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    can you continue with only 'one' hen ...?

    she is ... breaks my heart!
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    can you continue with only 'one' hen ...?

    I"ve lost 3 of my RIR .. can I continue with just the one left?
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    daytime predators?! don't want to give up free range

    We live in the burbs...our home is on about an acre with woods line in the back, side and across the street. The house next door is raised on a hill, so the never seem to make it up there. Their coop is open during the day, but they mostly spend the hottest part of the day roosting in the...
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    daytime predators?! don't want to give up free range

    It seems I may have lost my 2nd girl...middle of the afternoon and/or not returning to the coop any advise? we live in the burbs
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    free range stray dog attack in the burbs

    we did call animal control and we're trying to keep our dog out to keep the others dogs at bay ...
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    stray dog attacked my hens in the burbs

    My three RIR were attacked yesterday in our yard by a stray dog. My daughter sent our dog out and chased him up the street, but we can't find one of the hens; the other two ended up back in the coop. Its been that sweltering heat and one of them must've had a bite of somekind, because we have...
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    free range stray dog attack in the burbs

    My three RIR were attacked yesterday in our yard by a stray dog. My daughter sent our dog out and chased him up the street, but we can't find one of the hens; the other two ended up back in the coop. Its been that sweltering heat and one of them must've had a bit of somekind, because we have a...
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    Will my yard stink?

    I have three hens born around the first of april...they free range all day and I've only cleaned up a mess or two when they get up on my deck or the front porch - and then I just sweep or spray off. Never a mess or smell. I wish I could say the same for our labs, though. I noticed you have...
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    its hot...my girls don't seem to be eating - no eggs yet

    They have a water feeder and they drink out of the dogs water bowl...so, water seems to be ok
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    its hot...my girls don't seem to be eating - no eggs yet

    our RIR were born in April...they're free range, but we feed them in the morning and evening. They don't seem to be eating. It has been very hot and humid and we're hoping for eggs soon. Do I need to be concerned?
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    my free range girls always seem to be starving?

    and Yes ... they finish it clean
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    my free range girls always seem to be starving?

    I have two rhode island reds and one new hampshire red. I fill their feeder as I let them out mid morning. They free range my yard (approx. 1 acre with woods line) in the burbs all day. I fill the feeder again late afternoon and they will end up back in their coop at the end of the day and I...
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    chicks act like they're starving?

    My girls are about 5 - 7 weeks old. They just starting staying outside in the coop and free ranging most of the day. We've had a lot of rain and they've been getting plenty of worms, grass and goodies. They still seem to go crazy when I feed them and/or fill their feeder. How much feed...
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    what temps can 5-7 weeks be outside?

    I'm ready to put my girls outside...one could probably be as young as 5 weeks and the other 2 up to 7 weeks? What are the conditions for outside living? thanks, sharon
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    Can you review characteristics of 7 wk pullets and/or roos

    I picked up from Mt. Healthy Hatchery 2 rhode island reds and 1 new hamshire red that are supposed to be pullets. They are now about 6 - 8 weeks old and wondering what characteristics I can try to look for if we have any roos (we live in city and no roos allowed) One of the rhode island reds...
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