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    What Killed Our Chicken? Help Rule out Bad Chicken **Pictures**

    ACTUALLY, ^ y'all are right on the money about the possum! Its been so busy the last few days but just signed on to update this thread that FYI it was a possum! The evening I found her, my young kids and I were putting chickens up at dusk and my catahoula-bulldog *handled* the situation. I'm...
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    What Killed Our Chicken? Help Rule out Bad Chicken **Pictures**

    Yeah, racoon was my first thought. Never lost one like this. Only carried off by foxes and then killed by other chicken. Thanks for help!
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    What Killed Our Chicken? Help Rule out Bad Chicken **Pictures**

    Do you think a dog would be able to do that through chain link fence? No sign of anything getting into the coop/run. One of the neighbors has a Jack Russel that has been known to wander off their farm and onto our place. And, pretty confident it wasn't a chicken that did this? Chicken on chicken...
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    What Killed Our Chicken? Help Rule out Bad Chicken **Pictures**

    TIA!!! Found one of our favorite girls this morning and would appreciate any advice about what could done this, mainly to rule out that she was killed by another in the flock. We have a mixed flock, 2 barred rocks, 2 golden comets, 2 easter eggers, 2 silver laced wyandottes. We live in North...
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    Feeding non laying chickens

    Hello all! We have a small flock of four chickens. One of our Easter Eggers who is about 2.5 years old has not laid an egg since last fall. Her eggs were super funny when she did lay so I kinda figured she had an issue with her repro tract. She's a very friend bird and lets my kids carry her all...
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    Debating about rooster, need advice

    Thanks all for this info!! It makes perfect sense but never thought of it that way before. Will read the article about raising roos. Really hadn't given it much thought because initially didn't plan on having any boys. Thanks again!!
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    Debating about rooster, need advice

    Thanks!! Got their tractor all set up this evening! Another question though about the young roo, he's a love now, lets me hold him and cuddle more than any of my remaining girls but is there a good chance he will become more aggressive in general in the next few months?
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    Debating about rooster, need advice

    Thanks for your input!! Yeah, blame myself way more than him. Just bummed and wondering if he might still come around since protection was the one justification I had for keeping him. My husband keeps telling me not to worry about the neighbors but we're kind of new out here and I'm a...
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    Debating about rooster, need advice

    Hey guys, have question and need advice about my flock. This is my first chicken raising experience so I'm sure making many newbie mistakes... Until last night we had 4 hens and a rooster. Two of the girls and the rooster were almost 4 months and two hens are almost 3 months. I was allowing...
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    Flea Control on large breed dogs... Help

    Your neighbor can combine weight doses of topical flea prevention (like frontline or adv) to reach the dog's weight. For example, I think Frontline large dose is up to 122 lbs or so, so use that dose plus the smaller dog dose to get the right weight for the dog. Also, it can be applied every 2-3...
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    Am I am a Black Australorp roo?

    Thank you, and your guy is quite handsome!!
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    Am I am a Black Australorp roo?

    Thanks guys for confirming my suspicions!!! I'm not against having a roo, just initially wasn't planning on it. He's a nice little guy so I guess we'll just see how it goes. I have a two year old son and new baby on the way so the chickies are also kinda pets. If he stays sweet and doesn't...
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    Am I am a Black Australorp roo?

    Aw man, literally... Yes we live in the country so roosters are not an issue code wise, just wasn't planning on having any roos... Thanks for the confirmation!
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    Am I am a Black Australorp roo?

    Hello all!! "Middy" is our 4 week old Black Australorp "pullet", but I've been suspicious that this may not be the case for a week or so. I understand sexing after 6 weeks of age is most definitive, just kinda curious lol! We picked up the black australorp in question along with an Easter...
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    I've got Grit confusion...

    Yup, they are laying hens. Can a chick (or full grown hen) overdose on grit, or do they pass what they don't need? Thanks so much for the help!!
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