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    New to the site

    Hello! We are raising backyard chickens in Ohio and loving it! We started last year with 3 hens and hatched 21 chicks this May. Right now we have what looks like 11 baby hens and 10 baby roosters. We built a large coop in our building using the sand method. So far it's been going well. We...
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    Killed during the day!?!?

    This post relates to me as we just lost one of our year old hens yesterday in the middle of the day. We had two hens and 21 chicks around 10 weeks old (about half roosters). We are shocked that there were no feathers of our missing full grown hen. We have a neighbor dog who has killed one of...
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    Killed during the day!?!?

    Wow! Great Job catching the Bobcat on your camera! So what did you do? Do you still let your chickens out during the day?
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    Bald spot and crooked toes

    My husband and I have two strong hens but are trying to add new chicks to our farm. Our chicks are 8 weeks old and one seems to be having some problems. It has a bald spot on it's back and has crooked toes. We find it moves around fairly easily but will sit at times. I thought I've read that...
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