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    The Old Folks Home

    Love that cartoon! Hows California weather right now? We just finished a good rain from Hurricane Irma.
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    Introduction

    Welcome to this forum. I've just raising chickens recently. I have only 5 laying chickens right now and love those delicious eggs. What a difference between free ranging eggs and supermarket eggs.......
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    The Old Folks Home

    I just started raising my 5 chickens. One mistake I made was starting with 3 chickens and adding 2 more. My original chickens kept pecking on the newbys. Now after one month they have adjusted to each other. I am preparing for the cold winter months ahead and needing to put electricity down to...
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    What's with the squatting?

    They know that you're in charge if there are no roosters around. Also it's an easier way to pick them up if you need to.
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    help needed !

    only two weeks and are not very young hens
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    help needed !

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    help needed !

    Hello everyone, I started raising chickens for a few months now and all of them have been fine until today. I started with three chickens and after two months introduced two more chickens. They have been doing fine. Today, I noticed by heavier chicken was slow, lathargic, walking slow and...
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    I think I'll try the Vicks rub on their backs and see how that goes.........
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    Thank you all for the wonderful ideas. I just started chickening.....Started with three chickens and just added two more two months later. I see how the pecking order can be stressing for both the chickens and myself. The owner told me to just throw them together, so I did. Now I know I need to...
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