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    Show us your nest boxes! Ingenous design post it here!

    I used some old wooden nail kegs and they enjoy they are large enough so when they all want to lay at once 2 and 3 will get in the same barrel. since these pictures I have added 4 kegs and they still only use 2, weird but they're happy/ The coop has since been wrapped in both 1" chicken wire...
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    My dog just killed my chicken :(

    When training dogs to ignore things like chickens it really is something that can be taught and the best age is at about 4 months or sooner. A mechanical collar works very well. They do not choke but the pinch is very unpleasant for the dog. When they pull on the leash as you approach the birds...
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    Rooster Picking on one Specific hen.

    we are having a same problem. The "victim" hen has been with the flock for a significant length of time whe is one of his and has always been in good graces with the rooster. She never was aggressive with the other hens other than the normal pecking order disputes which have always been minor. A...
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