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    Township vs City and County laws

    I was wondering if you still have chickens and if you had run into any problems. I'm in Lincoln Village, have chickens, and just received a notice tonight on my door from the trustees that they had received a complaint, probably due to overgrown grass and trash. (I've been after my son to get...
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    Pullet Bloody from Bullying

    Following this thread for advice on wound care. I just discovered one of my hens, a New Hampshire Red, wedged between the utility pole and the privacy fence. She has a large bloody abrasion-type wound over her left hip joint. I think the pain reducing neosporin is the only type I have on hand...
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    My chickens have not started laying yet

    Hello all! I'm wondering if the original poster's chickens have started laying yet and, if so, did you ever determine the reason for the delay? I'm asking because my 5 New Hampshire reds are over 8 months old (at least, they were about 2 weeks old when I got them early last May) and I still...
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    Mice problem

    I'm finding that I also have developed a mouse problem around my chickens. I have seen the little buggers dashing back and forth like lightening. I'm worried that whatever I put out will hurt my chickens, though. Will they ignore the poisons and leave them to the mice? What about glue traps? I...
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    New comer from Columbus, OH

    Hi everyone! I just got my first chicks yesterday. They are about 48-72 hours old now and are New Hampshire Reds! I'm so excited about them as I have wanted backyard chickens for a while but didn't live in an area that allowed them.
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