awhile for unknown reasons. Then all of the sudden they started, now they've stopped again. I can't figure out what's going on. It's strange to me that they all do the same thing as far as laying goes. Could it be stress from the ??!!?? raccoons that try to get...
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    Babies roost with big girls?

    My 12 week olds are mixed and getting along with my 2-5 year olds. They have a separate house. They roost where the "big girls" sleep during the day, but not at night. Just wondering if anyone thinks they'll eventually sleep in the main henhouse (it's small but room enough for them). There...
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    Artificial light needed?

    My girls (8 of them) are not laying at all, maybe one egg a day. They look and act great, no signs of health issues. I let them out to free range and they're active and look fine. I can't imagine that all of them would be eggbound. They go to bed before 5:00 p.m. and aren't up until around...
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    Girls sleeping too much?

    Thanks for your reply. They seem fine when they're free ranging, engergetic, happy, etc. Your question about night predators is valid. We had a raccoon (I think) pull one of their heads through and kill her predawn so now they are double locked up until I open their door. We live in the...
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    Girls sleeping too much?

    My 8 girls seem to be sleeping too much. 4 of them are around 4 years old and the others about 1 1/2 years old. They go to bed early, usually by 6 pm and don't come out till 8 am or so. They don't seem to be laying very well either, probably need to get some artificial light going again. I...
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    Cantaloupe?

    My girls go crazy over cantaloupe. I laughed at the 1/32 of the skin left-I can't believe the perfect thin peel they leave!
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    Keeping hens in freezing temperatures... advice for a newbie please!

    I live in the Rockies, too (9,200 feet, Bailey). I leave my red heat light on most of the time if it's under 32-I must be a wuss (sp?) and a softie. I open their door in the morning to let them in and out as they please. The biggest problem this year has been the wind so they've spent a lot...
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    You have got to see this egg!!! She must have run out of color!!

    Very cool! Looks like it was spray painted. I would keep it for sure!
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    Label for egg carton

    REALLY cute! And I love the egg happy faces, too.
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    Mentally handicapped chicken?

    I have a hen that acts really weird and kind of obnoxious. She rarely has feathers and is pretty small. She will grab food and run all over crazy when no one is even looking at her. She's pretty annoying but I feel so sorry for her. I added five hens to my flock and she tries to hang out...
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    Chicken plucking other chickens' feathers

    I, too, have this problem with one of my 13 girls, no roosters. Thanks, Erika, for the bag balm idea-I haven't heard of that option. I'm going to try it today!
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