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  1. TheIvoryKitty

    Anyone with a Three-Legged-Cat? I am a wreck deciding what to do with my boy....

    I have had so much support here for caring for my chickens, that I hope in a time of really horrible stress, that there might be someone out there with a tri-pod kitty cat. Two days ago I noticed a very large bone-hard lump on my 10 year old cat's shoulder. I took him to the vet today and...
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    What Type of Rooster is This? (Super blurry)

    Alright so, when I was a young kid my parents had chickens - my dad had chosen all of these "interesting" breeds (many of which were not very good egg layers). I remember we had one beautiful black and creme colored rooster who was a sweetheart, but the only picture I have of him is this...
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    D*mn nature, you scary!

    So, I went outside this morning to witness my chickens, who had apparently found some ground-bird's nest, eating little baby bridies alive. I mean, really, they were just tearing these poor little things apart. By the time I got over to them they had already eaten the last one. So, wow... I...
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    Not Egg-Bound - Just broody!

    Well, my little silkie, Choco is egg bound (I think). She has been broody recently, sitting on clusters of the other chickens' eggs all day for the last week. I thought she was being her regular broody self when I went out yesterday to steal the eggs from under her, but I noticed that she...
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    Limping Chicken ( & Mulberries)

    I let my girls out this morning and noticed that Dom, my Dominique, has a pretty pronounced limp on one leg. She's holding it up and only using it ever-so-gently as she walks around. She immediately went to a bush and laid under it as soon as I let her out. I'm assuming it's a sprang, but I have...
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    Introducing a Rooster - is it a good idea?

    I have a flock of 5 hens: 1 dominique, 1 leghorn, 1 rhode island red, 1 easter egger and 1 silkie bantam. They are seven months old. I let them out to free range for the first time a few days ago and they absolutely loved it! My cats *thankfully* ignored them and I watched as they ran around...
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    Can I give my chickens salad dressing?

    I have a huge box of leftover iceberg salad from a party last night. It has some Italian vinegar-ish smelling dressing. Will it be bad for my chickens if I give it to them today? Don't want them getting sick :(
  8. TheIvoryKitty

    Well, I woke up this rainy morning and went outside...

    And they never really tell you how Silkies and rain don't mix. :) This is my little girl Choco - she's 6 months and 20 days old :).
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    Lethargic Dominique - Egg laying time?

    Hello all! I've got a batch of 15 week old chickens, and as far as I know they are too young to start laying eggs. However, today I walked into the coop and my little Dominique was still in the hen house standing half-asleep in one of the nesting boxes (which they never get into). She was in...
  10. TheIvoryKitty

    Halloween Pumpkins!

    Hey there - I just carved my first pumpkin today since I was a little kid, and it was super fun! I looked all over for a chicken pumpkin-carving-stencil but I couldn't find any So, I just used a rooster silhouette on Google. It actually turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself . Does...
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    How Do I Introduce My Cats to My Chickens?

    We had chickens when I was younger, and as long as I can remember my cats got along with them just fine. They all seemed to respect each other. But now I'm raising chickens by myself for the first time, many years later, and I'm just not sure how to introduce my new cats to the chickens without...
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    Hello, from California!

    Hi guys! I am brand new to chickens - I just received my little girls on 8/23 and now they're about to be 5 weeks old on 9/26. They grow so quickly! It's amazing! Anyhow, I've been constantly on this forum looking for information about how to care for these little girls and I can almost always...
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    Did I Make My Nesting Boxes Too High For My Silkie?

    Hi guys - This is my very first post here! (Though I've been lurking around reading posts since I first got my little chickadees!) I received my very first little day-old chicks on 8/23/11 and now it's about to be their 5 week birthday this Monday. My husband and I built an 8'x10' coop without...
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