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    What is killing my hens? ***WARNING*** GRAPHIC IMAGE

    I came home today to a chicken that looked just like that except the head was gone. Kinda figured it was a hawk.looks like I was right. Wish it would have gotten one of my many roosters instead of a hen.
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    My new coop

    Wytheville is very nice! I miss the mountains. I used to work for the Curtis Mathis store in Roanoke and did a bunch of satellite installs for the store in Wytheville. I hope they will be ok free ranging. The perimeter fence will be vmesh so that should help deter ground based predators. We...
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    is this feather plucking or just last bit to grow in?

    Thanks. Will I have issues with sun burn do you think?
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    is this feather plucking or just last bit to grow in?

    When do you think they will molt? They are six weeks old and if I understand correctly they usually molt as the days get shorter. Would they molt this fall or next fall? I am worried about them getting sunburn next summer. Also made some homemade forage cakes last night. Gatta love my wife...
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    My new coop

    Redsix, I am from Roanoke Va and can understand the hills. I miss them but have been in coastal Ga. for 15 years, love the winters but hate the summers. My land is flat as can be luckily. I have about 6 acres that was hay fields that I am fencing in and dividing into 4 pastures with a 5th...
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    My new coop

    Thanks! And if I decide chickens are not for me it will be a nice playhouse for my son lol. But I am enjoying them so I don't think that will happen. And thanks for the welcome. I will look into the member page. Probably once I get them moved out of the office and get them set up lol
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    is this feather plucking or just last bit to grow in?

    Thanks! The coops is getting close hopefully can move them in this weekend. And I can move them outside for good parts of the day now that I am home.
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    My new coop

    Hi, I wanted to share my coop that I have been slowly working on for the last two months. It is inspired by the coop from the promise land farm and others like it. It is 7x12 ft not including the nest boxes. I got an old hay trailer from craigslist and plan to move it around 4 different...
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    splash Andalusian? and another one

    Ok. Got some better pictures this morning when I moved them out to the temp run. This is the one I believe may be a splash blue Andalusian. At first I thought it was the free mystery chick but after learning about splashes and seeing how different from the other Araucanas/Ameraucanas this...
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    splash Andalusian? and another one

    Sorry I will try to get better ones. I have 42 this size and 16 2 weeks younger so it can be caotic. :)
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    splash Andalusian? and another one

    Hello, I ordered thru mcmurray and I figured the mystery chick was the yellow one. Now that they are close to six weeks old and looking here I think it may be a splash blue Andalusian. It has a single comb like the other Blues. I think the mystery chick may have blended in with the...
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    is this feather plucking or just last bit to grow in?

    Hello, have been lurking here for a while and have really enjoyed reading everything. I was out of town for a few days and my wife has been taking care of the chicks but didn't have time to put them out in a temp run until I get the coop finished. I noticed some of them have bare patches on...
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