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    Comment by 'linben' in article 'Austin Texas Chicken Ordinance'

    All depends on complaints from neighbors.
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    Is this a rooster?

    It looks like a rooster to me, but I am not an expert.
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    Raising Chicks in the summer.

    I got some chicks about two weeks ago and it was hot outside so I kept them inside but not in the AC. They did fine. I have them outside now in a brooder that is in the shade. I brought them in using a pet carrier when we had some above 100 days. I was worried it was too hot. I do have a...
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    Will this work for breeding cage?

    Looks nice. It would work for that many poultry. I would put wire down on the bottom though so predators cannot dig under.
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    Help me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I would take the thai out for a while and try again later. Might end up being too aggressive for the rest of your flock. If possible you could put him in a cage where they can all see each other but not reach each other.
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    Hole in neck skin. Need advice on how to treat

    If it was me, but I am no expert...I would clean and coat with antibiotic ointment a couple times a day. My hen had a pretty good head injury from a coon and she healed nicely. Unless it is a major vein it shouldn't bleed out. Might want to keep her from roaming and getting dirt in the wound...
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    Squatting Season?

    I think it is because at first it is real fun but that wears off!
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    Weird Chicken Death?!?!

    I think a coon would have killed it. If they are not inside locked up something will eventually eat them at night..it is heartbreaking when it happens. A coon and many other critters can easily scale a fence.
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    Egg song?

    Quote: What an excellent idea!!
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    Salt VS/ Sodium - What's the difference?

    Sodium is one of the elements that make up salt. Salt is sodium chloride. Some people use that no salt which is potassium chloride but I think it is bitter. I really like Cavenders greek seasoning on almost anything. Not sure if it is available everywhere. One way to cut down on salt is to...
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    Egg song?

    One of my hens egg songs last for 20 minutes after she has laid an egg.
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    Garage Chickens...Who does this??

    I think most people have a separate outside coop. However, I think people either way is "normal". People do what they gotta do. I think that with the increase in urban chickens the rules and norms are not the same as they were 10 yrs ago. If I had a double garage I would consider it mostly...
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    Wont go back into coop!!

    I had to retrain mine after keeping them in the garage a couple of nights after a coon attack. I physically had to carry them out there after they tried to roost on the patio table. After 4 days they were back in the swing of it.
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    What are your Plans for Next Year?

    I want to plant some paw paw trees bigger compost bin landscape the front flower bed to look like it is meant to be a flowerbed paint the kitchen cabinets Hope I get it done!
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    Weird Chicken Death?!?!

    I have had some coon deaths and they seem to eat the head first but never have taken it up in a tree. I would have to go with some type of cat or owl. What about a possum? They might try to eat a younger hen and go up in trees. Are your hens locked up at night?
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