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    Most effective way of predator dealing

    We live in a county island, where the surrounding areas are city streets and buildings. When we moved in we had some fox attacks, and I thought being in a county island, there should be only a few foxes, so if I trap and remove all of them, I should be at peace. First one was easy, it fell for...
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    Unsuccessful hatching by hen

    Recently one of my barred rock hens went missing. I've noticed some chickens fly over the block wall to neighbor's property and I went up the wall to install another 6 feet tall net on top to keep them in. As I was up the wall I found my missing hen, sitting in a pit shaped structure hatching...
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    How to make a hen go broody?

    I would love to hatch chicks the natural way: let a hen hatch and raise chicks. My hens very went broody (I only had them for a year). What should I do to induce broodiness? Someone told me I should make a dark space to let hens feel more secure and private, others say some breeds will never go...
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    Rooster pictures and their pecking order

    This is my big White, first rooster in the family, currently the 2nd one in command. I got him from our local slaughter house when he was an adolescent. He lost the back end of his comb to another adult rooster, who died later in an accident. This is my Rock, leader of the pack. His...
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    Please help! Lost use of their legs, then die. How to prevent?

    I got a cockerel about 3 months old, started limping, I thought it might have been an external injury. A few days later he just laid on the ground not moving after all. I could not find any external bleeding or bruise, it seems his legs were completely paralyzed. He could flap his wings only. I...
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    Sudden Death-need help preventing it

    One of my roosters looked very sick one day. He was all by himself in a roomy cage with lots of fresh air. He stopped eating and drinking. He died next day in the cage. I examined the body and found the belly skin turned bluish. I cut the belly open and saw the intestine all rotten. It seems...
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    Help with illness symptoms

    I have 8 red pullets and a few weeks ago their rooster died in an accident. I went to a slaughter house and bought them a new rooster, which in the first few days didn't look very energetic, dozing off often during the day. He's more energetic now, but he might have brought some diseases to my...
  8. MikeWu

    An idea to press city to allow chickens

    If a city does not allow chickens, neighbors would call animal service if they see or hear your chickens, especially roosters. What if we all mobilize, and use boomboxes to blast chicken/rooster sound in our backyard, and put a coop there to make it look like we have chickens inside. Neighbors...
  9. MikeWu

    I'm scheduled to go in front of our city council in 2 weeks. Any guideline/advice?

    I'm scheduled to go in front of our city council to make a proposal to change our city ordinance to allow backyard chickens. Any advice/guidance from experienced members can share with me? I had 8 hens, raised them from baby chicks with my kids this spring. They just started to produce eggs and...
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