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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    My chickens are so picky, it's ridiculous. There needs to be another word other than "omnivore" for animals that could theoretically eat anything but choose not to. 😆
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    How to Prevent Broodiness?

    Thank you for the advice! Unfortunately, due to the crazy weather we've been having here and my leaky (by which I mean completely useless) porch roof, my porch floor was a sheet of ice for two weeks and I couldn't even collect Blondie's eggs. I nearly slipped and fell, and my poor dog fell...
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    Wren Moved In

    No evident distress; just abundant food, non-frozen water, and TV. 😆
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    Wren Moved In

    That's very clever! Unfortunately, I am 5'2". I do have a pond cleaner net thingy, but I don't want to inadvertently injure it. I'm wondering if I could lure it outside with some treat that's more attractive than chicken crumbles? (Full Disclosure: It's not JUST chicken crumbles; there are a...
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    Wren Moved In

    I have a chicken-adjacent question. 😋 The wrens in my yard seem to have no fear. Last year, a mating couple came to the bird feeder on my front porch while I had the door propped open for taking out the trash, and the male (I assume) came onto the threshold to show me the big seed he had...
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    How to Prevent Broodiness?

    I tried that, but apparently Cochins are really prone to broodiness. Blondie gave up after the requisit 21 days, but started showing some broody behavior last week (we have had crazy weather and I couldn't even collect her eggs due to all the ice). But I moved the chickens to indoor cages, and I...
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    Dust Bathing in the Grass

    I had an invasion of stray (but human-friendly) dogs a couple of months ago; I was able to grab Blondie and Nightwing and throw them in the house, but Nelms ran under the porch - and basically got stuck trying to come out the opposite side, which has less clearance. I eventually coaxed him out...
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    Dust Bathing in the Grass

    I am also a chicken newbie, and I have had zero success of getting them to use an "artificial" dust bath. And given this polar vortex we are experiencing - which you wouldn't think would be a problem in Southern VA, where it's currently 21° - the only suggestion I have is to clear a patch of...
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    "Big Chicken"

    My dog Ginger also had to go through the five stages of chicken acceptance. 😁
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    "Big Chicken"

    In all seriousness though, my previous cats were raised by dogs and thought they were dogs. How does your cat get on with the chickens?
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    "Big Chicken"

    YES - my pullet as well! She started doing it to the boys, so I was like "you go girl!" 😁
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    "Big Chicken"

    Love "chickenality"! They are so fascinating - and I'm a great big science nerd. 😋
  13. K

    "Big Chicken"

    Thank you!!
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    "Big Chicken"

    I totally respect your choice. But Nelms is a great big cuddly sweetheart and Nightwing is a mimic - he has incorporated the sound of my squeaky cabinet doors into his rooster growl. Plus, I'm a great big softie who spoils all of my animals terribly. That being said, I have a friend with a legit...
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    "Big Chicken"

    Right?? I set up cages in the event of a hurricane; I didn't expect to need them for arctic weather. 🥶
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