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    Are all Orpingtons friendly?

    I think they all can be docile if handled as chicks on up. They eat out of my hands, jumps up on my lap, and wants to come in the house. My grand children can pick them up easily.
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    Are all Orpingtons friendly?

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    Are all Orpingtons friendly?

    My lavender is very gentle she will peck at the door for me. She sits on my lap and 5yr Olds hold her and talks to her. I named her Greystone.
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    Anyone cross a silver laced Wyandotte hen with a Barred Rock roo?

    This is my silver Wyandotte Roo and Barred rock chick.
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    What is your chickens’ favorite scrap treat?

    Pumpkin Apples Tomatoes Cukes sunflower seeds Bananas Marigoilds
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    New to chickens - already built coop - tell me what's wrong (or right) - Florida

    Your run and coop looks good but must remember the rain and wind that you may get. We live in Arkansas so we put a 3 foot of tin around the hard wire on the bottom of our run. With a tin roof over our run even though they run free on our 1-acre yard. To keep the feed from getting wet we use...
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    Major attack - is this a bear?

    Have you contacted Game and Fish they may be able to help you catch and release the critter, or tell you what to do?
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    What shape of roosts do you use in your chicken coop?

    I have 2 4foot long rectangular roosts for my 9 Hens and they love them.
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    Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

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    Husky dog and poultry, slaughtered chicken

    You're not the Alpha. I have pits, labs, and boxadors and they don't act like that.
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    What Antiseptics and Disinfectants are in Your Kit?

    Good question, you can also buy betadine and dilute it down with Peroxide or dilute bleach. Even vinegar and salt will work.
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    Nearing 100 degrees F

    My tractor coop and run are under a magnolia tree. We have plenty of shade for they free range during the day. Many places to get water, and a small fan in the coop for the night. Our temp. at 7 AM is 79 degrees with 96% humidity.
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    Chicken won’t go in hen house at night

    Close them in the coop for a day that is cool. Check for snakes they can get in anywhere. What do you have for flooring in o\your coop? mine prefers a mixture of cedar and pine with marigold, rosemary, and other herbs and flower petals.
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    Comment by 'Wendee' in article '10 Health Precautions For Backyard Chicken Owners'

    Thank you for the great advice. I have seen many cases in the hospital with Histoplasmosis not just in their lungs but in their eyes and growing on the valves of their heart. This could mean long term Antibiotics along with Antifungal IV medications.
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    Rattlesnake!

    I had a 3-foot diamondback going into my coop needless I killed it and ate it. Now my black speckled kingsnakes I relocate.
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