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    Puppy getting eggs

    I do like the hot sauce idea, that might work. She is outside most of the time with my other dog and I do collect the eggs by the end of the day. I managed to fence off an area where she can't get to the nest but the chickens can. There is one chicken that manages to lay in a crate that we...
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    Puppy getting eggs

    The only problem is that she's still a puppy and small, she's 10 weeks old. Although I showed her an egg and she went after it and told her NO! after a couple of that, she just stared at it. We'll see how good it worked.
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    Puppy getting eggs

    Need some help. My new puppy think the eggs are great toys. I see her with one and she runs. Then she breaks it and the others eat it. Any ideas how to stop that? I can't be outside with her 24/7. I was thinking of showing her an egg and telling her no! But not sure if she'll even care.
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    after 1 1/2 years, I've lost a chicken to a predator (hawk)

    Thank you guys so much....I counted all the chickens again before I closed them up for the night and they were all there. Not sure if one was hiding and then came out later. all I can think of is that they scream because of the threat and they all ran and hid. I was kicking myself all day...
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    after 1 1/2 years, I've lost a chicken to a predator (hawk)

    Thank you....just wish my rooster did his job but he proves to be a lover and not a fighter
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    after 1 1/2 years, I've lost a chicken to a predator (hawk)

    I never thought I would but because I scolded my dog for biting at a chicken, (dog wanted the bread) and put her in for being bad. 5 minutes later I hear my chickens screams something fierce. I went outside and saw that all chickens were hiding either by the trunk of the tree or in the coop...
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    Butchered 7 roosters, have a question

    Thanks Sunny side up, they did it the same way I did except I plucked. I didn't know about ACV added to the water. That's a great idea. Wish I knew about it before.
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    Butchered 7 roosters, have a question

    sometimes I had the temperature of the water over 150, couldn't wait to cool it down so we just dipped real quick. It worked just fine. A little bit of skin tearing but not significant at all. We only prepared for it the night before. We decided 8 roosters crowing starting at 4am, was not...
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    Butchered 7 roosters, have a question

    Quote: We chopped the heads off. Actually my hubby did that dirty work. My stomach turned as I saw them hanging bleeding out. The easiest was plucking. Didn't realize how easy the feathers came off and it was actually relaxing. Hardest was when I was gutting, wish I had someone with me to...
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    Butchered 7 roosters, have a question

    Thanks, I've sure learned alot since my last bird. Not anxious to do any more right now. The smell did me in for awhile. I looked in my freezer and the chickens are frozen solid, so I probably can't thaw now. But I did put one down in the refrigerator so we can eat it in a few days. Next...
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    Butchered 7 roosters, have a question

    Today we butchered 7 roosters, took us 4 hours but it was our first time, just my husband and I. I've been hearing to let them sit in ice water for a while. I let it sit for about 4 hours, then seasoned and froze them. Is that too short of a time frame for sitting in ice water? Should I take...
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    10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

    so am I
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    10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

    well, I found the missing eggs, they've been laying in our hay barn I pulled out the eggs I found and just an hour later, found 3 more there. They are conspiring and all laying there.
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    10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

    Hmmm..I do see a whole bunch of feathers on the ground but thought it was the baby chicks which are now 4 months old.
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    10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

    I thought of mites but the ones that I think have it are the ones that are laying. The main rooster really likes the ones the look like they have mites. So I figure the reason the feathers are off is because of him and it's only 4 of my hens.
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    10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

    Not sure if this is normal but my hens are not producing like they used too. They are 1 1/2 years old...a week ago they would lay 6-7 eggs a day. I do have the baby roosters that are now bigger than the hens but they are not trying to mate yet. They will be butchered real soon. I'm just...
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    Lost a chick by suffocation

    Thank you and I'm so glad it's gonna help someone. That makes the loss worthwhile, my baby chick just helped others.
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    Lost a chick by suffocation

    thanks to all, the pvc was there to block them from going underneath the coop, never thought of closing the sides. you guys are great, thanks
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    What age can you introduce chicks to the adult chickens?

    Mine was in the coop with my adult chickens since 3 weeks old but in a caged area. So that way they slowly get introduced. Then at about 5 weeks, I let them out with the adult chickens. Mine are free range and only go in the coop to lay or sleep. I've never had any problem, just when a chick...
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    Lost a chick by suffocation

    Thought I'd put this info out to prevent others from doing the same mistake. I was really dumb. The past week, when I would put the chicks in the coop, they were all next to the coop all huddled up and some would be in a PVC tube. I thought it to be too cute at the time. Until yesterday I...
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