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    Mother hen killed in probable fox attack, what will happen to chicks?

    Where I am it is summer and in the northeast of the US, so night temps are about mid 50s which I feel like should be fine especially with pine shavings in the coop. And yes, the chicks and their mom lived with the flock so they know where to go to sleep.
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    Mother hen killed in probable fox attack, what will happen to chicks?

    This afternoon I came home to find all but one chicken of my flock missing. I spotted the feathers of my silkie mother hen, and ended up finding two of her four chicks in shock on the ground around the backyard. So two of the total four chicks have been found. Hopefully the other two will reveal...
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    Chickens when given the choice of water

    Setting: My chickens are outside during a rainy day. They are standing near a nice, fresh, and cool container of clean water specifically for them. They are also near a dirty old hole filled with mud water. My chickens will 100% of time choose to drink the mud water.
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    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Ended 2023 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

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    Chicken back feathers wet/damp looking. smells bad, irritated and and bloody? anyone have any idea?

    I forgot to follow up on this, but the problem resolved itself. Perhaps I was reading too much into the feather thing.
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    What predator am I dealing with?

    Twice now I’ve lost a chicken to a myster predator. This is how it goes: I hear a chicken commotion- my flock is kind of making distressed and attention-seeking noises. I go out to check on them and one of them is missing. I look around the whole entire yard and no feathers, no blood, no signs...
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    Chicken back feathers wet/damp looking. smells bad, irritated and and bloody? anyone have any idea?

    Hey, A week or so ago, we had a snow storm and snow got into the chicken’s coop through a loose window. Some snow got onto the back of one of my chickens and those feathers haven’t been the same since. So, basically, the snow-covered feathers froze and remained frozen for a few days. I would...
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    Anyone else always dream of their chickens? Just me?

    I’d say about 75% of my dreams at night are about my 4 little cute chickens.
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    Merry Chicken Christmas!

    yess
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    Merry Chicken Christmas!

    My favorite Christmas present this year.
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    No eggs?

    I feed them multi-flock feather-focused crumble feed. I fed them an egg layer feed a few months ago, but then they started to molt so we switched. I think the next bag of food I get will be egg laying feed. But to answer your question, feather-growing feed at the moment. However I have fed them...
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    No eggs?

    One young one is a Lavender Orpington, other young one is a Rhode Island Red. One of the older ones is a Rhode Island White and the other older one is a Golden Comet.
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