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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    2 white leghorns
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    Hudson Valley NY *chat thread*

    HI, I RAISED MY 2 BOYS IN KERHONKSON. WE HAD ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS, HORSES, DUCKS, PIGS BUT ONLY 1 CHICKEN. I LIVE IN FLORIDA NOW AND HAVE 2 CHICKENS I KEEP FOR FRESH EGGS. WE HAVE A FENCED IN YARD AND I LET THEM FREE RANGE ABOUT 2-3 HOURS A DAY. THEY ARE THE MOST LOVABLE PETS I EVER HAD. OF...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Hi, My girls are 1 year old this week. I got them last year from my son for my 65th birthday. All my friends were shaking their heads. I spent most of my married life upstate New York. Had lots of land and other animals but never chickens. Wanted to eat better. Mostly vegetarian. I bake a lot...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    2 HEN OWNER. SOUTH EAST FLORIDA. QUIET WELL BEHAVED HENS. LARGE BACK YARD IN CITY WHERE CHICKENS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
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    spoiled brats

    Hello, I have always fed and watered my 2 girls in their coop. I let them free range for about 2 hours morning and 2 at night when I am outside to watch them. I have always given them cooked spaghetti as a treat so when I want to get them into the coop they "follow the spaghetti" They will run...
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    no eggs for two weeks

    I have 2 hens. They both started laying about 2 months ago One lays every day at the same time. The other one whenever she feels like it. Is this unusual?
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    Question for those who open range and garden.

    I used plastic that is used to cover fruit trees to keep the birds from eating the fruit. I anchored them with bambo sticks. I got all from Home Depot and it was very inexpensive. I noticed, when the plants are close together and have plenty of mulch they go to other places in the garden I have...
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    My chickens are digging MASSIVE HOLE!!!!!!????

    Hello, The older my chickens get, the more holes they seem to dig. I could not see what they were eating so I had my grandson stand by them and watch to see and sure enough the are eating small bugs. Now I fence off a section after they move on to a new spot hoping to rid my yard of the ground...
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    gave up on free range......

    Hello, I am so afraid of hawks that when I let my 2 chicks out I stay as close to them as possible. Because they are always looking for treats they stay close to me. I live in a big city and still we have racoons, possem, cats and hawks. I spend about 1 hour in the morning and 1 in the evening...
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    Treats

    My 3 Month Old Chicks Love Cooked Spaghetti. Is This An Ok Snack?
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