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    The waste! Oh the wasted feed...

    Chickens' naturally scratch at the ground looking for food. If it's in a feeder, they still scratch. Mine will eat it off the ground, especially if there is none in the feeder.
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    Keeping Away Hawks?

    The last time I lost a chicken to a hawk was when my Australian Cattle Dog was six months old and almost got the hawk. He also keeps away the coyotes, bobcats, skunks and possums. We have had coyotes and bobcats during the day. They like to chase and nip, so you have to remind them to leave the...
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    I'm being bitten by red mite

    The best thing for chiggers is to spray your ankles, waist and wrist with Deep Woods Off, or any other product containing DEET. Don't waste time with citronella; it doesn't repel chiggers. Any poison that kills fleas will also kill chiggers, so you don't need anything fancy. I have heard of...
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    Gender bender- hen with spurs????????

    I know I'm a little late, but it looks like a hens to me. I was told that roosters always have pointed feathers on the head and tail where the hens' feathers are rounded at the end. Many of my hens will double up in the nests when they lay, even when there is only one hen already in the nest...
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