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  1. Hamletchick

    Losing feathers

    My Chicken is having her first molt and has lost about 1/3 of her feathers. Is it the molt? Is it the other chickens? Is it a health problem? Chicken is acting normal otherwise. I did notice a bit of picking by the chicken on the roost next to her. The top of her legs are bare. I can see the...
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    Bobcat attack and the resulting fallout

    I lost 3 chickens yesterday in the afternoon. It had to have been before dark. My rooster "W" is very thorough about getting his girls in on time. The disturbance which included feathers and 2 bodies was all outside. When I went to the coop after work (I work swing shift) there were exactly 3...
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    Clipping the wings to prevent flight

    I trimmed one wing of each chicken and it seems like they can still get to elevated areas in the coop. Did I trim them enough? how much will they fly if properly trimmed? I just did not want to make them bleed. I have heard that can be deadly.
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    Electrified Chicken netting

    Has anyone used something called Electro Net (I think I have the name correct)? Basically it is electrified chicken fencing. It is hooked together like field fencing but closer together for chickens and it has electricity flowing through all the horizontal wires which are close together. I comes...
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