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    Dog attack! Help wounded chicken

    We had a sad day today. Our neighbor puts her dogs away so we can free range the chickens, but today my daughter let the dogs out when the chickens were out and the dogs got to the girls One of the chickens is missing and one is wounded. I need to know what to do. On her back leg the skin has...
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    New Coop-New Chickens

    HI! We just built a better bigger coop and got new chickens, went from 3 to 8 chickens. How long do we need to keep them in the coop before letting them free range? We have an un-enclosed yard out in the country. They've been in the coop 5 days. Thanks!
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    Moving/Moved Our Chickens to a New Town Now What????

    We just moved about an hour and a half away from our previous home. We came in last night at about 10pm. Unloaded the coop, put the chickens in the henhouse and went to bed. This morning I don't know what to do. When you move do you just go back to your "normal" routine or do you do something...
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    Do my chickens have coccidiosis? With Pics!

    I have noticed some blood like stuff in my chickens' poop recently. Is this the dreaded coccidiosis? Should I treat them? Can I prevent it with vinegar in their water? How much? I have also heard that sometimes chicken's shed their intestinal wall in their poop and it looks red, but it's fine...
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    Buff Orpington Black Star sexing Help!

    I posted a picture of my silver wyandotte yesterday and sadly found out that she is a he SO, now I'm worried that I might have other roosters. I have a buff orpington and a black star about 8 to 10 weeks old. I just got them two days ago, suppose to be hens. Here's the Buff: Here's the...
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    Strange cricket chirp

    One of our pullets (2months) makes this strange cricket chirping noise when we approach their coop at night. It is very funny and sweet sounding, kinda low. Anyone ever heard a noise like that before?
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    Do I have a rooster? HELP!

    We just got some new chickens and we had one previous who we call Millie. She's about 10 weeks. Today while comparing her to the other chickens she looks a little rooster-ish Help me out. Her she is in her pics. We live in the city and we can't have roosters, so I have to figure it out. I'd be...
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    Should I put my chickens in the hen house in city limits?

    Do you think I need to keep the hens closed into the hen house at night? The run and the hen house are all one piece. It's a large chicken tractor enclosed with roof shingles and hardwire cloth. Also at the base, in the middle picture do you think something could dig under that? We live in the...
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    coccidiosis? Do my chicks have this?

    I have three 2 week old chicks. WE went away for 3 days and my neighbors watched the girls. When we came back one I noticed that in the straw there was some dark stool, like black, not spotty just all black. The chickens seem fine, but I heard that this could be a sign of coccidiosis. Do you...
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    Wanted- 3 chickens egg layers Portland Oregon

    I am in Portland Oregon and looking for three egg laying chickens. I'm not picky about the breed maybe Americana or rhode island reds. Try me. Preferably between a couple weeks to 1 yr. old. Located close by. Let me know if you can help. Thanks. This is my first post.
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