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    The Scoop On Grit (Help me Understand)

    Hey, folks! Pretty new to BYC and raising poultry in general. We're starting off small with three hens, but I can already feel the itch to add more to the flock. I had a few questions in regards to grit... I understand that free-range chickens don't necessarily need grit. The chickens forage...
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    Reducing Prey Drive in a Bully Breed

    We currently have a younger (24 months or so) bully breed dog. He looks like a blue nose pit mix. He was a rescue, so we don't know much about his background, but we have been able to teach him some basic commands. He is fantastic with our young kids, and as lovey as can be... until it comes to...
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    Hens sleeping in their nesting box- Normal?

    I currently have three hens (2 RSL and 1 BSL). We have one nesting box for the three of them, and I've noticed that all three like to sleep in the nesting box together. Our coop [shown below] is set up with a fenced outdoor area (it now has bird netting overtop, as we have a huge golden-tailed...
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    New to the Fold!

    Good Morning, Everyone! New here, with only one post under my belt and thought I would introduce myself and our little crew. We live in Eastern PA and just started out with three hens, two Red Sex Links and one black hen (sold to us as a Black Australorp, but may be a Black Sex Link), named...
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    Black Australorp or Black Sex Link?

    Good Morning, All! A few weeks ago, we brought home three hens. We had assumed to have purchased one Black Australorp and two Red Sex Links, however in watching Edith (the "Australorp") develop, I have started to wonder if she is in fact a Black Sex Link instead... Our girls (Ruby, Edith...
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