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    Are chickens afraid of the dark?

    They go into their coop on their own just before dark but come out after it gets dark and won't stay in the house until the light is turned on no matter how many times you lead them in. How do I convince them that it is OK to stay in the house with out a light?
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    Are chickens afraid of the dark?

    My chicks are about 7 weeks old and have been out side for about a week now. During the day they are all over their pen and seem to be happy. My problem starts at night, when the sun goes down they all huddle up in corner of pen closest to gate and chirp very loudly(not a happy chirp) and...
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    Bullying, Bathing, Runts, and Handling Hens

    about the cats, When I first put my chicks out in the pen(only in day when we where out) my cats where very interested in the chicks. Every time the cats try to get to the pen I would spray them with water hose, after a couple of days of this my cats barley even notice them any more
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