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    113 degree projected weather

    I really appreciate all the help! The chicken's run is separated into 2 portions (basically, what we built first and what we added later). Their more enclosed run is where they like to dig (especially after we run the mister for a while and then move it because it softens up the dry ground) and...
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    113 degree projected weather

    So here's the issue. It's been in the 90s last few days. Okay, no big deal, we turn on the mister for the gals in their run, they stay under the tarp we added to the coop for rain (now used for shade) and they lay in the damp dirt to cool off. But this weekend is supposed to be NO LESS than 100...
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    A surprising dynamic shift in the flock

    It's only been one day since Unice passed away but I've already started to notice a dynamic shift in our little backyard ecosystem. Not just including the hens, but 3 wild birds. In our backyard, attached to the back of our rental property, is a bird house. Yearly, two birds who I believe are...
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    Lost our first hen, how to help the rest of the flock?

    I went outside this morning like normal. let the hens into their run, filled their food and changed their water. Hens were acting normal, even the broody girl ran out running and jumping and a little crazy (as she's been for about two weeks now, we're just thankful she's gone to broody and...
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    How do I teach my dog that the hens arent a threat?

    So, I have a pitbull. Not one of those small, short, stubby pitties- no, I've got a big, bulky, if not slightly chubby american pitbull. And that pitbull is afraid of exactly two things. Weiner dogs. And chickens. Don't ask me how the weiner dog part happened because I can't figure that out...
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    What I've Learned in Our First Year

    We sort of bought chicks on an impulse. We found this farm store in our city called 'Wilco' while we were hunting around for canning jars and most other stores were sold out. And when I walked in....I heard peeping. Peep-peep-peeping. And me and my dad walked over to a section with...probably a...
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    Chickens laying during winter - Halp I've got too many eggs

    So, my dad told me the hens were supposed to take 'a break' during winter. That we might only get one egg a day That we might get none. The 18 pack and 12 pack plus 4 eggs in the fridge right now says otherwise. We had one single day where we found no eggs in the nesting box. One. And then...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    Honestly, as much as I've been afraid to accidentally give my hens too much of any good things, they're little dinosaurs. If you DARE walk out onto the patio to check on them while holding a piece of cheese- you better not be partial to your fingers. They can smell it a mile away and will fight...
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    Change of style

    Update: .... So, the 3 other novogens have started mimicking her behavior. They still leave Valentina- our black australorp- out of the party. So, now we have 4 brown novogen hens who try to get into the house. Not ONLY have they started to copy her ....... When my dad's in the garage, where he...
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    Change of style

    So, in the last few weeks I noticed that the dreaded Hawk that used to fly over our house has disappeared. I no longer find them staring down my hens from afar and I no longer feel unsafe letting my chickens out in the yard. So, we had a slight change of pace to how we care for the hens. With...
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    Noisy Cluck Noris

    So I love our hens. Our 4 lovely red-feathered novogen browns and our 1 sweet little black australorp who's feathers look blue when the light hits them just right. I love them They're sweet, they're friendly, they like to play, and they all have distinct personalities. One of my hen's...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest - 12-25-20 - Pic by CluckNDoodle

    When you and your friend are both drunk but you need to get them to the cab before they puke up the yolk they had for lunch all over your new feathers
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    WING-CLIPPING: CRUEL OR NECESSARY? ~ Open Poll~

    My dad grew up on a farm with chickens and cows when he was younger. His grandmother always kept her chickens with clipped wings- and they had no issues. However, we chose not to clip our chickens wings. They're good hens, and don't ever try to escape the yard. The furthest they dare to go is to...
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    Winter Rains and Wet Chickens

    Tis winter in the valleys of Oregon's mountains, and in has come the rain. For the last day and a half, it's been raining hard. Pouring, if you will. The streets of my poor neighborhood are so flooded we cannot walk across the street to get our mail without knee-high rain boots. The yard is...
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    In-and-out-Mice

    Alright, it was about 2 weeks ago the first time i found droppings in the food container. We recently put down layers of hay and bedding to try our hand at the 'deep litter' method of keeping the coop dry during the winter (so far, it's working very very well, and the chickens love it)...
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