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    How to quiet a very obnoxious hen

    thank you all......
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    How to quiet a very obnoxious hen

    I have 6 RIReds who are great pets and egg layers and are spoiled rotten....One girl, we call Loudy, because she has always had a lot to say....but I do live in town and don't want to annoy the neighbors...She fusses loudly constantly....even when she is outside walking around she's verbal...She...
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    egg without shell?

    Thanks so much....love my girls and worry about everything! They seemed fine and have no idea which one it was....just glad it's not a biggie!
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    egg without shell?

    I can't find the info on this....I know I've seen it before.....I have 6 RIReds, not quite a year old and they've been laying regulary....today I found a perfectly intack egg without a shell, outside of the nest in the coop....is there a link or info I need to know about? thanks for any advice...
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    pox virus....do the warts go away?

    My girls are looking a little rough here....one's comb is completely fallen over full of scabs....one of them has a white membram in the corner of her eye...it's even on their waddles and around their eyes....will this go away? I feel like I should be doing something for them.....
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    Fowl Pox....can it be cured?

    I just realized my girls have this.....I was thinking all was well and it was just part of their comb, but it's not....now I have guilt and worry! They are 6 months old....just seems to be on their comb for now....what can I do? I read the definition on this web page, but not sure what to do...
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    Chicken nipples......

    Thank you all.....and it still makes me giggle when I think of chickens with nipples....
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    Chicken nipples......

    Anyone have a web addy where I can order them? Also....what do I search for in a search....chicken nipples is not giving me what I'm looking for....What are they really called? Thanks so much....ready to do this water system.... loving my girls....they are almost 3 months old and the whole...
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    Getting out of the rain!!!

    My first post was incorrect on their age...they are 2 months old.....
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    Getting out of the rain!!!

    Thank you for your responses....I still use a heat light on them at night....and had it on when the front went thru....They are @8weeks old, probably ok without one, they are just my first chicks and I'm sure I'm overprotecting....as soon as it slowed up they came down and were fine.....
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    Getting out of the rain!!!

    My girls are almost 3 months old.....been outside for 6 weeks or so....and it's been the dry season here in S. Florida, no rain, mild temps....so a big cold front comes thru with cold rain and lots of wind....and they're running around the pen just a complaining...my dd ran out there and put...
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    new chicks...heat lamp at night too?

    Do I leave the lamp on at night? It's south FL.....I could bring them inside....they are under a week old....
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    Picking up my girls on Friday! Quick question

    I live in south Florida...plan to keep them on my screened in patio until they are ready for their new digs...is a 20 gallon tank large enough for 6 RIReds? ......or will I need a larger tank for their stay on the porch? Thank you.....
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