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    Opossum attack

    If it's a repeat offender, get a trap and dispatch it. They love sardines. So do Raccoons so you could just be advertising. Relocating, up to you but I don't appreciate it when a stray dog or cat ends up at my house and I LIKE dogs n cats.
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    Comment by 'MClean417' in article 'How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens'

    We have been letting our birds live out their days, there are 3 of the first gen birds here. The dominant Hen, a lesser who was broody again late summer and our original Rooster who lost control of the old Coop and now lives in the New Coop with well, probably his Grandson along with others...
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    Chicken caught in Rollaway nesting box, mostly frozen. What to do?

    Well that's interesting, I typed in that she was gone this morning but evidently didn't get it posted. Though she was responsive but slow last night when I went to sleep, she was gone this morning. Responsive as she would tip her tail up if I typed her forward, pull her wings back in when I...
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    Chicken caught in Rollaway nesting box, mostly frozen. What to do?

    She rejected all fluids, just too far gone I think. Made her comfortable at least.
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    Chicken staying in nest box, no egg...

    I had an Orlaff stay on the nest for the better part of a month and a half. Sometimes she'd have all the eggs laid that day under her, sometimes not BUT she had her favorite box. Initially disturbing her would get you a screech but not much and after a bit she just look at you while you took...
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    Chicken caught in Rollaway nesting box, mostly frozen. What to do?

    Ya, the heater isn't going straight at her, the air actually goes up from the exit of that. When I was about to pop her in the bag and she jerked I went looking for a heating pad, for low temp. That evidently is something of a mystical thing I guess. But lets leave family dynamics out of it...
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    Chicken caught in Rollaway nesting box, mostly frozen. What to do?

    Went to check on the chickens today, I had a hen with her head stuck under the rollout bar on my Nesting box. I don't know if she was trying to peck the egg that was under there BUT she got caught and then, got cold. High was -4 degrees today though the coop in that run is showing 11 degrees...
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    Will Pigs Eat Chickens?

    I was going to post a link to the Pig explanation scene in the Movie "Snatch". OR a couple references in Dead Wood. The language, though informative, well it's just not acceptable in this forum. Both have to do with the subject matter of disposing of, well, things that have gone a fowl in the...
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    Chickens on porch!

    It's fun to see them looking in the side windows or if the door is open, they tap on the screen door. Or they all go into one of the corners to get out of the wind. But man, I think they poop more on my porch then they do in their run. It was getting better as only my oldest chickens and roo...
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    Wrong way to winterize a run...

    My run is two 10x12 wooden structure runs connected for 24 feet of run. The hardware cloth sides are stapled on then secured with 1x2s. This gives a great base for the 7 mill clear plastic I staple on and then secure with another layer of 1x2s. I live in the Kansas City area so my zone...
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    Oh this is silly, 5 week old chicks and mom

    So 5 weeks ago our Americauna hatched out 7 of her 10 eggs. We also supplemented the hatch with 4 Rhode Island Reds from our local farm store for 11 chicks. One of the those didn't ever take off and I went back for a replacement and hey, it was clearance day, got 2 for 1. So, half a week...
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    Comment by 'MClean417' in article 'Guide to Letting Broody Hens Hatch and Raise Chicks'

    My Hens always go broody in my old coup. The floor of it is 4 foot off the ground but the nesting boxes are level with the base. That being said, and for the third time, I wait till the last week and move my hen at night with her eggs. I built a brooding cage out of 2x2's and hardware cloth...
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    Broody hen left nest for 20-30 minutes

    Yes, when I get excited my inner princess sneaks out. I ain't proud of it but my wife is happy it don't happen when I see spiders. Then, I just go full ninja, so, it's a wash.
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    Broody hen left nest for 20-30 minutes

    My hen went broody in THE MOST POPULAR NESTING BOX, evidently. It was not unusual to find her and one or two other chickens trying to nest. After deciding to let her continue we marked the first 5 eggs, the next day there were eggs coming out from under her, we marked the next 7 so she had a...
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    THE WORLDS SMALLEST CHICKEN EGG?! 🤯

    It happens fairly frequently in spring when the chickens start laying again. Less so in the summer but you'll get one every once in a while. You'll also get BIG eggs that are either double yolk OR and egg inside an egg. I don't have a picture but I had a fairy egg last week that was just...
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