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    Attacked

    I have 4 White Chinese Geese, I do not know the sex yet they are about 5 months old now. Yesterday my Mother got scared of them when they were honking at her , she swung her purse at them before I could stop her. That just made them all go into attack mode. I was the one who got attacked two...
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    chicken can't see

    About one week ago I noticed that one of my EE hen's had started getting lost from the flock. I checked her out and one of her eyes was a little red and puffy. I brought her in the basement and I noticed she could not find her water or the food. Only when I would tap at the bowl would she...
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    12 hour Baby chick wanting to curl up with head under chest ?

    I had two chicks hatch yesterday afternoon. One is up and walking and pecking and acting normal. Then the other one is peeping and try's to walk but it acts like it's head is to heavy for it's little body. It also wants to curl it's head down to it's chest and want's to just sleep. Is this...
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    homestead girl

    I am look for a Crevecoeur Rooster, I live in North Georgia. If anyone close to North Georgia has one for sale . Please respond .
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    BST by state

    It would be awesome if you could see BST by the state you live in and not have to scroll through all the other items posted.
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    Show off your beautiful Crevecoeur

    Pictures lot's and lot's of picture's . I just finally figured out that I have a Crevecoeur so I wanted to see what everyone else's looked like. Mine is only 12 weeks old. So come on let's see your beautiful Crevecoeur.
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    Danger from neighbor water run off ?

    We are having real bad water run off from our neighbor . He also has chickens I am wondering if all his run off could have an effect on the health of my chickens? Also it all goes into my fish pond which is 1/4 acre pond fully stocked. I have shown him pictures of what it does to our...
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    Wish I knew pullet or Roo ?????

    I have 13 EE that are 10 weeks old. Wish i could tell what they are pullet or roo. Here are a few pictures of them. Here are some of the EE could not get pics of all of them. Any ideas of pullet or roo would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
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    Used DE in coop , now want to use Deep Litter method

    I am very new to all the ways to keep you coop clean. So I read that DE was so good. I used it all over my coop. Now that I have been learning more I want to try the deep litter method. My questions is do I have to remove all the DE that I already put down in my coop to start the deep litter...
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    What age to let chickens out to forage ?

    My oldest chickens are 12 weeks old the youngest is 8 weeks old. When is it okay to start letting them out to forage. Then how do you get them to go back in to the coop ? I am a little timid on letting them out , I don't want to be chasing 29 chickens around three and half acres of property...
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    EE cockerel fighting

    I have 13 EE that are 8 weeks old. This morning my husband and I got to witness our first fight in the coop. It was pretty intense. I have four different breeds in the coop. But the EE are by far the more aggressive of the breeds. I have noticed on four other EE that they have a lot of feathers...
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    Do chickens lay down to eat ???????

    I have two EE that are starting to lay down to eat. Is that normal for a chicken to lay down to eat? Any input is welcome. Thanks in advance.
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    when do chicks start to roost ?

    We built a coop 24 x 12 and we weren't able to finish getting the roost up at first. Due to my husband's job. So I put up one of the roost poles across the coop about 10 inches off the floor. The Chicks had boxes and tote's to sleep in with pine shavings. I still had a light on them due to the...
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    Polish crested or Crevecoeur ?

    I posted pictures the other day . Got two different answer's . I would like some input from someone who has either of these breeds . H/she has four toes. Flighty little thing. Hangs out with the Giants. Makes noise all the time.
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    Growing like a weed , but no feather's ?

    This is Drumstick, I think it might be a rooster not sure , all the other chicks have all of their feathers. I put them in the coop already, I kept Drumstick and this other chick not named yet together till he or she grows all the feathers in. They are going on 7 weeks old. Is this normal ?
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    Growing like a weed , but no feather's ?

    This is Drumstick, I think it might be a rooster not sure , all the other chicks have all of their feathers. I put them in the coop already, I kept Drumstick and this other chick not named yet together till he or she grows all the feathers in. They are going on 7 weeks old. Is this normal ?
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    Chicks not liking treats ?

    I have tried Broccoli, shredded carrots, fresh grass, daisy's with roots on them, yogurt, Oatmeal , applesauce. They don't like anything right now except their feed. Any suggestion's.? My chicks are 5,6,7,and 9 weeks.
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    Not a Jersey Giant .......But came with them...

    This little one came with my Jersey Giants and Jersey Giant it is not. Need help to identify this little one. Someone said it might be a Polish Crested maybe not sure.
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    New to the world of chickens and BYC

    Hello, New to the world of chickens and BYC. I purchased 6 Buff Orpington, 6 golden laced Wyandotte, and 6 Black Jersey Giant's. .My husband Mike built a great 12 x 24 chicken coop for the girl's . The first two batches Orpington and the Wyandotte are in the coop. The Giant's are still in the...
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