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    Texas

    Yep, I did question why the chicken crossed the road.;) And how did this pair end up roaming the wild!
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    Texas

    Thanks for the heads up on the black vultures. We have both varieties here; they often land on top of the utility poles at the barn and preen or wait until some thermals come along. My experienced girls can tell the difference between vultures and hawks, but the closeness of the vultures makes...
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    1 footed chicken

    Kudos to your perseverance with this girl! I often wonder if someone couldn't create prosthetics for chickens and small critters using 3D printers (of which I have zero understanding). Wondering if there is a type of splint or brace which could be created with rigid foam, tiny dowels, vet wrap...
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    Redirecting hen to preferred nest location

    My girls depend upon and expect to have free-range ability once I open the door to the run each morning.:rolleyes: I think they would have a meltdown if I kept them in the run for anything other than predator lock-down or some major barn/fence repair involving men and equipment! At least I know...
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    Redirecting hen to preferred nest location

    Well, I blocked off access to the Pullet Palace and Belle decided to revert to Bush Chicken mode, laying her egg in the grove of trees in the barn pasture. Of course, the egg was discovered, cracked open, and eaten by some critter, or worse, one of her flockmates.🙁 I've abandoned the idea of...
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    T-Post Fence Inspiration

    I have Horseguard fencing around 2 pastures but didn't use the t-post covers, just the caps. Love HG but the components are truly designed to work with the HG system, plus they are expensive and quirky. I'd suggest using a 4' mesh and t-posts. Go ahead and make the fence height something that...
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    Redirecting hen to preferred nest location

    Belle is one of my new girls and began laying about 4 weeks ago. Rather than using a nest box in the nice Coop where she and all the hens spend the night, Belle prefers to return to the Pullet Palace (empty horse stall in the barn, tastefully repurposed for Belle, Hazel & Maxine :)) where she...
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    Looking to buy 2 chickens up to a year old

    Looks like Evadig, who posted in this forum a few spaces above your request, has a few hens remaining of her flock to be rehomed. Might want to contact her.
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    Winterizing run options, opinions needed

    I use the 8'x4' plastic lattice panels found at DIY stores. I spray- painted mine gray on one side, leaving white on the 'inside' Then attached 4 ml clear plastic sheeting completely over the outside surface of the panels by making tiny duct tape tabs, spacing them out over the lattice and...
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    Can I make feed less appealing to sparrows?

    I have sparrow traps set perpetually--the house sparrows have increasingly plagued us in the past few years, ever since neighboring properties began to run more livestock than their land can support. Be sure to set the traps up somewhere where chickens will not be able to access them. Use bird...
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    Broody or Bust: Can You Handle a Sitting Hen?

    In the last 15 years of chickenhood I've had several varieties of broodies: some stay on Broody Planet for up to 7 weeks, some are around 3 weeks, some broody on/off/on/off throughout the year. All my girls have let me take them off nest boxes to provide food and water breaks, which they always...
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    10 month old Laying Wyandotte Hens for Sale in Texas

    Have you posted your info/pics/location in the "Where am I? Where are You?" forum here on BYC? Go under the Texas thread and post there. Also, might want to indicate if you are willing to drive, at least part way, to meet a buyer.
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    Rehoming a hen

    Wish I could find a way to take her--BAs are my favorite. I'm maxed out on space right now.....:hmm Have you tried posting in the "Where am I? Where are You?" forum here on BYC? Look under the Texas thread and post your request along with a picture, if possible. Also, you might add your general...
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    Help! What do I feed my mixed flock??!

    Ditto the all flock feed crumbles (i.e. Purina FlockRaiser) along with supplemental free-choice calcium (I use crushed oyster shells and well-dried, crushed eggshells in the same dish).
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    They've been in the run for three days, and the FLIES!!

    Chiming in from the Hill Country....It might be difficult but first, try to pick the poop out of the run. I pick poop in my sandy run every day, in addition to cleaning the coop every day. You could sprinkle a bit of PDZ on the poops if you can't get to them right away--I do this in my barn when...
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