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    8 week old chickens pulling out other chickens tail feathers...

    They don't seem to actually be cannibalising or eating the feathers. Just pulling out tail feathers on a couple other hens (only two so far)... I've watched them do it: they'll just yank one out as the other chicken walks by and drop it on the floor. They don't play with the feathers or eat...
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    Woohoo! The Cuteness is Overwhelming! Baby Chicks have arrived :)

    Ooh, we are all so excited -- our shipment from Meyer arrived first thing (6:30) this am, and all the chicks are very alert and healthy, eating and drinking wonderfully well for the last several hours. So they all made it This was my first time ordreing from a hatchery, our other chicks we...
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    Sapling Wattle Run?

    Anyone here used saplings to make their runs? I'd love to see some pics. I have some some idea, but there isn't much to look at on the net that I've found. Apparently farmers in England and Australia use this method quite a bit... We're moving the coop this spring and building a much bigger...
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    Racoon devastation...

    We just had a new baby two weeks ago, and so forgot to close in the chickens until 9 a few nights ago. It wasn't until the morning when he was letting them out that my husband saw what he had missed in the dark: all four chickens had been pulled off their roost in the coop and killed. We think...
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    27 weeks old and still not laying...

    I bought 3 EE pullets this spring from another BYCer (who has been MIA on here since June and hasn't answered my email to him): At the time, they were 13-14 weeks, which means they are approaching 28 weeks old, and still no eggs. Not a one. They are definitely all girls, no question, and they...
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    Post-Broody Questions...

    How long after going broody and hatching eggs does it generally take for a hen to begin laying again? And how long does it take for her plucked brood-patch feathers to come in again? Just some curious questions from a friend of mine who has her first hen coming out of brooding. Thanks!
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    Dumped Roo identification... (Updated with photos!)

    Yesterday we were on our way home from a family party when we saw a woman and her daughters by her car, with a flock of chickens grazing in the dirt lot by a hiking trail. We turned around, thinking maybe she needed, but she was gone when we got there -- and she'd left behind what we believe...
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    Using Egg Shells to Start Seeds

    Just saw this article -- love it! Something to do with my eggshells other than straight to compost... And so cute! What a great easter present this could be for someone, with eggshells dyed in natural or foodsafe dye... http://www.instructables.com/id/Eggshell_Seed_Starters
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    Crazy Kitten

    Our seven-month old kitten, "Percival the Merciful" or Percy for short, has just begun going outside with the other cat now that it is March. Our outdoor cat and indoor/outdoor cat are both wary of our free-range chickens. Percy, on the other hand, seems to have been waiting all winter to make...
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    Brilliant "Chicken Moat" -- a chicken run and garden fence in one!

    Saw this article today on Mother Earth and am astounded by the brilliance. Not really for the lazy gardener or tiny flock owner, but it is just fantastic. The writer calls it the "Chicken Moat" http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1988-05-01/The-Chicken-Moat-Enclosure.aspx
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    In or out - conundrum...

    Now that we have no rooster (ate him last month due to excessive aggression) our two free-range girls seem more vulnerable to predators. They don't always stick together, and once every week or so they stay out at night instead of coming back to the coop. And now its winter, so no leaf coverage...
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    Rooster acting up...

    Hi, I'm new posting here, but I've been reading for months. This forum has helped me a lot as a new chicken owner -- thans guys! My Araucana Rooster, just about 5 months old now, has started acting up a little. Two weeks ago he ran at me, but backed off when I stomped my foot. Then last week he...
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