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    What did you name your chicks ?

    We started off with Jeff and Amanda, because those were hubby's favorite DJ's. I had to explain to him that Jeff was also a girl. LOL! They were pure Rhode Island Reds that came with my son's senior portraits. (Yes, it's a crazy story.) Then came Trisha, (after his favorite country singer...
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    What did you name your chicks ?

    We've always named our chickens, but we are running out of names too. Names make it easier for us to identify them. Here we go: First set of chickens (both hens): Hubby named the 2 RI Reds after his favorite radio hosts....Jeff and Amanda. I had the worst time trying to explain to my hubby that...
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    2 large raccoons spotted in yard last night. Improvement suggestions greatly appreciated.

    That is one beautiful coop! Make sure you close them up in the coop every night. We learned that the hard way. We thought with the fenced in yard and bird netting over top, they would be safe. Racoons came down the tree, through a hole in the bird netting and got the 2 hens we started off with...
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    Aging Chickens/the Senior Citizens of the Flock.

    I have 2 aging chickens. Hawkeye is an 11 year old leghorn and Abby is a 9 year old Rhode Island Red. Hawkeye is still acting like a young hen. She sleeps on the top roosting bar wither her 2 year old friend, Queenie. (My AI assistant named the one hen Queenie and it stuck.) She even lays eggs...
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    Hey, Will Raccoons Eat My Chickens?

    Yes, racoons eat chicken and it doesn't matter if the chicken is an adult or babies. We had it happen to our first set of chickens. We had 2 big, beautiful Rhode Island Reds that someone gave us. Had them for a couple of years, then one day we went out to the coop and found them dead. The...
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    Hurricane flipped coop, now chickens wont sleep in nesting area at night.

    You can use a real shepherd's cane or a cane with a rounded hook on the end to help catch them, not one of the metal ones. My husband uses a stretched out coat hanger. He uses the hook to trip them. (He learned the technique from YouTube. You might want to consider installing a roosting bar in...
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    What Greens do chickens like?

    Ours love watermelon. We give them the rind with some of the meat of the watermelon on it. We have one hen, who won't go to bed until the rind is picked completely clean! We also give them cantaloupe, tomatoes, and fresh spinach. They also love certain weeds from the garden. Their favorite is...
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    Having predtor issue

    Predators are heartbreakers, but unfortunately we have to live with them. There will always be more than one of every kind of predator around. When we lost our last white leghorn, we figured out it had to be a hawk or buzzard. She just completely disappeared without a trace during the day and no...
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    Broody ate babies?

    If it were a raccoon, she would be killed too. Skunk can be egg thieves, but they would have to get her off the eggs.
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    Double yolk hatched

    So cute! Double yolks are good luck!
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    Possum gave birth on the coop

    Yes, you need to find your local wildlife refuge or game warden. The local police can also help tell you who to call. We have a possum that lives in an old coal wagon on our property. We leave him alone, because we know they are great tick control experts. Thank goodness, we've never had one in...
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    Do chickens really like to be held?

    Nope, but certain ones do ask me to pet them. I find that each chicken has its own personality. I did notice that my leghorns have always been kind of flighty and nervous. Our Rhode Island Reds are more like dogs and seem to know their own names and eat out of our hands. They are more gentle...
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    how long until racoons give up on getting into coop?

    Sorry for your loss. I feel for you. I remember the first time we had raccoons kill our first 2 hens. They were beautiful Rhode Island Reds. The worst part about racoons is that they are messy eaters. They will kill all of the chickens and only eat half of each chicken, plus leave a calling...
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    Hello from PA.

    Thank you all for the warm welcomes.
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    Supper dirty/sticky eggs and one disappearing egg.

    Hello Everyone, Lately I've been discovering sticky/dirty eggs when I've gone to collect the eggs from one of the groups of my chickens. The eggs are covered in egg yolk and egg white. I thought maybe one of the eggs had cracked. When I clean the eggs off, none are cracked. There's no egg shell...
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