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    My roo died. Any ideas?

    My 6 month old BO roo just laid down in the yard today and died. No sign of injury. No symptoms of any disease. All the other chickens are fine. He had been eating, crowing, mating, and had lots of energy just an hour or so before. Has access to plenty of shelter from the heat, water, and...
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    Why would a mother hen try to kill her newly hatched chick???

    My SS became broody a few months ago, so I got 4 fertilized egg from my sister-in-law. Three of those eggs developed. One hatched but my SS started to peck at it and injured it. I removed the chick and I think she will be ok. My SS is really tame, she has been great with the eggs, carefully...
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    HELP: What breed of dog should I get to guard my chickens?

    Our beloved border collie mix passed away yesterday. We also have a blue heeler. I am looking for votes on what breed I should get to add to our family. Criteria: Must be a farm dog that does not wander (we do not cage or leash our dogs) Must be a puppy Must be a female Must get along with...
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    The little duck that was a chicken!!

    My sister-in-law has been hatching eggs for a few months now, with great success. She has some really great mixed breed chicks now. So her husband gets some muscovy duck eggs from someone to hatch. One of the eggs hatched early and it's a chicken! It's some sort of brahma or brahma/mix I...
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    Quick way to get flighty chicks to come to you!

    I spend some time every morning with my 12 week old chicks, several different breeds. Some are flighty and some I can easily pick up. So this morning I'm sitting on a stump, hand feeding them and a few just won't come close. One of the more adventurous ones decides that my tennis shoe string...
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    My chicks are all dying!!!!

    First of all, you guys are the absolute best. Two days ago, my 22 chicks, several different breeds, were in perfect health (so I thought). They were energetic and eating well. Yesterday, one speckled sussex pullet was found dead. Today, we found more dead (including our gorgeous blue...
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    Funny Story: "Mommy something's getting the chickens!!"

    We have 51 chickens, 15 of them being 2 year old laying hens. We are quite attached to some of these hens. We set a timer for a light at 4am to have them lay throughout the winter. At 4:10am on morning, my 18 year old daughter comes running into our room, crying, and yelling "something's...
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    My chick is unthrifty. Please help!!

    We bought 6 chicks, all female (3 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Wyandottes, and 1 Sussex). All have done great, except for 1 Wyandotte. Her growth is very slow, she's currently less than 1/2 the size of all the others, even the other Wyandotte. She is not maturing and getting her adult feathers like...
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