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    Tips for stopping chicks dirtying water.

    Thanks. The little devils have started to fly up and perch on the sides of the box: They're cream crested legbars.
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    Healthy rooster sudden death.

    Hi, I found my six month old rooster on the chicken coop floor last week, alive with head movement and eyes open although completely lame in the legs/lowerbody. A few hours later he was dead. Prior to this he was a healthy young man, had just began to crow in the morning and enjoyed chasing...
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    Tips for stopping chicks dirtying water.

    Does anybody have any good tips for keeping the water cleaner in the brooder? My 3 week olds kick up sawdust minutes after me laying out fresh water.
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    Fox took my rooster :-( Will my hens still be laying eggs fertilized by him?

    We had a day time visit from Mr Fox on Saturday. He took my rooster and a hen while they were out free ranging. I would like to know the chances of the eggs that are being laid now by my 2 remaining hens still being fertile. It would be nice to incubate them and get son out of my lost soldier...
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    It's gonna be 5 degrees F this week will my flock be ok?

    The coop isn't drafty so all will be well.
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    It's gonna be 5 degrees F this week will my flock be ok?

    So they will be fine - That's good news thanks,
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    It's gonna be 5 degrees F this week will my flock be ok?

    Hey folks, I know this has probably been asked a million times but it's my first season keeping hens and the weather forecast this week predicts a drop to 5 degrees F. Electrical heating is not an option so will they be ok from their own heat? I have 4 hens and a rooster all in a small coop...
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    What in the world is my chicken doing

    I think it also helps in keeping their beaks trim. Almost like we file our nails.
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    Just introduced 2 new birds to my small flock. Can I let them free range with the others?

    Thanks. I will keep them in for a week to be sure.
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    Buzzard took one of my free range hens. What should I do?

    Hey guys, I just want to add that my solution has been to build a run for my hens and only let them free range when someone is at home. Buzzards (the common European kind) get used to routines and know when to strike so I believe that releasing them on a more irregular basis also helps.
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    Just introduced 2 new birds to my small flock. Can I let them free range with the others?

    I only had a rooster and 2 hens and have just introduced 2 more hens, and was wondering if they will stick with the others when I let them out? Thanks.
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    Buzzard took one of my free range hens. What should I do?

    I am pretty certain is was a buzzard (European buzzard): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Buzzard as I have seen them hanging around since the attack, probably looking for the others. I found the hen two feet from a pile of its feathers, missing most of its breast down to the insides. It...
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    Buzzard took one of my free range hens. What should I do?

    Sorry, should have said that I am in Europe. I believe our buzzard is known as a hawk to you guys over the water.
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    Buzzard took one of my free range hens. What should I do?

    Hey guys, This is my first post as I am new to keeping hens and already having predator problems. I've had my 3 hens, one cockerel for only 6 weeks and decided to free range them as the coop is small, and we live next to some nice woodland with no traffic nor neighbours. Chicken paradise, or...
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