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    Dog got hold of my chicken and now doesn't have any tail feathers.

    One of the dogs managed to get hold of a chicken and pull out all of her tail feathers. The chicken is fine other than having no feathers and what looks like a very raw rump. Is there anything i can purchase at my local feed store tomorrow to help her heal? There was some bleeding but nothing...
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    6 week old ate a feed sack string....help?

    I just came home to find the string from a feed sack halfway ingested in one of my babies. l tried pulling out but had no luck so i cut it as short as i could. will the little guy be able to digest it? Im leaving for the weekend and what be able to keep an eye on her.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Just found my first egg:D Not quite as big as store bought one but pretty close.
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    My new chickens refuse to use roost?

    I've only had them a few days so they very might not be used to being out of a little cage. Although I have questioned there intelligence I think they are still just ignorant. I hope they will figure it out soon though.
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    My new chickens refuse to use roost?

    According to the guy at the co-op where I got the hens, they are about 3-4 months old. I'm going to try adding a few more roost, but I guess I can't make them roost if they don't want to. The funny thing is my chicks are barely getting feathers and they are already using the roost I set up in...
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    My new chickens refuse to use roost?

    So i picked up my four red sex linked hens on monday and introduced them to the recently finished coop. However it is becoming apparent to me that they prefer to sleep on the floor and not on any of the roost. I assumed that they didn't know where they were the first night so i picked them up...
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    Hello Everyone!!!

    Hello everyone, My name is Derek and I am from beautiful New Braunfels, Tx. I have recently finished my coop and I am a proud new owner of 4 red sex link hens and 6 black mystery chicks from TSC, but I think they are going to be barred rocks or dominiques that is to be determined though. This is...
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    This Coop is Turning into a Behemoth! **UPDATED pics on pg7**

    That is a awesome coop! But i know how you feel, I thought my coop was going to be an two weekend project. I started a month ago and somehow I'm still doing little tweaks and finishing touches to it. Nice Coop though it looks very well constructed!
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    First Coop ready for tenants....

    Thanks for the compliments, Im located in New Braunfels, Tx and this coop was defiantly a bit more work than i intended. But i had some help from some good friends, who i bribed with some fresh eggs as soon as i get some:D. I ordered 4 sex-link pullets that are a mix between rhode island reds...
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    First Coop ready for tenants....

    $500 and about a month later finally finished the coop. Wish I would have found this site sooner might have saved me some money. But regardless here is the finished product minus a few pieces of trim and some storm shudders.
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    Hawks a big threat?

    I live in the Texas hill country, so there is a abundance of cover for them to hide under. But on the same token I also have some wide open areas that I'm sure my chickens will be in and i don't want to offer up any easy meals to the local hawks. I will still build a run for them, but until then...
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    Hawks a big threat?

    Thanks to everyone that posted, I appreciate the insight and will be starting on a run asap. Is there any recommendations on sizes for the run? I was thinking about a 16' x 8' area would be sufficient. I have 4 road island reds on the way but don't anticipate ever getting more than 10 chickens...
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    Hawks a big threat?

    I recently finished my coop and have just placed an order for my hens and was also planning on getting some chicks. I was planning on just letting them all be free range and not building a run for them. However i have noticed a few hawks flying around and was wondering how big of a threat they...
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