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    which breeds of dog around hens

    I have had 2 beagles. One was great with the chickens and one is not allowed outside unless the chickens are in the coop. So, it depends on the dog itself.
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    My puppy is my peeps new predator!

    We have a 6 year old rescue beagle who is almost perfect in every way. We adopted him 5 months ago and have been able to train him to come, stay, walk off lease and leave the cats alone, but I have not been able to train him to leave the chickens alone. We have decided that a good fence between...
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    Why are people so weird?

    I give my eggs away for free. The nice lady across the street brought over beautiful flowers one day. The other person I give mine away to is the couple who drive my mother to Temple on Friday nights. My wonderful yard guy always gets one or 2 dozen every two weeks. My boss gets a dozen every...
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    Water cups overflowing

    They were floats. No matter what my DH tried, all 4 overflowed. I sent them back. I took the cup that came with the waterer and took it apart and soak it in vinegar. This seem to take all the mineral deposits off and then it worked again. I have found out that there are two types of cups. they...
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    Free range or large run

    I free range from dawn to dusk, and have been for 3 years. The only bird I have ever lost to a predator, was when we adopted a rescue beagle. He ran past my DH into the backyard while the chickens were outside. He is no longer allowed out back until the chickens are put in the coop for the...
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    Water cups overflowing

    I am going to pick up a new one at the Farm Store tomorrow and replace the overflowing one and see if the fixes the problem.
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    Water cups overflowing

    The left picture is the cup the waterer came with, the right picture is the replacement. I didn't know there was more the one kind of water cup.
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    Water cups overflowing

    I bought new water cups to replace a couple that broke from old age. The float in theses new cups are at the top of the cup, instead of towards the bottom of the old cups. This is causing the cup to fill all the way to the top with water, so every time the chickens drink from the cup it...
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    93g egg!

    My sexlinks are in their 4th laying season and doing great. Not all sexlinks die young.
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    Feeding chickens cat food

    Whatever wet cat food is left on the plate in the morning, is put out for the chickens.
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    I have two of these, what is the best way to clean the cups?

    off to the store to find a brush that will work better then the hummingbird brush I have been using.
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    I have two of these, what is the best way to clean the cups?

    Can I use a little bleach or vinegar?
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    I have two of these, what is the best way to clean the cups?

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    Feral cats - chicken predators?

    We have a lot of cats in our neighbor. They do a great job catching rodents. I have never seen one attack my free ranging birds. If that cat has not killed any of your birds, let him go. He might be someone's pet.
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    Found Nest in Yard

    It maybe just the rooster that you can't keep. I know a lot of places where you can home chickens but no roosters.
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