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    what to put on wound?

    Hi there, I have a NHR with hawk attack injuries...it looks like 2 separate wounds. I'm not much of a nurse nancy but what if anything should I put on it? Neosporin? Peroxide? She's quarantined for the time being but I'd like to help the healing process move along quickly! (My hub wants his...
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    Attacked...now what?

    Hi all, I've searched around a bit but it's getting dark here and I thought someone may be able to answer faster than I can search. We had a hawk attack one of our NH Reds today, she's a mess *loss of feathers, blood* but still pecking around and acting fine. we only have (well had) 4 chickens...
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    Playing Possum?

    Hello Chicken Experts! Today I opened our small, 4 bird, coop and found an opossum sleeping (??) in one of the next boxes. There he was all curled up cute and fuzzy...My DH moved him out of the coop with a pitchfork and he seemed stiff as a board. Do you think he was dead or just playing...
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    Molt recovery?

    I have 4 RI Reds who seem to have just finished up a molt (moult?). The color of their feathers is becoming brighter and there are just plain more feathers on the girls than on the ground! However, while in process 2 of them started sleeping in the nest box and none of them laid any...
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    Do chickens drool?

    I went in to close up the coop last night and watched one of our girls drool. It made me nervous... So, do chickens drool? Thanks!
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    Great Chicken Poster

    This link was sent to me by a friend. I'm sure you all need one...or two. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23983864
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    Holiday Wall Hanging Block Swap

    Hi All, Let's make a holiday themed wall hanging with enough time to hang it in 2009! Holiday Wall Hanging Block Swap This swap is limited to 12 swappers. Signups will end when all 12 slots have been taken. Blocks are due to me no later than October 1, 2009 I found some links for some...
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    Knitted Sock technique?

    Do any of you clever knitters knit 2 socks at a time? I've been reading about doing it on one long circular needle. It sounds like it gets mixed reviews especially from those who originally have done it on dpns. I'm thinking maybe if it's the first way I learn to do it there will be fewer...
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    Moving the coop?

    Greetings! We built an a-frame chicken ark but have let our chickens free range. I'd like to move the coop closer to the house for the winter...will moving it confuse them? Should I move it with them in it? I love this forum and am thankful for everyone's words of wisdom!
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    New England Chickens

    I realize this is not the best time to be thinking about snow...however I can not imagine a chicken's life in the snowbank of my front yard being very interesting! If you free range your chickens, do you snow blow an area for them? Mine are so happy out and about I can't imagine holding them...
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    Free range boundaries?

    Greetings! Our 7 week olds have been free ranging for a few weeks very happily. Suddenly today they got adventurous and crossed into our neighbor's yard... So I'm wondering if there is something that might deter them other than a fence..although good fences make good neighbors...I was...
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    ready to free range?

    Hello! I have 4 week old chicks, they love being outside in their run (we have a fairly small chicken ark, so they're under their coop). They have mastered returning up the ramp finally. If I start free ranging them, is it safe to assume they know to return to the coop?? Thanks for such a...
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    Yikes? They're not going in!

    Newbie here... We built a chicken ark...lovely. let the chicks out into the bottom today via the ramp. They haven't gone back up it yet and it's starting to get late. OK only 7 PM, but i'm starting to panic. Is there some way to lure them up other than me laying on the ground trying to...
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    Newbie with questions

    Greetings! This is a wonderful site, I've learned a ton already! We have 6 NH Red chicks about 3 weeks old. They seemed hugely interested in getting outside each time opened the coop so I let them out in a small pen in the yard yesterday. Is this OK at 3 weeks? I was told at least 6, with...
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