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    Dog Attack

    Hello! I hope you all have had a great summer! Recently, our small dog attacked one of our hens, breaking her leg and giving her a few minor scrapes. I set the leg, added a splint, etc. However, after the encounter, she continues to pant. She has water with her and it is not particularly hot, so...
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    How do you rat/mice proof your coop?

    Hello! We've never had a rodent problem in our coop, but we do have a lot of rodents near by. I would attribute our rat/mice proof coop to quarter inch wires. (Squares of wire that have a quarter inch perimeter.) I like to line the floors with it, and then put dirt/sawdust on top of it to keep...
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    Chicken - Safe Flowers

    Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well. In our chicken enclosure (it's relatively big so there's a lot of blank space) I want to plant some flowers in a vacant bed we have, but every other plant I've tried planting there has either been eaten to the stem, or it was just poisonous in...
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    Rooster Behaviors (Specifically towards 1 person)

    Hello! I hope all is well! I am currently looking for advice on one of my roosters, specifically his behavior towards one person: It started yesterday when that person went out to give them some bread and suddenly, as the person's back was turned, the roo attacked. This has never happened before...
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