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    Anything we can do to help hen get over loss of partner, fear of fox?

    We lost one of our two pet hens to a fox two days ago. Remaining hen (banty mix, maybe 4 years old), got a little roughed up and is still calling for the other. Fox got them in the open coop. They are daytime free rangers. Now our girl won't go in at dusk as she has every dusk for years...
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    Will adding a third hen make the first stop picking on the second?

    I have read other strings about pecking-order and meany chicks and I think I get it, but my husband insists that I ask THIS question... Over a year ago we received a mature banty hen and roo. 6 months ago, el roo became too aggressive to my husband and other family animals (-:; so roo was...
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    Teaching grown chickens to be less skittish of us?

    We have a mature banty roo and hen. We were given them as adults about a year ago. They are great pets and we would sure like to be able to pet them or pat their little feathered heads as we do our furred critters. Is this possible if the peeps were not raised being touched? I can get them to...
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    Again...hens or roos?

    I think I have read a kazillion postings but still don't have a definitive if my 8 week olds are boys or girls or both. Here is the equation: Dad is a 'many breeds' bantam with yellow legs and NO waddle nor comb. Mom is also mixed breed bantam with slate legs and WITH small waddle and comb...
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