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    Officially a crazy chicken lady- inside chicken?

    ok... i have passed a milestone on the road to being a crazy chicken lady.... :p back story: i got it in my head i wanted a blue egg layer and long story short i was given 2 americaunas, and shortly there after i lost one of the americaunas along with one of my silver laced wyandottes... i dont...
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    My roosters wont crow

    i dont think my Roosters got the memo that theyre Roosters... they dont crow... i watch them constantly when i get home in the evenings and pretty much constantly all day on the weekends, and havent ONCE seen one of them attempt to mount or seduce one of the hens. i now have 9 hens and the 3...
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    adding vitamins/electrolytes

    i had a friend who lost a couple buckeye hens to wry neck, and although all of mine are healthy and i feed a good feed and they get home cooked leftovers i dont want to loose any of my girls...do you add any supplements, vitamins or electrolytes to your chickens every so often? and if so, how do...
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    Javas, where to buy?

    im looking for some Java chickens... im having trouble finding a hatchery that sells them, and was hoping yall could help me out.
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    Caponizing a rooster?

    hello! i have somehow ended up with 4 roosters... and dont need but 1... theyre all good boys and i dont really want to get rid of any of them, as theyve become like pets... so i was wondering how many have caponized their roosters? and how many have actually tried it themselves? im having...
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    Ramp?

    Im adding a run underneath my chicken coop so they can get on the ground and stretch out a little. its pretty high up so im going to need to make a ramp out of something, just not sure what yet.. so my question is what do you use for a ramp? would love to see pictures. Thanks in advance!
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    tame -vs- free range w/ games?

    im raising 4 little american gamefowl chicks, and i've been handling them every day and feeding them treats out of my hand so they will be tame. i was originally going to let them free range when they got older since they're pretty smart and self aware with predators around, but i got to...
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    IN SEARCH OF BARRED ROCK BREEDER

    I lost my entire flock, so I'm looking for a Barred Rock Breeder, so i can get some nice chicks! Any Suggestions?
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    Lost my Whole Flock (UPDATE)

    I just lost my entire flock of 6 5mo barred rocks to a fox... I'm devastated! I had them out free ranging for a couple hours, checking on them every 10-15 min while I was doing house work. Went to check again, walked out the front door to a fox staring at me. I ran him off and immediately...
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    eating ants?

    This is probably a stupid question, but is it OK for my chickens to be eating fire ants? I have them out in the yard right now and they're tearing up all the ant nests in the yard. I've chased them off of them a few times but they're persistent! At first I thought they were just trying to...
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    Scraps?

    this is my first first flock and am wondering what kinds of table scraps are ok to give my babies as a treat? thanks in advance!
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    Roosters?

    well since i posted the thread about sexing my baby barred rock chicks my babies have gotten a little older and gotten more of their feathers its looking like i have 2 roosters- yellow legs, light feathers, ect. what in the world am i going to do with 2 roosters? I'm attached to them but i...
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    Got my babies! plus a few ?'s

    I finally got my babies! These are my first chickens and I'm super excited! I got 6 little barred rocks! Supposed to be 1 little boy and five little girls, but i don't think they were accurately sexed so we'll see... which leads me to my first question, how can i accurately sex them? Knowing my...
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    HELLO!

    hello! i just joined the site! lets see, a little info, i'm Amanda, 24, located in Panama City FL. i work at an assisted living facility, do a little horse training on the side. as for fun- i barrel race my paint horse. i'm doing some research about chicken basics and breeds- hopefully going to...
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