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    The Rooster Thread!

    hahahaha oh this is so funny... and I'm in exactly the same situation as you.... I have an almost identical Silkie rooster - who was supposed to be a girl! But he is SO tame. And he doesn't crow that loud... maybe I should try your example, and see if both my husband and my 2 cats put up wiht...
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    How to get chickens to return to coop after free ranging

    oh look at your beautiful chicken! What's its breed?
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    chicks newly adopted by broody hen - am worried

    Thanks so much Just a Kid, I think the situation has solved itself (: I am happy to report that when the sun came out and it became warmed, the chicks came venturing out from under the hen, and started eating. So I am now more confident they can sort it out (:
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    chicks newly adopted by broody hen - am worried

    Yesterday night I slipped four week-old chicks under my broody hen, and she seems to have accepted them fine. So that part is great... what worries me is that I don't see the chicks eating or drinking. I've put food and drink very close to them, almost touching the hen. But the chicks seem to...
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    Sudden death of

    Yesterday morning when I left home, my young adult chicken was happily sitting on her nest. when I came back late in the afternoon, she was still there. That struck me as odd and when I picked her up, I noticed she was lethargic and one eye was closed. There were 2 eggs in the nest, I couldn't...
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    Chicken sickness and death

    Hi CT Ken, I'm still new to the site and it's a bit overwhelming especially when you're looking for an instant cure for what's obviously a dying chicken ): But it's good to know that thread is there! I will look it up.
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    Chicken sickness and death

    Thanks for your reply! No, it wasn't foamy. It was greenish yellow...
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    Chicken sickness and death

    Dear all, One of my four backyard chickens just died, literally in my arms! I noticed when I went to give them an evening snack, that she was still sitting on the nest where I'd left her in the morning..... this did not seem normal to me. When I picked her up, she was lethargic. I was thinking...
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    Are my kids safe around chicken poop?

    I appreciate all your common-sense 'don't worry about it" answers, but there are some caveats here that sound common-sense too (like, wash your children's' paws after possible exposure to chicken poop, especially if the kids are small): see...
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