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    The order of the dog

    I realized today that me dog is now in the chicken pecking order. My dog was trained early to leave chickens alone. I was hoping for indifference. Instead, this dog eats grass with them, scratches for treats and comes running when the rooster calls! And if he gets out of line, the hens peck...
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    Breed and gender please

    8 week old mixed breed. Would like to know gender and possible breeds. I'm clueless. http://s1284.photobucket.com/albums/a575/Jparker3363/?action=view&current=733e58c3381275443462c3830ff5b4dd_zps9a4f88d9.jpg&mediafilter=noflash
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    Are predators worse in winter?

    This will be my first winter with chickens and am wondering if predation is worse in winter? It makes sense since they are hungrier in winter. Anyone have thoughts on this?
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    WHich breed should I choose?

    I went to TSC in April and officially began keeping chickens. I got some red sex links and didn't realize how clueless I was to chicken keeping. I love my chickens which are all happy and healthy. However, I would like a sustainable flock. This coming spring I would like to begin keeping...
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    My chicks are hatching!

    My chicks are hatching under my broody. This is my first time ever. I have her in a seperate broody pen which has a small place to walk around, eat and drink and is attached to the run but has a door between them. When should I open the run to them? Right now I have 8 pullets that should be...
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    My new favorite Chicken-My Rooster!

    I acquired a bantam hen and rooster a couple of weeks ago which I added to my flock of pullets. My flock free ranges while i am at home. Yesterday, I was thinking to myself 'why did I get this rooster, all he does is eat and crow and is of no use'. However, today, about 4:30, I was inside my...
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    Finally Roosting!

    My 10 wk old pullets are finally roosting at night!. They had been sleeping in a big pile in the corner of the coop. Night before last my husband picked them up and put them on the roosting pole. Then last night same thing. Tonight we went out to put them on it and they were already on there...
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    Merging bantam hen and rooster with pullets

    I was given a bantam hen and bantam rooster yesterday. The hen and rooster are about a year old. I have an existing flock of 8 ten week old production reds. I have read about how to integrate chickens into a flock and understand the concept. However, I am unsure if integrating a rooster and...
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    Gender and Breed?

    I bought 8 chickens on 04/15/12 at TSC. They had some feathers on their wings so I am guessing they were about a week old at that time. So I am guessing around 10 weeks old. They all have different sizes of combs, some very small, others a little bigger. The comb colors are also differing...
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    My Coop

    I am such a chicken newbie! I went to the local TSC 3 weeks ago and fell in love with chicks that they had on sale for $1 each. So of course, I bought 8. The sign they had said pullets. I was such a newbie that I thought that pullet was the breed. I didn't have a coop. Luckily I did have a...
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    Hi from Western North Carolina

    Hi. We bought some chickens from Tractor Supply a couple of weeks ago and I have been learning so much since then. I have been lurking around your site for a couple of weeks and have found wonderful information.
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