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    My whole flock is all of a sudden spooked.

    That was it....the plaid pajama bottoms....I changed into my jeans and they were fine.
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    My whole flock is all of a sudden spooked.

    I was wearing plaid pajama bottoms.....that's the only thing different....they've seen me in everything though. Someone told me a big cat has been hanging around, but I've seen my chickens run a cat off. Maybe it was the the PJ's?
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    My whole flock is all of a sudden spooked.

    I fed my chickens first thing this morning and everything was fine. I went back out to feed them some cantaloupe leftovers and seeds and the whole flock was afraid of me. They ran everywhere away from from me and even into my shop where I had to shoo them out TWICE! I've had my flock about nine...
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    can chickens eat citrus

    Mine don't eat it. I have a lemon tree in my back yard and an accasional lemon winds up on the ground. They won't touch them. I throw citrus hulls out on the compost pile every day and they don't touch them. They will eat every citrus flower they can reach.
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    Could a Screech Owl Kill a Chicken?

    Screech owls like bugs, lizards, small mice. Just be glad you have an environment that will support them and your chickens!
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    My chickens are getting ugly to my dogs!

    OOOkay! That makes since. I'm going to pay closer attention and see if it's the same hen. I wish I could figure out how to post the pic of a hen birdogging my chihuahua.
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    My chickens are getting ugly to my dogs!

    I've searched a little on The Chicken Forum about chickens and dogs and mostly find horror stories of dogs exterminating a whole flock and such. I have three small dogs that are not at all aggressive to my chickens. The dogs were introduced to my chickens when the chickens were just chicks and...
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    Eggplants?

    I've had to cage off my eggplants to keep the chickens from eating them. Chickens love Eggplant Lasagna too.
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    How long have you been able to care for your crosbilled hen?

    I have one crossbilled hen in my flock. I considered "eliminating" her when I discovered her predicament as a chick. I had read about the feeding difficulties and low weight factors and wondered if it I wouldn't be doing her a favor. I'm glad I didn't. She's hanging in there and is quite...
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    What are your coop names?

    coop Zombies
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    Does the Chicken house need a roof?

    Why don't you want to start with chicks, should be a lot less expensive and a lot more fun!
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    Does the Chicken house need a roof?

    Mallorca, Spain? How nice.....loved it. I have a full coop, but a friend of mine has just a piece of corrugated tin over his roost about 5 feet off the ground, and then his nest boxes right next to them where they can hop from the roost bars to the nesting boxes. Were here on the Texas Gulf...
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    Can chickens eat grape seeds?

    Gosh yes. My chickens ate All the grapes on my grape arbor this year. I'd pick a few clusters to feed them, then they figured out how to get up there and pick their own. They loved em and were crapping purple poo poo for about a month! No harm done.
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    Do you ever step on your chickens feet?

    Thanks everyone for sharing. Eliia in Washington......you have some pretty eggs.
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    Do you ever step on your chickens feet?

    I swear every morning when I go out to feed my new flock on 19? week old wyandottes, I have to shuffle my feet to keep from stepping on someones toes. I weigh about 190lbs and I know it can't feel very good to them, they just squawk like " Hey! get off my feet so I can get to the chow". And then...
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