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    My friend keeps her chicken inside and it poos everywhere!

    Really? Cats use litter boxes. You are far more likely to encounter unwanted waste with dogs. Just say it. You are a cat hater.
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    Please Help! Raccoon Problem!!! Click Here!!!!!!!!

    Have not read all replies, but the way I exclude rats from digging under the coop is by laying metal flashing on top of the ground all around the coop. (Flashing is much better than hardware cloth because rats can't get their jaws around an individual piece of wire.) It is much easier than...
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    What Chicken Breeds do you Dislike & Why?

    I adore my vivacious, adorable and wacky Polish hens who have so much personality and make me laugh every day. They are always a big favorite with visitors and just watching their bobbing pompadours brightens my day. They are poor to nonexistent layers which doesn't matter to me since they are...
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    Very aggressive Sapphire OE attacking my BLP

    Great decision to separate the aggressor. :D I just love my Polish girls who surprisingly are on the upper end of the pecking order. They make me laugh every day just watching their bobbing pompadours. I think Polish stands for personality. They are just inherently comical.
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    what would cause Rooster to attack hen

    He sounds very unstable and appears to be a huge detriment to group welfare. I always put myself in the place of the victims and would cull him. There are civilized good roosters out there.
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    Very aggressive Sapphire OE attacking my BLP

    After having 2 vicious wyandottes who were major head peckers--despite having plenty of room in a very large run-- I now have a zero tolerance policy for nasty hens who are making another chicken's life miserable. They get a one way trip to the vet. My moral duty is to protect the victim and...
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    How do I reduce egg laying and bring her nutrition if high production back

    I sympathize with your concern about too many eggs causing health problems. I have had implants put in hens with reproductive tract issues. It works but is very expensive and needs to be done every six months. I think that, as a practical matter, you have to roll with the genetics of your...
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    Frustrating Hen Problem

    I would very much agree with Cluckerfamily's suggestion to segregate the aggressive hen. The more an animal practices an undesirable behavior, the more entrenched the behavior becomes. So interrupting/preventing the behavior is important. Also, segregating the aggressive/dominant hen has...
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    Hunched hen

    It sounds like she may be egg bound which is very painful. 😥
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    How to decide when to cull a chick...

    I very much agree with decision to cull for the good of the group. I had an EE pullet who was an obsessive head pecker. That pullet's behavior reminded me of 2 murderous head pecking Wyandottes who I culled after they severely injured 2 gentle hens. I now have a strict policy of culling any...
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    New pheasant

    I have no experience with pheasants, but I imagine that they are much less domesticated than chickens. I have found that with chickens, coercive contact--ie picking them up against their will--only freaks them out and makes them more fearful. My most successful socialization protocol with...
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    Immediate crisis, abandoned egg, please help

    Awesome and suspenseful tale as a prior poster commented! Miss Cookie is one tough and lucky cookie. Dona, you are one fabulous chicken mama. Kudos to you for all your hard work!
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    It happened to me, too many chickens

    Being "soft" is being kind to animals.
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    Tip of Beak Snapped Off and Wet Pox? What Next T_T

    RIR beak issue looks very minor. My vet showed me how to clip and then file a cross beak on one of my hens. When you look at the beak in the light you just want to file down the translucent portion which does not have blood supply. Your beloved boy should be just fine.
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    Raising Polish Chickens

    I am unable to help re sexing. But now that I have two Polish hens I am totally gaga over their big hair, and their equally big personalities. All of my chicken addiction will likely be directed to getting more Polish. They are so sweet natured that I am guessing your roos will likely be...
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