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    The rooster had to go :(

    We have 4 children and are not done with our family growing either - nor do we feel that we cannot have roosters around our small children. BUT - our chickens are not really pets. They are well cared for and lack for nothing, but they aren't like the dog where my kids want to pet them and play...
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    19 and a half weeks old and still no eggs :( egg countdown anyone??

    Great thread. I have 23 pullets. 10 of them are 20-21 weeks old right now. 2 of my 3 sexlinks are laying eggs, but none of my other older ladies are interested in the slightest (2 black australorps, 3 RIR, 2 auracaunas). I have plans to rehab the coop to retrofit better in our barn with more...
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    Dog attack, 8 week old, injured!!

    Day 3: She is resting most of the day, but happy to sleep in the middle of the coop with her companion. I checked her over extensively to feel for breaks in the bones, and I don't feel anything that is abnormal from her other side. However, it is very tense and her foot is pretty limp. She can...
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    Dog attack, 8 week old, injured!!

    Day 2 update: She is SO much happier outside with the rest of the chicks. She is standing on one leg and using her wing to balance if she falls. Her companion chick hasn't left her side. She's eating, drinking, and has hopped all over the place today. Still just dragging her injured leg...
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    Dog attack, 8 week old, injured!!

    Oh man, its been a hard couple days with our chickens. This is our first flock, and we started with 11, currently we're sitting at 10 chickens and I'm gravely concerned for one of them. This morning while our children jumped on the trampoline and our chicks were enjoying some outside time...
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