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    Just Curious...

    I never knew about the wide range of noises hens can make. I thought roosters crowed and hens bawked and clucked. Raising my 3 EEs as chicks I got to hear the cute peeping, trilling, clucking, and then all the funny sounds the girls make now that I'm still trying to decipher. LOVE IT...
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    Need some help in taking backyard chickens to the County Commisioners

    Our county commissioners refuse to even discuss the issue with pro-chicken lobby groups around here. It is a large county and apparently there are more pressing issues in their opinion. On the positive side, they apparently are also too busy to crack down on most backyard chicken owners...
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    If neighbor poisoned our birds, what can I do?

    Just read through all these posts. So sad. What's even worse is that there can never be a true "win" in this situation. Even if neighbor gets the book thrown at him.....he is still a neighbor unless FreezeFamilyFarm decides to move or the mean neighbor does. I know what it's like to live...
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    Can you ever have enough mealworms?

    I have three 15 month old EEs. I've been raising mealworms for about 1 year and now have thousands. You'd think that would be enough. My chickens could easily eat through a batch of 500 mealworms in a few minutes (which would cost about $6.50 at the pet store). I actually had the idea to...
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    Bad chicken Mommy :(

    Quote: LOL I'm not sure about that, they weren't looking very happy with me. Yep, I'm sure if it was light outside, you would have been subjected to the dreaded "STINK EYE"!
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    Pecking Order Question

    There is ALWAYS a pecking order, I think. There are only issues when a chicken does not kow her place in the order, or challenges it. I only have 3 chickens, and it it is obvious who the top hen is. It is also quite obvious who the lowest hen is. The bottom rung chicken "Chickie" gets...
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    Anyone have experience with chicken diapers + indoor pet chickens?

    When my EEs were about 6 months old (last February), we used to put the most laid back one (Chickie) in a diaper and let her in our house and out of the cold and snow from time to time. She seemed to enjoy hanging out with us. She was pretty cooperative with the diaper we got her from...
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    Does molting affect temperment/behavior?

    OMG Yes! My 3 EEs are going through their first molt and it's awful. They don't look as bad as some of the "hard molt" pictures I"ve seen on BYC, but they definitely do have some rough patches where they look prickly from new feathers sprouting. But it's the change in their behavior that's...
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    My hen is making a crying sound.

    Quote: Revenge would be so sweet!
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    Molting Time=More Quiet Hens

    I haven't gotten a single egg from my 3 hens for 2 weeks now and my yard/porch/chicken coop is covered in feathers . On the other hand, it has been much quieter at my house over the last couple of weeks. With no eggs, there is no egg song (I personally love the egg song, but it makes me...
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    chooks laying down?

    My pullets love lying down on their sides and sunbathing on occasion. They also like roosting on a rubbermaid tote up against my patio door throughout the day. There is probably nothing wrong with your chicken unless she's down for most of the day (when the other chickens are running around)...
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    Finally, Chickens are legal

    Just amazing how the right to do something so simple as raising a few chickens in your backyard can evolve into such a bureaucratic and legal mess. So glad the ordinance passed though. YEA!
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    Maryland Gazette STORY TO COME!

    I think the letter sounds great. You addressed the issues with your neighbor in a respectful way. I had a falling out with my neighbor (who I thought was a friend too). She complained about my 3 hens--and we both have 1/2 acre fully fenced lots. She indicated that if the HOA wouldn't enforce...
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    Lower Township, NJ: Residents forced to give up their chickens

    While I fully agree that people should be able to have backyard chickens, it angers me that some would have them illegally, and then let their chickens wander onto other people's property. That doesn't help the cause much. My 3 outlaw backyard chickens are fully contained in my yard with 5 & 6...
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    One Egg?!? Are they kidding me?

    I don't like the idea of "stock piling" eggs. The best thing about having your own chickens is being able to eat a freshly laid egg. I know they have a decent shelf life, but I doubt you could work it to where you could "save up" during the summer months to have enough eggs for when they lay...
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