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  1. FlowerFarmer

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    BIRD DOG My daughter Avery loves her chicks! Our Silver laced Wyandotte 'Silvy' @ 3 weeks old. Week old chicks are too easy to snuggle. Blue our beautiful Blue laced Wyandotte chick. Buff Orpington chick meets spring flowers. Avery and her favorite chick; Berry the Barred Plymouth...
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    Can they stop laying, and then start again after adding a heat lamp?

    After realizing our eggs were decreasing rapidly with this temperature change, we installed a heat lamp for our girls and have it on in their coop at night. This is their first winter, so I'm not sure what to expect as far as egg production. I've heard that they can stop laying this time of...
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    Birds eating dogs poop?!

    Quote: Okay I think they should know better (Funny they leave certain flowers and herbs alone, but go for smelly dog feces) I'd think they'd get sick.. Or my eggs would start tasting... nonsense
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    Birds eating dogs poop?!

    I've been pretty good about scooping the dogs poop out of the yard; almost every day. Especially with a toddler. But I recently noticed the birds scratching at the poop ( like they do everything else), and the poo I shoveled today looked pretty mangled... like it was half EATEN. This grosses me...
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    Hello from Oregon!

    Welcome from OREGON! Backyard chicken raiser of four hens also. This is a great site for answering any question you might have Good to see this chicken 'trend' is spreding around my parts (in salem here)
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    Silly hens using only one box to lay every egg

    My four free ranging chickens have all been laying inside the same box. There are four nesting boxes in the coop; one for each bird, yet they insist on using the same one. They will even wait OR pile in and use it together. It's really silly! I was wondering if anyone else notices this...
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    the ONION debate

    I love feeding my chickens scraps of healthy fruits and veggies. I've decided to feed them the peelings of my garlic. I've also been giving them a little bit of our onion skins. Some people say not to, and others say its okay. I believe moderation is key, and I don't think the taste or smell...
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    One-eyed chicken

    My blue laced red wyandotte pullet just lost an eye. She seems to be getting around fine, but is still a little slow (and easy to catch). She's able to eat and perch too. Any advice on One-eyed hens? She's expected to start laying eggs within the next month! Although now I'm thinking she may...
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    Wild mallards! When will they fly and be sexed?

    I'M HOPING SOMEONE HAS SOME EXPERIENCE WITH RAISING MALLARDS! My husband rescued 3 wild mallards, and our friends are raising them. They are a few moths old and looking all the SAME. They don't quack, so we're waiting for some coloring, and/or the tail feathers curling.... but nothig yet. They...
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    No pecking order?

    Hello I've been watching my 4 backyard chickens interact, and there seems to be no apparent pecking order. Is it normal that there isn't a dominant hen (pullet)? They are just a month or 2 away from laying eggs; I've heard they can change personalities after they are fully mature, so I was...
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    They'd rather cuddle in a nest than roost at night.

    I heard something about it being BAD for the chickens if they sleep in the boxes... is poop on the eggs (mine are not laying yet) the only reason? THX
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    Watch your daylilies!

    Quote: Thank you, I 'LOL'd (Can't say this hasn't crossed my mind) :scratch scratch.... nooo!
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    They'd rather cuddle in a nest than roost at night.

    My four 13 week old chickens are very happy backyard foragers. In the evening they all put themselves to bed.. all up in one of the four nesting boxes. They prefer to snuggle up and sleep in the hay, rather than use the roosts at night. They do often use a roosting stick/dowel I set up the the...
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    Hello from Oregon

    Hello fellow Oregonian... welcome!
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    Mixed flock question....

    The problem is there are too many types of chickens to pick from I wanted a mixed flock because I love the look of them in the yard, and I've also read about how well they do together (atleast the similar sized ones) I also wanted chickens that would lay brown eggs, so I got: 1 buff orpington...
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    Watch your daylilies!

    Just consider yourselves warned... Trying to have my backyard flower garden coexist with my foraging chickens. Certain plants I am willing to let them pick at, scratch in, and bed on... however... my daylilies have been trampled and scratched up at every opportunity they get, (just another...
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    Are we red sex-links or NH Reds?

    This looks very similar to my New Hampshire ~ She's 12 weeks old now and is my favorite bird. Mine does not have any white like yours, but she has the same black marks on the tips of the tail feathers, and also has black tips on her wings, and black marks around the back of her neck. Enjoy...
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    What is a good breed of dog?

    Quote: YES! To have a great relationship with your dog you WANT this, when you have chickens you NEED this.
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    What is a good breed of dog?

    Quote: You will continue to hear the same thing about having dogs and chickens. Every dog is an individual; while some breeds are better suited with chickens, it depends on the personality and training. LGD's or Livestock Guardian dogs are bred for this purpose; Anatolian Shepherds, Great...
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    4 chickens + 1 duck ~ Is one duck enough?

    Quote: Your ducks and chickens live in the same coop? Do you have a male duck? I hear that drakes try to mate with the chickens and can get aggressive with them. This is why I'm thinking I cannot keep them.
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