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    Mouse catching hen?

    So anyway, I thought it was funny. She came running up to the door with the mouse (that was still alive) and treated it like a cat. She seemed to be toying with it. She would put it down and as soon as it moved she would peck it. She did this over and over. I didn't know if it was safe for her...
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    wrinkled egg shell

    What causes a wrinkled egg shell?
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    my flock won't be nice to the new hen

    I have a hen that I adopted because someone dropped off in my neighborhood. I am trying to get her introduced the the flock (4 hens, 1 rooster & 5 chicks that are 4 weeks old). None of the hens or rooster will let her out of the coop. They are fine if she is in the coop but if she comes out...
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    HELP!!! my mother hen sat on her chick.

    My mother hen was keeping her chicks warm and some how one of her chicks got stuck to her behind. I heard a ruckus earlier today so i went out and checked on her. Changed her water and stuff. I didn't count the chicks at that time I just assumed that she had one under her and that, that one was...
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    Rooster problems

    My rooster has recently decided that he doesn't like my son. I need to find a way to have my son show my rooster that he is the boss. How do I do this? read somewhere that there is a page on working with roosters but I can't find it. My rooster also stares my hubby down with flared feathers. He...
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    Rooster spurs?

    How do you clip/trim a roo's spurs and nails? Is it just like a humans?
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    broody hen

    I have several questions. I have a broody hen that sitting some eggs (which i do not know if they are fertile or not). It is the middle of winter and I am looking at them hatching (if they are fertile) in mid-late Febuary. It will still be pretty cold then. So here are my questions. Will she...
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    HELP!!! can you move a broody hen.

    One of my hens has decided to go broody in the middle of winter. Can I move her egs and her so that she will stay warm. She is in a place that I can't put a heat lamp. I am worried that she will get to cold. Our nights are getting down to 20-30 degrees. Is this to cold for her or will she be all...
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    I think my chicken is getting sick

    I went out to let my chicks out this morning and one of the hens is making a weird noise. I can't tell if she coughing or sneezing or both. It kinda sounds like a burp sometimes and other times it sounds like a sneeze as she shakes her head. I am raising my chickens organicaly so I am trying to...
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    roo limping what to do

    My roo recently cut his leg So I separated him and put him on antibiotics. He has been separated for about 4 days. He is still limping. Do I need to keep him quiet and not let him free range or will he get better faster if I let him out?
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    Roo cut his leg

    I noticed my roo was limping this morning. I caught him this morning and he has a cut on his leg. If I put a band aid and some neosporin on it, will he leave it on? Or should I do something else for it.
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    my girls comb got ripped what do I do?

    I am relatively new at chickens. I have 6 chickens that are about 6 months old. My white leg horn has ripped the back of her comb. What do I do for her. She is bleeding. I read somewhere that chickens are carnivores so I separated her from the rest. I haven't figured out how to post a picture...
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    White leg horn ripped its comb. What do I do?

    I am relatively new at chickens. I have 6 chickens that are about 6 months old. My white leg horn has ripped the back of her comb. What do I do for her. She is bleeding. I read somewhere that chickens are carnivores so I separated her from the rest. I haven't figured out how to post a...
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