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    Adding extra chick to hen with 3 already

    thanks; what exactly could go wrong in terms of mother hen behavior?
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    Adding extra chick to hen with 3 already

    We just got 3 chicks from Coastal and gave them to our Broody hen on Friday. It is love at first sight, and everyone is happy. It is now Sunday and I'd like to go back to the store and get ONE MORE chick. It would be from the same batch the same age as friday's chicks. My spouse is concerned...
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    Sick chicken? Advice; first steps

    This is one of our big red chickens 5-6. She seemed ok yesterday. Today when we opened the coop she stepped out the door and plopped down in front of it so other chickens had to hop over her, showed no interest I. The morning corn and went under the coop instead. When I just checked her at...
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    Are Cheetos organic?

    Technically NO you will never pass USDA organic or Oregon Tilthe unless all the feed is organic. we feed all organic, except any nonorganic table scraps (though we mostly eat organic too) but these eggs are not for sale. We want organic eggs! why? Not taste. Organic does NOT taste different...
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    Neighbor's dogs killed all but one of my chickens!!

    following up on my other comment; I started too look for pullets of your specific breeds online and had a hard time, just chicks. so either do your claim using pullets of more common breeds (point this out to dog owners when you present your replacement costs with shipping; they are getting a...
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    Neighbor's dogs killed all but one of my chickens!!

    I got $100 for a bird this year - which is less than the cost of purchasing a $25 bird from reputable online breeder + shipping!! $25 would be a random bird from Craigslist without even your time or gas factored in! So way too low IMHO
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    Neighbor's dogs killed all but one of my chickens!!

    Answer: $100/chicken is fair and reasonable Reason: We lost just 1, with one other injured (bloody torn back) to a Great Pyrenees this summer. I asked this forum, and replacement cost like $20-25 came up, but we felt this was insufficient. Then someone pointed out that it is fair to replace...
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    How much compensation for chicken killed by loose dog?

    Thanks all. May not happen again, because the owners were actually worried that dogs have been shot when they went missing. They know the consequences. They are actual livestock guard dogs (Goats). However my partner is pretty pissed, so $25 probably won’t cut it! “What about our time and...
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    How much compensation for chicken killed by loose dog?

    This weekend 2 escaped Great Pyrenees Killed one Chicken and maimed another owners have taken responsibility and say they’ll compensate. we don’t knowhow to value this loss. Any ideas? more than just the cost of a new chicken of course, our time dealing with it, stress Etc The live chicken...
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