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    Hens have stopped laying

    Here's the background: I had 6 hens who had just begun to lay eggs when 3 were murdered over the course of 4 nights. One other one was attacked and almost didn't make it, but she pulled through. This was the end of September. The 3 remaining hens have laid a total of 1 egg since the...
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    Massacre with injuries

    Quote: THANK YOU! That is just down the street!
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    Massacre with injuries

    The injuries were to the neck and eyes. My one who is just barely hanging on has blood on her comb and her left eye is completely shut. The creature also tore many feather out at the roots. I went out this morning to see if I could hold her and make her feel better, but it didn't work. I...
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    Massacre with injuries

    My small flock of 6 hens is now down to 2.5 and I'm not sure what to do. We had them running free in the backyard (about .5 an acre) and had to clip their wings so they didn't fly out. After clipping them short we woke to 1 missing, 2 dead and one injured. The one who is injured won't...
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    We have eggs!

    I'm so excited! I've got 6 chickens and I think they are all hens, and I'm getting 2 eggs a day from them. This started this week-and I'm thrilled! They are still small, but I don't feed them laying pellets so I'm not expecting them to be super huge. I didn't have an egg in the box this...
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    Missing chickens!!!

    I had no idea about the cedar chips! I'll get those out right now. They came back. I guess they did hide somewhere last night. I'm so glad they are home and safe. I was so upset last night! Thanks for the advice. I want my chicks to be happy and healthy-they are just so darn cute!
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    Missing chickens!!!

    I just put our first set of 6 weeks old chicks outside last night. We have them in a large fenced in lot, inside another 20X10 foot dog lot, with a cedar chip lined dog house (that they slept in last night) and a coop that we built for daytime fun. I closed them up in the dog lot last night for...
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    Former dog pen into chicken pen?

    Our last dog will be put down before the end of the week. He's so old and can't stand any longer, so his day has come. Secretly I am thrilled now because the pen that we've kept dogs in for the past 15 years will be completly empty-and it would be the PERFECT place for my chickens. The...
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    New here-I get my chicks tomorrow!

    I am just so excited I can't stand it! I spent last week doing research on chickens and how I could keep them in the backyard. We live on an acre in a subdivision without a HOA and the town we live in considers chickens pet-so we are good to go as far as the local laws! I went today and got...
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