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    ⠀ Keeping chickens happy

    I have a small flock - just a rooster and 3 hens only - and sometimes babies. I feed them a good quality mixed seed and they are completely free all day (within a very large walled area) where they have fresh green pick - plants, flowers, and grass and fresh water. They also have sandy dirt...
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    Why have chickens?

    Really, this is so true - they are just so funny to watch. They have their own social pecking order and dare one of them try to cross it - all hell breaks lose. They are entertaining to say the least. (and you get healthy free range eggs into the bargain!)
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    The UAE

    I actually don't know: My rooster is very handsome - burnt orange with long blue-black shiny tail and my girls are black and brown spots - 1 has yellow legs and the others have grayish legs. They are not big chickens. Really they area pets. I bought them from the animal Souq when they were...
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    The UAE

    I shall try the lemon juice. Also, the frozen water bottles are a great idea and will do that also. Thanks for the tips.
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    The UAE

    Thanks. Yes, I do the wet sand under some large eucalypts in my yard. They like digging into it and sitting in it. I shall try the lemon juice in the drinking water - what is the benefit? I also have Permanent residency for Pakistan as my husband is a Pakistani national. What area are you in?
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    The UAE

    I live in the UAE (but am an Australian national) and keep a rooster and several hens - mostly for their eggs although sometimes also for meat. They have free range in a walled garden. The weather here is very hot - summer: 50 degrees celsius. My chickens survive despite the fact that the...
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    Chick likes to sleep on back (Pic included)

    I have had chicks who liked lying on their backs. They also liked their tummies tickled.
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    Can eggs survive this?

    I truly think raising chickens is addictive!!! My DH says I am completely obsessed with my small flock. One of my young hens is sitting at the moment for the first time; I am so excited and nervous; checking her all the time. It is fun watching the eggs hatch but also stressful getting them...
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    Can eggs survive this?

    Hens, while sitting naturally on their eggs, always leave them once a day to eat, drink water, and just have a good stretch. During this period, which in the case of my hens can last up to an hour or more, the eggs are left alone and of course, cool down some what. Hopefully, the "cool down"...
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    It is about 122degrees F - it is very hot!
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    I live in 50degree Celsius summer and my chickens run free all day. I usually hose them down to cool them off. They don't seem to mind it at all.
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