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    Confused about my hens

    I locked up my girls tonight, and as usual perform a head count. One of my hens that usually stays away from the other girls at night has decided not only does she want to be next to the other hens, but she wants to put her head underneath her sisters. Why on earth would she do that? I have...
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    My first chicken loss in 3 years

    We installed a fan in the coop tonight. Now I’m trying to find some kind of circulation system to put in the larger waterer that I have. I can’t have this happen again.
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    My first chicken loss in 3 years

    She was 3 years old.
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    My first chicken loss in 3 years

    As always, locking up the hens tonight I always do a head check. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…. Thinking to myself, one hen is a little broody, but where’s the other. As I open the egg hutch to my devastation, my hen is laying on the coop floor and she’s gone. 7, 8 (but 8 isn’t alive). As I find all of my...
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    What’s the deal with my hens??

    My girls are on their 3rd year of laying, and this year one of my girls has done this miniature egg lay twice. Does anyone know why?
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    Possible rat problem?

    I know for sure that I have rats, my son and I killed 3, and I know that’s not even a dent in the population. I don’t keep food in the shed anymore because of the rats, and I don’t care about being humane with them… if I had a little 22 pistol, would’ve been more successful with killing more...
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    Devastated! Warning Graphical

    Opossum maybe, did they figure it out? I have a co-worker that she said she knows an opossum would take their heads and just leave the bodies. That’s terrible, I’m heartbroken for you and so sorry your so had to find that.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021

    From what I have researched, molting isn’t what’s painful, it’s the feathers coming in. They are sharp like needles breaking through their skin, so I usually try not to handle them too much during this time of year. Someone can correct me if I’m incorrect.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021

    Isn’t it crazy how they think you’re going to touch them when all you want is a picture? Mine do that too.
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    Asking for a friend in Georgia

    I don’t think it’s terrible advice, I thought it was fine.
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    Asking for a friend in Georgia

    Thank you, forwarding this to her so she can get the information that she needs. She’s just trying to gather as much information as possible so that within a year she’s prepared to start raising chickens. It’ll be great for her kiddos too, they are young and will learn a lot. I also don’t think...
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    Asking for a friend in Georgia

    I have a friend that lives in Charlton County in Georgia. She’s got approximately 2 acres of fenced land. She wants to raise some chickens 4-6 at most. Does anyone know of any ordinances or who she should contact? She’s way outside of the city limits which has other ordinances.
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021

    My Olympia going through it with the molting.
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    Hard Molting

    She’s not looking as bad as she did last week. New feathers are coming in and starting to open up a little.
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    Hard Molting

    I didn’t even think about sardines… I’ll have to grab some.
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