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    Clicker Training the Rooster

    Yup, I had the same experience. The chickens learned targeting ridiculously fast! The dogs... not so much. I keep threatening to train a chicken to run an agility course and give demonstrations just for fun. If I ever get around to it I'll post a video.
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    Snake hunter!

    Yeah, after I googled it to make sure it wasn't poisonous, we were able to handle it quite easily. It only tried to bite once. REALLY beautiful snake! We let it go since there is a problem in our neighborhood with rodents. But after my girls start laying, if we start missing eggs, it's toast!
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    Snake hunter!

    Casey and I took some treats out for the girls. When she put the bowl down, all of them came running except one. She was standing perfectly still like she was hypnotized. She was totally ingnoring the feeding frenzy behind her. I walked towards her to see what was wrong and found her in a...
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    Derperella, the (weird) Faverolles, & Friends

    Yup, I like "Huurrr?" too. I think the lemon slogan should go on a shirt with just a head shot of Derp staring at a lemon.
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    My hen gurgled and sneezed.. is she sick? *UPDATE RIP*

    so sorry for your loss. The picture of her with the horse sniffing her butt is hilarious!
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    Sneezing, breathing with mouth open is she sick?

    what size coop do you have and how much ventilation? We had high humidity for a few days and my normally clean smelling pine shavings really began to smell. I had one 7 week old barred rock get really ill. I added more ventilation to the coop and luckily the humidity dropped too. Now she's doing...
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    Lethargic pullet

    Well, I was unable to change the pine shavings out yesterday. However, the humidity level outside has gone way down, and as a result so has the humidity inside the coop. So it was back to smelling fresh and piney again this morning. (YEAH COLD FRONT!) and as I suspected, my little barred rock's...
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    Lethargic pullet

    Checked on her at lunch. She is still eating, drinking, and following the flock. Although she does everything half heartedly. Eyes partially closed and sits down to rest a LOT. She looks like she's taking slow deep breaths, but no wheezing/gasping sounds. The coop she's in is pretty much a...
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    Chicken with no voice

    Sorry for your loss
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    Lethargic pullet

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) seven week old Barred Rock Pullet, weight unknown 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Didn't come out of the coop Saturday morning. She was VERY lethargic. I brought her out of the coop and...
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    Sick Chicken...maybe. Am I over reacting? Advice please.

    keep us posted on her condition. I have a similar mystery illness going on with one of my girls and I'm interested to see how yours turns out.
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    Maggots! emergency!

    yup, I think that would make me hurl
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    Derperella, the (weird) Faverolles, & Friends

    Just looked at Nam's BYC page and followed the link to her studio..... Holy moly you're talented! http://featherdust.critter.net/art.html
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    Chicken training question??

    Get a day old chick, raise it in the house with people. ALL interactions with people only initially. Once it gets old enough, handle it everyday. The more time it spends with people the more likely it will follow you around.
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    RIP Little SLW cockerel

    Well, I KNEW my malinois would be a chicken killer if given the opportunity. Now I have proof. My six year old daughter went out to pet the chickens in the run and our SLW cockerel slipped past her and into the yard. She had forgotten the dog was out so she didn't bother to catch him and put him...
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