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    Any thoughts about this roo's eye injury?

    Thank you :) Do you think his eyeball is still there under the lid?
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    Any thoughts about this roo's eye injury?

    Our neighbors have free-range chickens that roam about a mile radius. Ricardo (the main rooster -- they have 2, the other one is just starting to develop spurs) hadn't been to my porch since the hurricane so I was worrying about him (normally he shows up 1-4 times a day). He turned up this...
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    Green stuff left behind in food dish

    I think I'm going to stake out the door to watch and try to what's going on. They make a mad dash to our porch as soon as the neighbor sets them free in the mornings. This only happens in the morning.It's all in the bowl -- not on the ground or porch. It took some time, but I've taught them not...
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    Green stuff left behind in food dish

    I am perplexed. Our neighbor's free-range chickens are still visiting daily. They all seem fine (aside from one of the roosters who has recently lost most of his tail feathers -- looks like molting/no signs of injury). For 5-6 days in a row, I've noticed green stuff left behind in the dish I...
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    Urgent advice on chicken feed

    Mine don't love carrots either. Turnips, yes. Carrots, no. Luckily, we like carrots enough for all of us. lol Our chick-or-treaters love melon. They would eat melon in the snow.
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    Urgent advice on chicken feed

    We are in a similar situation. Free range chickens that belong to neighbors 5 houses away come to our house starving. They aren't our chickens but we supplement and try to help take care of them. The one productive conversation I had with the owner included her telling me she didn't care what we...
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    Who's the boss

    Circular -- that's a good way to put what I've seen. I haven't had enough experience to have any real insight, but this question puzzles me too. From what I can see, the hens in this nomadic free range flock that visits me daily take turns assuming power. There are 2 roosters in the flock and...
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    Comment by 'mumzee1432' in media 'breakfast in bed'

    Unfortunately, she passed later that day. Such a sad situation, but we are grateful that we were able to comfort her in her final hours.
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    Chick-or-Treaters Free Range Sanctuary Thread

    Who knew how much fun chickens would be at Christmas time? The Chick-or-Treaters showed up bright and early Christmas morning. As they bounced onto the porch, their childlike joy reminded me of when my daughter was little (she just turned 18). She's now applying to college and life has slowly...
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    Found injured hen in yard need advice

    I think you summed things up well. Added bonus. They also seem to know where the best hideout spaces are. I discovered the alpha rooster (Ricardo) and Dumplin's twin (Knuffle Bunny) hiding out together on the other side of our tractor/plow. Their 2 little heads popped up when I walked out into...
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    Found injured hen in yard need advice

    That is logical and I would totally think you're right on track -- if anything was normal with these neighbors. I remember from the first (of 2) conversations I had with the woman that she claimed the chickens roosted in a tree with a fence around it. That was back in Aug/Sept maybe. She said...
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    Found injured hen in yard need advice

    That makes sense. I find it endlessly entertaining to watch them and try to figure out what they're thinking and doing. The more I watch, the more I realize they are way more complex that people give them credit.
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    Found injured hen in yard need advice

    Before the molting started, 2-3 of the hens had started laying eggs in a nest they built in our side carport (that we rarely use/move the vehicles from). They had scratched around and rounded up all kinds of things for this nest -- starting by digging out a hole in the gravel. They found some...
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    Warning, graphic photo - My chicken was attacked, wounded and not sure how this will turn out.

    I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful and clearly a loving (and well-loved) bird. Thank you for sharing photos. We had a tough week with a chicken. It helped me to see how well-cared for your chickens are.
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    Chick-or-Treaters Free Range Sanctuary Thread

    I have no idea what's "normal" when it comes to chickens. I was around chickens as a small child at my grandmother's house from time to time, but the lens of a child is different. Now that we've had these chick-or-treaters free ranging into our yard since August, I've found myself pretty...
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