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    How do I keep my neighbor's flock out of my garden!!??

    My neighbors, as nice as they are, don't really know what they are doing. Yes they have a decent coop and pen area for their flock but the fence is inadequate and I keep trying to tell them they need to reinforce it. I also don't believe they supply the birds with enough feed because the birds...
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    A duck found us. Chicken friendly?

    I posted this on the duck forum so it is cross-posted hoping to get the most responses! I feel bad for this little girl! A few days ago amid below to just about freezing temps a black duck found her way to our yard. She was timid at first but has recently let me pick her up and pet her without...
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    A duck found us. Chicken friendly?

    I am posting here on the duck board thinking you guys might have more information than over on the chicken boards, but I guess it's a toss up really! :) A few days ago amid below to just about freezing temps a black duck found her way to our yard. She was timid at first but has recently let me...
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    Suggestions on where to get less than 25 birds?

    My husband and I wanted to get some meat birds but we do not want our first experience with them to be with 25 of them. We are looking for somewhere in the range of 8-12. Does anyone have a suggestion locally to Harford County, MD or mail order if need be where I can get that few birds? I'd...
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    Chick introduction with a hose

    No, I didn't have to use the hose but I kept it nearby to help defend the 3 seven week old chicks I introduced to my flock of 5 one year old hens. The chicks kept trying to go into the run but we kept corralling them out to be in the pen with the big girls. Two of the older hens took a peck at...
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    Growing grass in the pen

    Our chickens have a large area to roam that is fenced in so they don't get into my gardens on a regular basis. The grass there is nearly non-existent now. Would it be futile to split the pen with a temporary fence to try to grow grass on half the pen at a time?
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    Fox attack thwarted but hens injured/traumatized

    Last Saturday night, my husband was able to thwart a fox attack on our 6 hens. My husband changed the timer on their coop door so they had unfortunately been stuck outside after dark. None of the hens were killed but it looked like it with the amount of feathers everywhere. A couple of the hens...
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    Lethargic, panting, and generally odd bird behavior

    So I have an EE that is just plain weird today. She's been fine up until today when I noticed just now when I went to check on the flock that she's pretty calm, lethargic like, not flinching or anything when I try to pick her up, not fighting any behavior from me (like looking under her tail...
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    Use of ornamental grass cuttings for bedding

    I can't imagine why this wouldn't be safe but that's why I'm posting it. I just cut down nearly a dozen ornamental grasses for the winter. Can I use this material in the coop for bedding and the next boxes?
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    Wild canadian goose in the chicken pen this morning!

    We saw this lone Canadian goose in our yard yesterday but figured it would be gone eventually and paid it no mind. We have lots of geese in the area and flying past this time of year. My husband closed the coop up last night and didn't mention anything out of the ordinary. I went to open the...
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    Found an odd egg this morning.... :S

    I check several times a day for eggs just because I'm excited still at the new egg laying of 2 of my hens. I checked around 6 pm yesterday and there was nothing but when I went out this morning my GC had laid this one. It wasn't in the nest box like normal but on the bottom of the coop where she...
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    How high?

    How high do I need to build a fence to keep the chickens in a separated area of the yard? I have all hens and we have clipped the one wing of all primary feathers (one hen we have actually clipped both wings) but they can easily still fly over the 3 foot fence we currently have. I'm going to...
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    Anyone have a comparison picture of a GC versus RIR egg?

    My RIR and golden comet are only 2 weeks different in age (25 and 23 weeks) so I suspect either or both of them are starting to lay. We got 1 egg yesterday and 2 today. The 2 today are different sizes with one matching yesterday's egg being kind of small. Both are a nice warm brown.
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    When is it time to get rid of my rooster?

    New chicken owner here with 6 hens and 1 rooster. He was supposed to be a "she" but he had other plans. Anyway, we don't want more chicks. He and one hen are 17 weeks (both rhode island reds), the next oldest hen is 15 weeks (golden comet), and the rest are 13 weeks (various breeds). He's been...
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