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    Oshawa, Ontario

    Definitely a shame. My last two girls have a good home on a friend's farm. I lost my Silkie Momma a couple of months ago. :( I'm still a chicken lady though.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    10373 plus my two Easter Egger hens = 10375 chickens.
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    Oshawa, Ontario

    Well, thanks (I think) in part to the Ikea monkey lady, Oshawa has rushed about and amended the by law regarding pets. Chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and more are all now banned. Don't know what to do about my three girls. I will just wait and see what happens and hopefully there are no...
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    Sick Cicken.. HELP!! not much time!

    How is your chicken? So sorry to hear about it. I don't know what would help other than a bit of heat and can you try to keep him/he hydrated? Will the chicken take some water in a bowl or squirted into the mouth? Can you add a bit of probiotics to it or electrolytes? Good luck.
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    Did I do the right thing?

    I agree you did the right thing for Queebs. Still a sad sad day. I've had to do the same thing a few times. It is what was best at the time.
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    Unwanted wild Rooster Invading my yard and mating with my hens

    I would worry about him spreading disease to your girls or scratching up their backs when mating. The eggs will look and taste the same fertilized or not as long as you collect daily so they don't start to develop. I'm not sure how to stop him coming in your yard though if he's flying over 8...
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    Chickens drinking from guinea pig water bottles??

    Hang up the water bottle, then cluck at them/call them over as if for a treat and tap the nozzle so they see the water come out. Once one gets it, the rest will follow.
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    Mystery Chicken- any guesses on sex? 12 week cochin

    He is a beautiful young rooster!
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    Wrong interpretation of "Fully Dressed"

    those pics are too funny!
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    Do EE's with no tail commonly get pooey-butts?

    I know what you mean - after hosing her in the shower, I ended up cutting out a lot of the poo with scissors, then I had to sanitize the scissors.
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    Do EE's with no tail commonly get pooey-butts?

    Thanks Suzie. She was only hatched in September, so I guess I'll see if it continues - so far so good though since her spa treatment!
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    Do EE's with no tail commonly get pooey-butts?

    thanks for the input. I will keep an eye on her and let you know if it happens again. Anyone else with the same thing, please respond. Maybe she is just floofy at the back???
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    Do EE's with no tail commonly get pooey-butts?

    I went out to check on my girls the other night and my only EE without a tail had a ton of poo stuck to her butt feathers. I had to wash her off and trim some butt feathers, and then towel dry and blow dry her before putting her back in the coop as it was below freezing that night. (She seemed...
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    What you're doing at this moment in three words-no more or less

    cookies, coffee, internet.
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    How big of a coop?

    I think you'll probably want bigger than that for 7 to 9 birds. I have 5 birds (2 banties and 3 standard) in a 4 x 6 coop with a 4 x 6 run, and I wouldn't feel comfortable with more in there. Maybe if you have outside nest boxes it would be ok, and a bigger run. But I find once you put the nest...
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