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    Mute rooster

    I don't actually know if he's mute but it seems like it. Hes 8 months old and I'm pretty sure he has no interest in crowing. I took him and his 6 hens in when a lady nearby couldn't keep them. I had my own group of very bossy seniors already but I felt bad for the lady. There are 2 silkies and 4...
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    My hens sound like bombs....

    I sure do love these weird little birds!
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    I'm not sure. I like to think so. He'd be safe there. I already brought him back to his original home. He was SO happy to see his old flock. He jumped out of my arms and ran to them. The lady said she's not going to give him up now. It was a sign!
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    My hens sound like bombs....

    Really??? When the first hen I lost was dying I was sitting in the coop with her just petting her for a little while and once it quieted down they all started doing it. So weird!
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    My hens sound like bombs....

    I know that sounds weird..... But sometimes when I go in the coop at night or after they've been up in their roosts, they make these whistling sounds like a bomb is being thrown. What the heck does it mean????
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    He came back !!!! He was in the barn!! I'm so so happy!!!!
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    He has not come back. I also haven't heard him crowing. If he was to come back I'd bring him back to his original home. I wouldn't trust the dogs around him and I can't keep chickens locked up forever. The dogs have zero problem with the hens. Just the rooster. I brought a hen out there and...
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    Thanks. Ive felt so sick all day from it. I hate that he's scared. I just want to find him so I can bring him back to his original home
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    Actually my dog chased him into the woods. Our dog doesn't mind the hens so we decided to try a rooster. Second morning having him and now he's gone. I would think he doesn't know his home yet. I'm freaking heartbroken. It's raining and I feel so bad for him. Any advice on ways to lure him out...
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    Waddling hen

    Hello everyone. I have 8 bovan browns. They'll be a year old this April. I usually open their coop in the morning, let them free range and go to work. I haven't spent much time watching them outside because I get home and they're already back in the coop. Anyway, I went in the other morning and...
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    I'm not sure I feel any better with the thought that she'll start believing that she's not good enough to eat food. This all breaks my heart. I don't know that I'm built for this chicken stuff. I hope I can resolve this before it's a real issue. I plan to hang a cabbage and get a flock block In...
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    Also, I noticed that none of the other girls are roosting next to her. Is that just a coincidence? Ugh, it' breaking my heart
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    So.... she's being picked on. My husband saw them today not letting her eat. I saw one pecking at her in the coop. Do you think it's because they'e been staying inside for so long that they're etting antsy? I don't know how to force them outside when it's this cold. Will they stop picking in...
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    I'l keep that in mind when I go home and look at the bag. The roof of the run is very sturdy thick metal fencing that we rounded and tied down. Like a dome. It will be easy to remove snow I think. I just hate that they stay in the coop all day. Surely being able to move around more would warm...
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    Y Haha yes, -10F. I'm in Wisconsin. It'll get up to 12 I think today. But cold again tonight. 12 isn't too bad. We have 8 chickens. Their coop is rather large for 8 chickens. At least for what I've seen. But people around where I live don't live chickens the way I do. They don't really care or...
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