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    Stubborn Biting Chicken

    Hi, Mini, who I've talked about in past posts, is one of the toughest chickens I have despite her size, but she's been gearing some more of that aggression toward me lately. None of the girls have started laying yet, but we can tell it's going to be really soon. They've been noisy...
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    Four month old pullet, strange walk and chirp.

    Today I noticed one of the chickens digging herself quite a hole for a dust bath. Even after I let the others out of the pen to wander around, she stayed in fluffing dust all over and then just sitting. She didn't seem keen on leaving it, though she did stand up for a bit when I came in to see...
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    Chicken Hokey Pokey

    Why I either need to stop painting my toe nails or stop wearing flip flops in the run. On the plus side, their coordination seems to be improving.
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    I've heard of pecking order, but roosting order...? *Pics*

    One up top. One swinging away on the cord. And the other four where they're supposed to be. Silly gooses. Er... chickens. This was the first I'd seen one go up next to that vent, but Mini has been doing her balancing act on the cord for the last few nights. Always the show-off...
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    I think my runt is at the top of the pecking order.

    Or at least she's trying to be. I haven't noticed a distinct pecking order in my chicks and they're close to two months old, now, but the smallest, Mini, is by far one of the most aggressive. She steals food from the others, she's the first to fly up on tall objects, and anytime I see a lot of...
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    Young chickens flying AT the wire fence?

    I first noticed this when I let one of my cats in the run for the second time while the chicks were out. I let her wander on her own this time, and I think she was more afraid of the chicks than vice-versa. They ran up to look at her every time her back was turned. Otherwise they seemed to get...
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    Young chickens flying AT the wire fence?

    Duplicate thread -- Ignore.
  8. EmRose

    Do I have California Whites, Austra Whites, or something else?

    We ordered Speckled Sussex chicks from a local farm supply store, but because they had no idea what they were doing there, we received little yellow spotted chicks awhile ago. As far as we could tell, they were California Whites, but I've just now read about Austra Whites which have very similar...
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    Close Encounters of the Feline Kind

    I know there have been a number of threads dealing with chicks and cats here. However, I've been trying to introduce my two cats to the chickens and I've been taking note of reactions on both animals' part, but today was unusual. This is primarily a story, but if anyone has opinions to offer up...
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    Chick seperate from group, sleeping, not eating much

    Hi, One of our new chicks that we're holding for someone else is acting a bit strange and has me worried. For the past couple days it has been falling behind the rest of the chicks, not interested in running around or foraging much inside the hen house. It only joins the rest of them to cuddle...
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    Hello from Knox County, IL

    Hi, I'm a first time chicken owner - just got our bunch last Friday. I'm a college student living with my parents currently, and we're all taking care of the chicks. My dad grew up on a farm so he's used to raising large batches of chickens but we are currently only taking care of a dozen (6...
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