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    What ate my chicken?

    That's what I thought. What about a hawk? We have a lot of those around so I feel like that could have been the culprit. We live in an area with a lot of ild animals and it is very frustrating to not know what killed my hen.
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    What a newbie needs to know about hatching eggs

    Thank you for your replies. I am still debating on whether or not I want to invest in this hobby (I know once I do it once, I'll have to do it again). I am very concerned about adding the chicks to our existing flock, but I also want to add more hens. We have three and have not gotten an egg...
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    What ate my chicken?

    I was also thinking it was the fox. The gun is ready for if we see it again. My dad seems to think it could have also been a feral cat. We have a good amount of feral cats that roam our street and are often in our yard.
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    What a newbie needs to know about hatching eggs

    Hi all! I am very interested in hatching eggs. We lost a chicken recently so have room to add to our flock. However, I am relatively new to chickens and have never hatched eggs before. I have done some research but have A LOT of questions. 1. How many eggs should I get? I don't want to be...
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    What ate my chicken?

    Unfortunately, one of my chickens was killed today. I only found a clump of feathers attached to skin in my kitchen (I am assuming one of the dogs dragged it in). There was no other evidence that the chicken was attacked. None of my other chickens were harmed. The chickens free range in our...
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    Severe Scaly Leg Mites

    Tonight I applied vegetable oil with a toothbrush. I could already see areas where the scales were sloughing off. Taking her off the roost at night was the best idea. It was much easier than trying to catch her with a net. Thank you for all the advice! Maybe I'll stick with the vaseline, if I...
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    Severe Scaly Leg Mites

    Tonight I went out and oiled all the chickens legs while they were roosting. Unfortunately, it was hard for me to get to the hen with the actual mites as she roosts in a weird spot. I think with some help, a nightly treatment will be the best option. The vaseline was easy enough to apply but...
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    Severe Scaly Leg Mites

    One of my chickens has a severe case of scaly leg mites. She is our shyest chicken so we did not notice until we saw her limping today. One leg is so bad it looks like a growth on the side of her leg. We caught her (with a net, unfortunately) and washed her legs and generously applied...
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    What is this weed?

    Thanks so much for all your help identifying my weed. It does seem like pokeweed to me. I am going to spend some time this week (as long as the rain hold off) digging up as much of the taproot as I can. Hopefully in the process I can dig up any of my plants I want to save in case I end up...
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    What is this weed?

    Can anyone help ID this weed? It has taken over my garden and I am not sure what it is. You can see in this picture the root of it all. I think it looks like a giant bulb. Around it you can see the new shoots coming up. These pictures are what I cut down a few days ago. They grew to be...
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    Small eggs-Year old chickens

    Hello! I have 4 chickens that are over a year old. They have been laying beautifully for the past 8 months or so. From the very beginning they were laying good sized eggs. I never had any small eggs, broken eggs, or anything. This week I have gotten 2 small eggs. They are both around an...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Love this idea! May have to steal it for our new coop.
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    Wood Shed Kit to Chicken Coop

    Windows are definitely a priority as well as lots of ventilation. We are very excited to start this project and are grateful for all of your advice. The shed we are looking at does come with a wood floor and we will definitely be waterproofing it. That is what we did with our current coop...
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    Wood Shed Kit to Chicken Coop

    Hi all! We have had 4 chickens for a year and are working on expanding our flock as well as giving them their own designated space. Currently the chickens have a small chicken tractor that we are able to move around the yard. We have a fenced in yard that they are given free reign of. However...
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    Sooo many question (Not sure where to put them)!

    I would definitely add a run. Chickens love to be out and digging through the dirt. I have 4 hens in a small tractor, and they free range during the day. We also got them for the eggs, and they are fantastic pets. We did not get a rooster, as we didn't want our neighbors to hate us with the...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I'm about to visit a couple local shops to do some price comparisons. As I am completely new to this, what are reasonable prices for wheat and/or barley? I don't want to spend more than I should.
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    One thing you chickens did that made you laugh today...

    My girls have gotten used to me feeding them stink bugs every day that we have collected from the house. I usually just open the back door and feed them on the porch. Well, now they have associated the back door with food, so they come up and peck at the door like I'm going to open it and give...
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    Healthier, homegrown options for hens

    They do free range. We have 3 acres of land, but they are inside our fence, with about a 1/2 acre of land to free range on. We have been doing a container garden on the porch that the chickens have access to. I am in MD so right now, they don't have that. Though, they still enjoy digging through...
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    Healthier, homegrown options for hens

    Hi all! I am looking for healthier, homegrown or made ways to feed my chickens. They are currently on bagged chicken feed from TSC and our kitchen scraps. I have been doing a lot of research about healthier options for feed and just don't know where to start. I don't think I'm ready to switch...
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    Why did you get your first chickens?

    I feel like there must be some good stories out there. Growing up I had a goat, and after the goat died I always wanted more animals. A couple months ago, we had some chickens come visit us. They lived down the street and kept showing up in our yard. They had such great personalities and were...
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