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    RATS!!!!!

    I use the chicken feed as bait
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    Chicken abruptly stopped laying

    I have a Brahma that is about 1. She began laying in March and layed for 2-3 weeks, and since then NOTHING. What gives?
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    Do toes grow back

    hi, My favorite hen seems to have lost a few toes due to frostbite. They are healed nicely. I didn't even notice at first. I just happened to notice he wasn't walking and scratching like she used to. Where her toes/nail were are clean stumps. Will they grow back or will she adapt?
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    Sitting hen

    Hi, My favorite hen is sitting on the ground a lot the last few days. I picked her up, her vent and feet looked fine. She hasn't laid all winter and my girls are just starting to lay again. Could she be getting ready to resume laying or is something wrong? When she does walk she looks fine...
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    Hoop Coop questions

    We live on Cape Cod. Not super extreme conditions. We do get some snow, but it doesn't last long.
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    Hoop Coop questions

    Hi, We built our first hoop coop this weekend. It's got an 8x10 frame and we have 7 hens and 4 nesting boxes. I love it. We also added a couple of roosts for the girls. Is it ok that they sleep out there? It's 3/4 tarpped now and I was thinking during the winter I would put greenhouse...
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    Poultry Dust

    Hi, My chickens have lice. Not super bad, but DE isn't working. I got poultry dust, but it doesn't say if I have to throw the eggs away for a bit of not. Do any of you know? I'm going to dust the birds, clean out the coop, dust and replace bedding, and spread dust and lime on the coop floor...
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    Is there a place to get hens vs chicks?

    A local homesteader is selling me two!
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    Is there a place to get hens vs chicks?

    PS. I googled poultry farms and didn't find any I also put "feelers" out there.
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    Is there a place to get hens vs chicks?

    They are white and lay brown eggs. I had a Welsummer, Swedish Flower, Easter Egger, and Delaware but my flock got wiped out. A nice lady had two mixed breeds she gave me.
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    Is there a place to get hens vs chicks?

    Thanks, I meant hens that are already laying. I have 2 and I'm looking to add more.
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    Is there a place to get hens vs chicks?

    I'm looking for a place to get started hens. I've combed Facebook groups and Craigslist. I'm on the south coast of MA. Thanks!
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Thanks, I've been checking daily. Today may be my lucky day.
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Anyone between Cape Cod and Plymouth looking to rehome any young hen that lays any color other than a light brown egg? We are looking to have a more colorful basket. Both our EE got eaten :-( I can't find anyone local that has anything other than chicks.
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    Having continued predator issues

    Yes, I have been moving my 3 remaining ladies into my workshop at night. They are pooping (as they do) and stinking up the joint (as they do). I'm anxious to get
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