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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Thanks for all the helpful comments! Hei-Hei (my White Leghorn) started laying again yesterday and is getting back to her normal self again, so it really was molting. Thanks for easing my mind! Also, we’ve been working on the rat/mouse issue, so thanks for the info about that too!
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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Thanks so much for the advice—I will!!
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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Ok, thanks so much!
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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Thanks so much for the info, I’ll look into taking care of the rats. My husband went out to check last night, and said one was in there, but it looked like a small mouse. We sort of have a system where they eat the feed out of pvc pipes we pour into from outside the coop, so we always keep them...
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    Introduction

    Thanks!! I will.
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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Whoops, I didn’t ask my other question, lol. Basically just want to know if it’s normal to have rats around the coop a lot at night, or if this is a concern for the chickens. I guess they’re getting into the chicken food, which grosses me out, but not sure how to stop this, or if it affects the...
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    White Leghorn...is this normal?

    Hi, have been raising backyard chickens with my family for about a year now, and I have a couple of questions. We live in west central Florida, so cold weather was not really a concern for us when we started, but we’ve had some pretty cold temperatures (for us, at least!) in the past couple of...
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    Introduction

    Hi, sorry if this isn’t right, but I’m new to the sight, and want to introduce myself, then maybe post a couple of questions on another thread. Last spring, my husband and I surprised our 5 kids (who have never had pets but had been eyeing some chicks at a hardware store and begging) with 7...
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