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    chick walkin in circles won't stay with rest of babies

    I had a chick that walked in circles for weeks. She's still with us more than a year later with no health issues. She's friendlier than all the others because I held her more while trying to examine her. I hope yours will be okay.
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    Trying to catch my first, almost full grown rooster.. Suggestions?

    I got my leg scratched up and bruised good last night when i grabbed my rooster off the roost to move him into the garage for "processing" in the morning. I had to climb into the chicken tractor to grab him because he knew I was after him and roosted out of reach of the lid opening on top. Since...
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    What to do about hen attacking me.

    Good advice everyone. I started heading her off in the morning when she came for me. I followed her around everywhere she went to make her feel I was chasing her. when I sat down and she came near, I kicked toward her and she put distance between us. I guess it's better to have an egg-layer...
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    What to do about hen attacking me.

    I'm reposting my question because I haven't gotten an answer. I hope that's okay I have an 18 week old buckeye hen that has begun attacking me. She lunges at me and jumps onto my leg to claw me. I'd like to know how to stop this behavior before it gets out of hand. I'd rather not have to cull...
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    18 week old female is attacking me!!??

    One of my buckeyes has begun attacking me when I'm walking around outside. She runs up to me with her chest out then jumps onto my calf and scratches at it. Just a while ago I was sitting out there and she jumped onto my hand and did the same thing. I'm worried that she may need to go into the...
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    How do I proceed to wipe out these mites?

    Do I need to dunk their heads under the permithrin solution in case any mites are up there?
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    How do I proceed to wipe out these mites?

    I just checked the Southern states website as well as Tractor supply, and it appears they both carry the permithrin 10. I'll spray down the coop after it's cleaned out and I'll attempt to catch each chicken and give them a dunk in the solution. The thought of using Sevin scares me because I...
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    How do I proceed to wipe out these mites?

    I just reached under a broody hen in my coop and ended up with what i assume are mites all over me. I plan to completely clean the coop first thing in the morning and then go shopping for supplies to fight this plague. My shopping options are tractor supply and Southern States. What products do...
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    Crowing at 3 weeks?

    My dominiques started at 10 weeks! My speckled sussex at 15 weeks.
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    chook filling up on water, at night. maybe its an owl?

    Do you have a light nearby that is keeping her up? Is she being picked on by the others and only feels safe drinking when everyone else is on the roosts? Stress can cause hens to lay eggs before they are fully developed.
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    Sauerkraut??????

    I had a hen with sour crop last week. There was an egg-sized mass in her crop that wasn't passing through. I fed her coconut oil and massaged the mass. I tried flushing it out with lots of water, but was unable to get her to throw any up. I gave her lots of my raw sauerkraut because it contains...
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    I have "misplaced" a hen (UPDATE)

    One of my girls spent the night outside. We looked everywhere, even enlisted the dog's help. She was outside the coop waiting to get in to the food dish come morning. Later I found her big nighttime droppings on the coop roof. Didn't think to look there!
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    combining flock

    My hens are free-range so it was easy for them to get aquainted. The newbies are in a chicken tractor and the big girls in the coop. As I let the chicklettes out a little more each day they check each other out and they soon start ranging together. As the summer progresses into fall and some of...
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    Sorry, Karen K. in NY. I got your chicks!

    Well, Karen in NY wisely ordered cold hardy varieties. Columbian Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons, Buckeyes, and Jersey Giants. I'm really excited to see how tall the Jersey Giants get compared to my others. I have a picture of my Grandmother's great aunt Ruth Stout feeding chickens in her yard...
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    how much to feed my chickens

    Mine are free range as well. I feed mine a small amount in the late morning and another serving just before bed. I want them to run out of feed several times a day to keep them scrambling for the free stuff out in the yard. I always let them fill their crops well before bedtime. In the winter I...
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    Sorry, Karen K. in NY. I got your chicks!

    I recieved my box of chicks yesterday in the mail and there was another box addressed to me with someone else's order. The hatchery said I can't ship them back, so I have to keep them. 12 more chicks, an assortment of varieties I've never tried. What terrible luck
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    Broody hen, chicks arriving in mail.

    Thanks Ridgerunner. I may try it if I'm brave. It would be nice seeing my hen rewarded for all the stress she's going through.
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    Feeding chicken to chickens...Serious question

    Simmer the bones for a day or two in the crockpot until they soften up. The chickens and the dog can eat them. Good mineral source and they can get the marrow.
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    Broody hen, chicks arriving in mail.

    I have a hen that has been broody for two to three weeks. I also have day old chicks arriving this week. Should I try to let the broody hen care for them? How probable is it that she will accept them as her own and how should I do it?
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    Do some colors/markings help resist preditors?

    So far, I've done the dominiques and speckled sussex for my free-ranging flock. I read that the darker, mottled coloring helps them resist being spotted as easily. Has anybody found this to be true? I'd like to try some brighter colored birds like the buff orpington. I keep picturing the sky...
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