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    My Broody chicken has no feathers on her breast

    Thank you so much for the replies. You've been very helpful. Yes the kennel is wire. I hope to break her soon.
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    My Broody chicken has no feathers on her breast

    I removed the eggs yesterday, but she wouldn't budge out of the coop.
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    My Broody chicken has no feathers on her breast

    Thank you, I guess that does make sense. I was pretty freaked out when I saw her naked breast :0 The kennel is in the coop area. They have a fenced off area with a small coop that they sleep in at night. The kennel can't fit in the actual coop, but I placed it right next to the coop. My...
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    My Broody chicken has no feathers on her breast

    I noted my Jersey Giant chicken appears to have gone broody. She has been on the nest for 2-3 days now. Before this started I did note her walking around with all her feathers puffed out and her wings held out from the side of her body. I went to put her in a dog kennel today to try to break...
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    Chickens are eating my Cup of Yellow vine.

    Right now my chickens are free range, hopefully tomorrow I'll get a fence up. Anyway I have one poisonous plant in the back called Cup of Yellow Vine. It is in the nightshade family. My neighbor told me not to worry because the chickens won't eat it if it poisonous. I cut the leaves back off...
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    Mixing breeds in my flock

    I have 2 Rhode Island Reds, a Red Sex Link, a California Gray, and a Jersey Giant. Each chicken has it's own personality. Work with them when they are little. I sit in a chair and bring treats out to them. I make them come up on the chair and my lap to get their treats (kitchen scraps). My...
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    I learned my lesson about buying straight runs and locally! (Story)

    I bought sexed chickens with the assurance that the store would take back any roosters. I bought 3 Jersey Giants, and 2 of them ended up being roosters. It took about 2 weeks from being pretty sure these guys were roosters to them crowing at 4 in the morning non stop. It took me another week...
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    What attacks at dusk?

    Thank you everyone for all the great information. This morning my Gray was in the yard. She must have been hiding somewhere really well. My yard is pretty dark in the back, but 3 of us went out with flashlights looking for her and she was nowhere. So maybe the first attack was my dog after...
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    What attacks at dusk?

    I have had my chickens for a few months now. They have been free range in my backyard for the last couple of months. I lock them up after it gets dark. I have 2 dogs a large terrier and a German Shepherd mix. They have never been aggressive towards the chickens. Last night during dinner my...
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