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    Rhode Island Reds finally lost thier down

    I amd new to this and purchased what I thought was 1 rooster and 6 hens, but I believe I wound up with is 3 roosters and 4 hens, The roosters all have defined comds and wattles and the hens are not as defined (very small) They are definitely charactors and the dog has left them alone for the...
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    dog ate my entire flock today

    I am so sorry for your loss, I am a newby and have just acuired 7 Rhode Island Reds 6 hen and 1 rooster. I would be very very understanding at the lead poisoning (for those of you that hadn't caught on it the lead from either buckshot or bullet). My peeps/pullets are about 4 weeks old and have...
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    New to raising backyarders

    Hi All, I am just getting into the backyard chickens and I have 6 Rhode Island red hens and 1 rooster. I built a 4X8 coop and plan to free range the chickens once they are big enough to let out. The design of the coop is simple I went with a single slant roof, but I have a couple of questions...
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