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    Chicken entertainment?

    I'm looking for ways to "enrich" my chickens' lives with things I can do to help entertain them in their pen. So far I thought of hanging treats (apples, lettuce, etc) from a guinea pig / rabbit "kabob" treat holder, and leaving a hose trickling into the pen b/c they love running water. Does...
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    Senior Hen Feed?

    My three hens are almost five years old now and are laying only a few eggs a week combined, and that's dropping even more (to maybe 2 a week combined) now that it's getting colder. I'm really into nutrition and I'm wondering if anybody knows of any special nutrient requirements for older hens. I...
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    Bunny Nutrition

    Does anybody know what Ilius is? My sister's rabbit got it (a toxic reaction to too much grain) and now the vet wants her on a hay-only diet. The problem I have with that is hay isn't as nutritious as it used to be and grain or other supplements are probably needed. He even said no...
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    Milk, honey, bread mix for chicks?

    My neighbor just inherited two day-old chicks. She says she was told to feed the chicks a mix of milk, honey, and bread from a syringe. They should have access to starter feed within a couple of hours, but I'm wondering if anybody else has heard about this strange combo for baby chicks?
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    Hen fight - what do i do now?!?!

    I've got three pet hens who are 3 1/2 years old and have always gotten along with each other. This morning, the dominant hen attacked the lowest ranking one, who apparently decided to assert her authority and didn't give in. I broke up the fight and watched what happened, and they fought again...
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