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    What is wrong with my girl and what can I do about it?

    The clucking constantly and ruffling of feathers when someone comes near sounds to me like broody behaviour, but not the attacking other hens. I have one hen that goes broody often and that's what she does, clucking constantly and ruffling her feathers but then she runs away to be alone.
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    Hen squatting for bully hen

    I have a very gentle Rhode island red, who always used to squat and let me pet her, she still jumps in my lap for treats, but doesn't let me pet her anymore. That's fine, but what I don't understand is why does she squat when the bully hen comes near her. Then the bully hen gets on her back and...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #2

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    How many people have buff Orpingtons

    shes adventurous and a loner.
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    Broody hen

    My buff Orpington is being broody now too. I took her out of the nest box today because I wanted her to come out and get fresh air, it was hot in there today, but she kept digging a hole and puffing up really big and kept shaking and ruffling her feathers really big. Especially when any other...
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    I read that that's a brooding behavior.
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    I actually have a RIR ,an Australorp, Brahma and a buff Orpington, (all 1yro) and they get along great, (Brahma tries to be the toughest of those 4) but in my flock it's the 2 barred Rock (3yro) that feel the need to bully the others.it makes sense since they had the place to themselves before...
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    Pinless Peepers Work!

    I haven't tried them, I might, but it doesn't seem to me that it matters much if they can see where they're pecking,looks like she's just in the habit of stabbing blindly at anyone who crosses her path
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    How To Get Chickens To Stop Pecking Another Chicken?

    I tried the Vicks earlier today and she just came out in the afternoon with more feathers missing, I feel horrible. **** demon Crowley b.r. keeps pecking my Australorp on the back of the head leaving a bald spot,, doesn't seem to be breaking the skin thank goodness.but when they're free ranging...
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    Keeping Chickens Free Range

    I have one I call the demon Crowley, a b.r. hen 3 yr old. She won't let any of the one yr olds have any peace, she's biting the feathers out of my Australorp. So I'm going to try to confine her for some time, maybe a week?. Anyway today I just kicked her.. not hard , I just made her fly. With my...
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    Poll: What kind of tricks do you teach your chickens?

    When I hold treat over my arm my Buff Orpington and Rhode island red will jump up and perch on my arm. Ginny Weasley (RIR) is starting to get a little heavy, but Lady Buffington is still light. The demon Crowley ,( 3yro barred rock) never wants to go in so I just run her around the yard until...
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    Australorps breed Thread

    How is she? She's great. When one of the other ones is getting bullied by the barred rock, she goes running towards them and puts herself in between! She's adorable!
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    Topic of the Week - Raising People Friendly Poultry

    Each one is different, some squat for you and some run away. No rhyme or reason, one day they'll run next day they'll squat and let you pick them up. And the demon Crowley dominant barred rock bites mounts the youngest one Buff Orpington, and bites their wattles, and yet she runs away from me, I...
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    Australorps breed Thread

    Someone was pissing her off. Probably the Brahma ..or the demon Crowley barred rock She shines turquoise in the sun Just sunning.
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    Hydrangea's toxic?

    My girls always eat the hydrangea leaves. Love them. And they nibble the Flowers. Mine are white.
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