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    Are any of these breeds incompatible in a mixed flock?

    I’ve had three separate groups of chickens raised in our kitchen since becoming a backyard chicken person. The first group of 3 the BO was head chicken and Wyandotte on the bottom. The second group of 4, the BR had the most incredible personality and would interact with people but again, the BO...
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    What are these?!

    And these are some of the larger ones.
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    Generally overwhelmed with mite issue.

    Well, if Poultry Dust is deadly, we're all gonners. A big blob of it landed on chicken #1s face first thing. Then the flapping distributed it excellently. I got pretty good at it by chicken #4 though. Removed all bedding, straw, nest boxes. DE'd everything within an inch of it's life. Burnt...
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    Generally overwhelmed with mite issue.

    Found out we had a mite issue only to realize we HAVE A SERIOUS MITE ISSUE and I don't know if I'm up for this. Our coop is in the back of our 2-car garage next to my husband's work bench. Their chicken door leads to a 10 x 4 run on the back of the house that has a 6" layer of straw that I put...
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    Do some people want a broody hen?

    No rooster. We collect all eggs daily. She did it last summer and I broker her after a week with the ususal routines. She sure is a hoot with all the feather splaying and growling. She's also a gorgeous bird. GLW.
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    Do some people want a broody hen?

    I have a girl who continues to go broody and there's a swap in my area tomorrow. Are there people who are looking for a broody? I don't want to put her through the trauma if I'll just be bringing her home hours later.
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    My flock does not like the sun?

    Agree.
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    Can a racoon get through my pop door?

    Clever gravity latch! Love it! Now how to find it??? Any idea where to find that?
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    Can a racoon get through my pop door?

    So the coon will try to chew through the door? I thought it would try to get in by using it's hands to get under or rip the siding off the dern house! I suppose we could trim the door opening with flashing as well as cover the door.
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    Can a racoon get through my pop door?

    I've had the wooden pop door found here http://www.automaticchickencoopdoor.com/ for 4 years now without issue when used properly. We live in a suburban house next to a park and have a dog. We had two coon attacks over the summer-- once when the door didn't go down at all, and once when the...
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    My DIY automatic chicken POP door opener/closer

    Is your system still working well?
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    Is this a good sign?

    I'm making another post to encourage other owners of attacked animals. This girl had a hole in her underneath about the size of a nickle and one under a wing and is making a recovery if you ask me. She has no idea why she has been locked up in the dog crate and wants to be out with her posse...
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    Is this a good sign?

    Sorry, I meant the lining or peritoneum, not the viscera itself. It looks white.
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    Is this a good sign?

    My 22-week BO was grabbed by a racoon last night. The dog interrupted the attack so she did not get carried off. She was in total shock until I started handling her this morning when she seemed to perk up. We did locate what I would call a sizeable hole on her underbelly however. I see...
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    Mean chicken pushing her luck in suburbia. Things I did not know would happen.

    I had the youngin's separated by a fence for weeks before removing it. The one wyandott would march up and down the fence mumbling and grumbling just looking for a way in to do them harm. She was the low man with her two sisters, but they never treated her like this--just the occasional peck...
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