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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    Let me see..... I have one Cochin mix rooster, New Hampshire hen, three Buckeye chicks,one black Samatra rooster, three mix breed bantams, a Cochin hen & seven Cochin chicks. 211+17=228
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    Review by '' on item 'Cochin'

    I started out with five white Cochin chickens; one rooster, one hen and three babies. Very nice temperament on rooster. Actually, he was so docile that another rooster beat him up. This last year, I bought a black Cochin (Patty) from a flea market. She hasn't laid very many eggs, but as of...
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    Comment by 'trac' in item 'Cochin'

    Pro: Great bird to use as a foster mother, very cold hardy bird and temperament that is so gentle. Can mess with her, even though she has chicks. Con: So so on laying. Chicks can get caught in all that thick feathers and get dragged around with mother not realizing what's happening. Our cochin...
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    Comment by 'trac' in article 'Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!'

    The property that I own has been in my family for a couple of generations. My Grandparents lived here, my parents lived here and now it is my property. There is a chicken coop that was used through these years. Originally it had two doors, and about six windows. Through the years the coop...
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    Whats the weirdest thing your chickens have eaten or tried to eat??

    I have seen one of my hens that got a mouse away from one of my cats. I have also seen long legs hanging from one one of their beaks and found out it was a frog. And 3/4 of my chickens LOVE LOVE LOVE cat food. Poor cats don't have a chance. They get swarmed with all of my chickens that want...
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    When Is the Wolf Lake Swap Meet Dates??

    August 18, Saturday, is the last swap meet for the year at Wolf Lake.
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    SICK CHICKEN: Eye closed

    I sure do appreciate that you wrote about your problem with your chickens. I am at my wits end. I'll never bring home any more chickens from a flea market unless I have quarantined them longer than what I did. After about a week, I decided to let my newbies loose n shortly after that one of...
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    eggs

    My Mama Cochin laid eggs early n none of them hatched. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it just that it is too early?
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    New from Indiana

    Thanks! Good to know there is a chat for chicken lovers!!! I also have two Aussies, two bunnies and five cats. That actually get along with the chickens. I never would have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes!! Had to put dogs in a kennel. One, my female, decided that she liked...
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    New from Indiana

    I started raising chickens last year with a Mama Cochin (white), Rooster and five chicks. Moving to this year I have quite a collection. Bantams, Phoenix, D Unccles, Mama Cochin and Rooster. Mama is now fostering 11 assorted chicks. She is taking such good care of them!! Plus I also have 12...
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