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    There are some rats in my chicken house at night, can they kill my chickens?

    There are rats in my chicken house at night, can they kill my hens?
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    Half the flock all of a sudden won't go into coop at night?

    We have 10 hens and every time a possum goes into the coop, the chickens go out, even in the middle of the nite.
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    If you could add two chickens to your backyard flock what would they be?

    Are Guinea Hens good for laying eggs. they seem so cute. Would it be ok to add two of them to a older flock, of Rhode Island, Buff, and Americana's?
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    egg laying frequency & quantity

    It seems like if I pick up the eggs every other day, they lay more eggs. If I collect them every day, there is only 4 eggs from 10 chickens. Every other day I collect a dozen. What causes this? Is it psychological?
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    aggressive Americana Rooster

    Someone that has free range chickens with a barn and field etc would not be a problem to anyone. I only have backyard chickens that have more limited space. I think he would do great with a open space to roam in.
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    aggressive Americana Rooster

    Thankyou for the helpful comments on my Americana Rooster. I have a a few chickens for eggs and pets. Will try to find him another home.
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    aggressive Americana Rooster

    I have a 1yr old Americana Rooster and 10 laying hens, a very large chicken yard and two med chicken houses. The rooster is jumping on the chickens backs most of the time and the backs of their heads are now bald and they have their feathers ripped out on their backs from his feet. The hens...
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    Americana Rooster

    I have an Americana Rooster which is very aggressive when we go in the chicken yard or near it. He is georgous, but is continuously mounting the hens and crowing a lot. The hens have feathers missing from their backs and the back of their necks. They are all large chickens. He is very protective...
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