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    Orpingtons or buff Plymouth rock

    I know Orps usually have white/pink legs but what else differentiates them from buff Plymouth Rocks?
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    Can chicks get furball? ... Eating dog and cat fur

    My chicks are 3 weeks old and spend a lot of time with the dog... They have gone from picking the occassional cat/dog hair from my clothes, and the sheet I put over the floor, to picking loose hairs straight from the dog. Unless they actually pull on one of his chin whiskers, he doesn't move...
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    Looking for info. on Chick behaviour and development

    I have not been able to find a good thread/article on chick behaviour and development from week to week. I have 7 mixed breed (copper black maran/amerucana) chicks that are almost two weeks. I am looking for info, about when to introduce roosts, and scratch/dust baths and when to watch for male...
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    Underestimated hen`s ability to fake normal - she was very sick and had to be culled.

    Even though I read that a hen can fake `normal` when they are ill I completely underestimated this. One of the new hens (over 2 years old) had laid a silly-putty like mass several weeks ago but I wasn`t sure which one until a few days ago. The sweet girls was loosing weight and looking cold and...
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    Vacation Care

    Morning! I`m hoping to get some feedback about the idea of being a chicken ``sitter`` while people are on vacation. Is this a service that you would use from someone you do not know? What would your concerns be and what would you think is a fair price to pay for someone to look after your flock...
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    Happy I bought a heat lamp for coop!!!

    I am new to chickens, and bought a heat lamp before winter ... I am certainly happy that I did, because even though the hens do not need it at all, I have had to turn it on several times last week for myself while I was cleaning and doing some work in the coop! I never thought I would get so...
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    Pictures of Silly putty layered egg-like thing????

    This was produced by one of my new (old) hens that was free from kijiji... It's hard to see from the picture but it just looks like layers and layers of membranes with a few crunchy bits inside. I have not been able to find other pictures like it, to determine the cause. The previous owner said...
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    What causes vent to contract continually?

    Two days ago I picked up free hens from a Kijiji ad ... nothing is free! Yesterday I isolated the hen that has a very red, swollen poopy bottom. Her vent is continually contracting and I thought that her abdomen was quite firm. The previous ower said that none of the hens were laying anymore...
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    Help needed for Runaway Hen - seeking adventure????

    Can you teach a hen that wanders, to stay in the yard? One of my 4 hens is part Hoodini! She always seems to be escaping from the run, but today she must have knocked down part of the fence in her attempt to get out and took 2 other hens on a tour of the neighborhood ... in an area that chickens...
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