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    Help with a rooster

    Good morning all we adopted a rooster from our neighbor. He’s an Astrolope beautiful black rooster. They have too many roosters over there cause they hatched them out and this rooster didn’t like it too much so he’s been coming over to my yard for a while now and I seen we’ve had some predator...
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    Anyone trained their dog to stay away from chickens like this?

    I have a large white Swiss shepherd. We have a front yard for her tall fence. The Chickens In rooster stays in the backyard. I just keep them separated. I take her for walks and she has her large front yard. Unfortunately, you may have to put up a fence and I know that comes to a little bit of...
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    Devastated after dog attack

    I understand that the neighbor feels bad but it’s his responsibility to keep his dog in. Just like I have a large white Swiss shepherd and we take her for walks. She has her own front yard with a tall fence if you’re gonna be a responsible animal parent you have to take responsibility. I also...
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    I never thought cats would actually go after Chickens and the 10 years. I’ve lived here and I’ve had chickens that never happened.

    Thank you for your information and yes, we are in the USA in N. Florida
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    I never thought cats would actually go after Chickens and the 10 years. I’ve lived here and I’ve had chickens that never happened.

    Hello All I’ve had Chickens for about 10 years now. I never had a problem with cats. They would walk through the gate and watch the chickens, but never bothered them at all. In the last week. I had two different cats trying to go after the chickens one was a stray and the rooster kind of scared...
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    We bartered and received 4 australopes

    Thank you for your reply. They will not go hungry. That’s for sure. They have a huge backyard to free range in and I make sure that they get their food when the other girls leave the enclosure and the other girls go in. I give them food and shut the gate so they can eat so there’s no way they’re...
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    We bartered and received 4 australopes

    My husband had made a coupe about 10 years ago and it was pretty large but when my pet chickens got killed by raccoon he destroyed it. We had those chickens for nine years two Brahmas and a mix Chick which was very mean. his plans were to build another coop, but he’s been sick with pain now I...
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    We bartered and received 4 australopes

    We bartered and received 4 three year olds australopes. For now we just bought a small coop but it’s in another protective enclosure so we have two small coops in that protected enclosure. They do not want to go inside the coop. They are sleeping on the roof. They’re very wild because the lady...
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    Things you wish you could say

    Has anyone had any dealings with backyard chickens livestock? I never heard of it until today anyway I was looking for an older female Chinnchilla and this person was trying so hard to sell me her two older Chinnchilla they were 18 and 20 years old. Supposedly she would know she or he would...
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    How to keep my hens cool in the hot summer

    Thank everybody for your comments on how to keep my chickens cool in the hot summer My husband put a sprinkler out and they stay around it where they can feel it somewhat and I’ve been giving them cold watermelon
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    How to keep my hens cool in the hot summer

    Thank you
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    How to keep my hens cool in the hot summer

    I have three hens now. I’m trying to keep them cool I bought a baby swimming pool put water in it. Put rocks that they could stand on and bricks where they can step up on. I even set them in there for a few minutes cause I know they cool off by their feet and legs. One of my young hens was...
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    How to keep a rooster out of my yard

    Thank you that’s a good idea but there’s two reasons why not number one these dogs across the street get out quite often. The police have been called Animal Control. They killed half of his flock. That’s why he’s coming over to my house and he wouldn’t be able to get away as fasthis feather was...
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    How to keep a rooster out of my yard

    hello all well I got a problem. There’s a pretty black rooster that keeps coming in my yard and making my hens uncomfortable. He just flies right over the gate. He’s not an aggressive rooster. He’s pretty sweet. I just have one hen that was hurt really bad back in September by a raccoon. Killed...
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    Two of my girls dead and one hurt badly

    Here are some pictures. It seems the wound near her chest Is taken a while to heal. And there’s black stringy stuff growing out of it which it could be baby feathers maybe I’m not positive. This is been going on since September 6 with that said it’s a slow process it takes a while. Truthfully, I...
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    Two of my girls dead and one hurt badly

    Thank you for asking. She’s been doing better to me. Her wounds are taking a while to heal. It’s been since September 6. she’s eating very well. Seems like her wounds are taking a long time to heal but she’s getting around pretty good. And let her run. The yard is fenced in and she goes back to...
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    Update on my very hurt hen

    She is eating well. She is moving around. I clean her wounds twice a day And put antibiotic cream on it. Feel so bad for her. She had ones at about 85% of her little body least it seems that way I just found another hole underneath her wing. I seen the wound but I didn’t see the hole until some...
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    Two of my girls dead and one hurt badly

    Thank you
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    How do you Actually, can tell if a chicken is in pain

    Children’s ibuprofen and I tried to give her a low-dose half of an aspirin. She started to have black droppings so after 12 days I stopped
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    How do you Actually, can tell if a chicken is in pain

    14 days ago I believe a Raccoon killed two of my girls and hurt one really bad I had the two girls 9 years. Broke my heart. My barred rock was younger 3 years old. She must of really fought back. Poor gir has many wounds. I put her in a small coop by her self Been giving her antibiotics and...
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