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  1. JerAtwater

    Help diagnose (pictures)

    So, this black sexlink is about 2 years old. She has been separated from the flock because of my Barred Rock rooster picking on her pretty bad, to the point that I thought he injured her leg (she isn’t using one leg). Noticed that 2 days after being separated, she has this yellowish custard...
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    Missing patch of feathers (small of back)

    My Barred Rock has had this patch missing for 2 months now. Wondering what it’s from. The rest of the birds (7) are fine.
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    Recently injured Hen Scared to death of One of the other Hens.

    So, 2 weeks ago a fox got in and nearly got one of my hens, my Alpha hen. The others were attacking her, so I separated her for the last 2 weeks. She was still in the coop and run, just fenced off from them. In these 2 weeks, she has gotten much better and just did not want to stay fenced off...
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    Run: Half bare, Half thick brush?

    So, my coop is surrounded by a run. It's about 5 feet to a fence in front, with about 3 feet on the sides and about 40+feet to the rear. The first 15 feet or so towards the rear is pretty bare. The rest of it is thick brush, briar patch, tall grass and weeds. It was a real PIA to fence in...
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    Red Fox, Grey Fox, Coyotes ???

    Do all three co-inhabit in the same area? I've seen a few on my property and they haven't all been the same size or color. I definitely saw a Red Fox this morning. Last night, in the same crossing, i saw TWO larger canine like animals. Looked more Grey. Add the Raccoon, opossum...
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    My alpha hen got attacked

    So 3am Saturday night i awake to my feathery friends squawking. I've heard that sound before and I fumble around looking for my flashlight (that my daughter took ro play with). Phone light it is and flip flops. I contemplate grabbing the rat killer (.22 bolt) but dash out into the dark...
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    Introducing baby chicks issue

    So, I wanted to add to my small flock of 4 that we've had for just under a year. We got them when they were 3-4 weeks old. One hen has gone broody 3 times in that period. So, I figured I'd get some fertilized eggs and take care of both things at once. With 8 fertilized eggs, only 1...
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    1 of 8 hatched. Too soon to get more?

    Well, i was trying to add to my small flock and i had a broody hen so I purchased some fertile eggs. 1 hatched right at 22 days (Saturday) and seems to be doing great. I don't think the rest are going to hatch. Is it too soon to try and put some more eggs under momma hen? She seems to...
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    Little help on my birds

    These were picked up as 3 week old chicks at the end of July. Started getting an egg or 2 about the end of November. By now I expected to be able to tell based on eggs alone.
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    Hardware Cloth on the cheap?! (Tell me what I'm looking at)

    I'm searching around for hardware cloth for the soon to be build coop. I came across something that seems to good to be true and I need another set of eyes to tell me what I'm looking at here...
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    Soon to be NEW backyard chicken owner

    This site has been full of answers that i've been searching for, so I figured I'd come aboard. The family and I recently visited some friends in Vermont who had a small coop and several chickens. They were left the coop when they bought their house and decided to put it to use. (beautiful...
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