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    3 month old chickens pecked the intestines out of larger chickens? =(

    I'm not sure if this is related or not, I had to work late tonight and came home to find my biggest, meanest, most protective and mother hen dead. Her intestines were pulled out of her and laying about a foot away. She was dead and there was no blood anywhere. The other chickens seem fine. I...
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    Sick Chick or Mean Girls?

    In the summer they used to get a lot of fresh greens from my garden, though this year I don't have the time. I added a head of cabbage to the run hanging of course. in the winter I used suet cake holders and packed them with carrots and lettuce. I have 6 of them so I will start that back up...
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    several chickens losing feathers/raw skin please help

    This sounds like the beginnings of what I am going through now. I just posted for help tonight as I am at my wits end, I am curious as to what breed you have. I recently read an article on production reds that stated that they are great layers but aggressive and more prone to cannibalism...
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    Sick Chick or Mean Girls?

    In March we found out my wife was pregnant so I confined the chickens as they were pooping everywhere(favorite hangout is our porch). We also have had a few run ins with Coopers Hawks and have a pair of them currently nesting in our pine trees. They have an enclosed run which measures about 17...
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    The neighbors......

    You can easily get two wireless security cameras with the transmitter for around $100. You could watch your chickens while you're not home and see who is feeding the chickens. I had a similar incident where all kinds of table scraps were being thrown in the yard for my dog. After talking to...
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    Buff Orpington Died Tonight

    How old was the chicken? It looks to me as though she may have had her feathers plucked by the other chickens. I am not an expert on chickens by any means. I have been researching quite a bit lately. I have two flock blocks in the coop from Purina and use the avia charge 2002 in their water...
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    I could just throw myself on the ground screaming and kicking my feet!

    Check out this thread on the cookie tin water heater, saved myself a lot of trouble in the mornings. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=107951&p=1
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    Cookie Tin water heater

    I made two of these about two weeks ago after I got tired of making trips with a gallon water jug every morning. Couple of things I did when making these to keep them on the safe side. 1. I ran the lamp cord through a piece of PVC Conduit to keep the chickens from getting curious about the...
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    Do I have a roo?

    Okay, so I'm going to say lighting perhaps. It was never white but more of a golden brown, there were three but as they grew most changed to red. On that one though it's tail feathers were kind of looking fluffed out like a feather duster. Kind of like a V. Would it be helpful if I post...
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    Do I have a roo?

    Thanks for the responses! That's why I love this website. I have told so many people about it that ask me how do you know what to do with a chicken and are thinking of raising their own as well. I was not hoping for a roo, my neighbor who has several more acres than myself has a small farm...
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    Do I have a roo?

    I have not had chickens since I was a kid and finally convinced the wife that they would be a great birthday present. So for my birthday I got 10 chickens that were supposed to be 10 Production Red Pullets. I might just be paranoid but everyday I suspect a roo is among them, if not more. I...
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