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Ducklings first swim :D

Well, my daughter is moving up in a week or 2 and she's bringing her little ankle nippers - 2 small dogs. I don't know how they're going to act with the cats, much less the chicken!

My #1 lead lady was attacked by our new cockrel for a second time. After the first time I brought her in the house in a crate to recover: I think he attacked her bc she was sickly for a couple of days with sneezing and then wheezing. In hindsight I should have brought her in when I first...

TY everyone :) LOL Cute peeps!!!

TY for the reply. I will be up there before daylight and keep a hawks eye on them. If need be, I will crate him. TY for the reply. I'm really nervous now! We got him about a month ago and it's been okay until Cleopatra started sneezing and wheezing. She's totally better now, so I'm hoping!

Well, reading and reading I decided I ought to put her up with the others tonight. I moved things around in the 10x10 run and moved large things around the 100x100 enclosure. I also propped a few more pieces of plywood along the fence, as they like to "hide" behind that. Here's hoping I made the...

Well, Howdy y'all! and TY for the warm welcomes!!! :D

TY Ramblin Rooster :) I am an information seeker - it keeps my mind active!

My new cockrel (had him about a month now) attacked my lead hen the other day. I'm guessing it was b/c she was sneezing and wheezing. I've had her in the house now for 5 days (treated with VetRx and Tylan 50) and no more wheezing or sneezing (she's been good for 2 days now) and the hole on her...

Hey all - everyone just calls me "Honey". I have been a backyard chicken raiser for almost 4 years now, and have been gleaning information from BYC since I got The Ladies. I've been married 30 years, have 3 grown children who don't live with us, 6 cats, 5 hens and 1 cockrel (soon to be...