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    New pullets chasing rabbits

    This is a new one for me! I have ten 8-week-old pullets; they've been out in the coop with the oldsters (4 years) for more than a month. None of my other chickens have ever done this, but I just looked out the kitchen window and three of them--barred rock, welsummer and Easter Egger--were...
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    neighbor's dog got in, attacked my top hen

    Damn. Sorry for starting with a swear word; I'm angry and sad. Cleo, my six-year-old PBR, was just attacked by our neighbor's golden retriever, who jumped the fence that was partially blown down by the hurricane. I'd propped it up until I can get someone out to fix it and the neighbor was...
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    shed coop conversion almost done

    My contractor slid in during the 36 hours we didn't have rain and converted the back of my shed into an open-air coop. He did a great job, very happy with it and him. He buried hwc one foot down and attached it to a 2x4 in the trench on both sides and the front. And he sank in a board in front...
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    First egg from my marans!

    At last, Coco, my lavender/self-blue marans, has laid. This lady is ~23-24 weeks old, so she took her sweet time. She laid twice this weekend. It's pullet-sized, but that's ok (next to an isbar's for size comparison) Happy! :celebrate
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    very low-tech integration

    Hi! So, I have eight chicks and nine bigs. I've been bringing them (chicklets) outside for see-but-don't-touch sessions daily since they were about a week old. They're coming up on four weeks and it's going pretty well. I have a totally simple bigguns' exclusion method: plywood with small gaps...
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    barred rock with worms(?) on vent

    Cleo, my head girl, a five-year-old Plymouth Barred Rock, was in the nest box way too long this afternoon. I went to check on her and there were small white squirmy things around her vent, which is red and inflamed looking. I feel completely horrible that I hadn't noticed before today. They're...
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    Baby pics

    So, day 5 for them, day 3 them being home. Check it!
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    'Express' mail now taking two days--worried

    I'm getting six chicks from Meyer Hatchery. They were shipped yesterday morning priority express, supposed to be here this morning. But the tracking now says they'll be here 'by 3 pm Wednesday'. I'm panicking a bit--will they be ok? That seems like far too long for little ones to be in a box...
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    hen healed up from hawk attack, white feathers where wound was

    So my GLW Fifi got maimed by a hawk a bit ago. Thankfully she fully recovered and us back to laying. My question: when the feathers grew back in, one was pure white and one was white-tipped. Has anyone else seen this?
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    Making one section of shed into a coop--pointers?

    Hello! So, I'm going to turn one section of my shed into a roomy new coop for my girls. It's a separate area from the main room, and has a roof, one solid wall and a back wall that's got ~1' gap at the bottom. I will need to cut in windows/ventilation and I'm contemplating having the front of...
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    This explains a lot :)

    Yes, yes we all are. Chickens prefer attractive people https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/animals-chickens-evolution-eggs-food/
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    Pullet stuck high in the hedge

    I swear, you can't make this stuff up. Last evening, while everyone else was hanging out with me on the deck, my two isbar pullets decided to make like wild jungle fowl and work their way up into my hugely overgrown hedge. When the time came to make our way back to the coop, one of them...
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    Mitzi doesn't like the looks of this newcomer :)

    I changed out my sliding shower door and decided this was the best use for the mirror. The rest of the girls checked themselves out, said 'hey good-looking' and went back to eating. Cleo, my top hen, did this. If I could get the video off my phone I'd post that, too. She went full-on...
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    At last! Mia the Isbar lays an egg (or actually two)

    Finally--Mia, after faking me out for more than a week, has laid eggs! They're small pullet eggs while she's getting the equipment working, but they're GREEN. And one is also speckled. Good times. Her eggs are the second and fourth--others are from Mitzi my Easter Egger and Cleo my Plymouth...
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    twilight attack--neck wound

    I got home from work just at dusk and something had bitten my sweet Fifi on the neck. She's got a 1.5" wound on the top of her neck. It's pretty much stopped bleeding, but she's pretty out of it--probably shock as well. I've washed the wound and put loose gauze over it.I got her to drink a small...
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    Coastal NC too hot for Buff Orpingtons or Austraorps?

    So I live on the central coast of North Carolina. It gets pretty hot here and it's VERY humid. Goes below freezing a handful of times a winter, and rarely snows. I'm wondering if it's too hot for some of the big fluffy birds like Buff Orps or Austraorps or Cochin, etc. What says BYC? Anyone have...
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    Integration: the bigs are protecting the littles from the mediums!

    I really love BYC. Because of all of you fine folks, my first attempt at integrating my flock seems to be going fantastically. Thank you. :) Here are my cast of characters: The bigs—3.5 years old Cleo—barred rock Mitzi—Easter Egger, big and black/copper Fifi—Gold-laced Wyandotte (currently in...
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    I'm a genius

    After careful deliberation, I have arrived at the point where I have nine chickens of various ages, and NONE of them are laying me any eggs. My three older girls (3+ yrs) are all molting, so no huevos. My two teenagers are 21 weeks and not doing a thing. One isbar and one bielfelder. My...
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    Found a new home for my cockerel!!

    Happy dancing over here! I went to the vet that takes care of exotic animals to see if they would euthanize him and the vet tech said that her brother and his girlfriend have guineas, peacocks, turkeys and chickens and might take him. She (vet tech) just called and told me that they said to...
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    Orpington cross (buff and lav) 3.5 month rooster needs a new home-NC

    This is Lulu--now known as Lou. He's a sweetie but I'm not allowed to have roosters where I live. I live on the central coast of NC, but I'd be willing to drive a bit to meet someone who would give him a good home. Thanks!
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