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    Broody Hen harassed by other Hens!

    HI ALL: Quick one here: I've got a hen who's been setting on a clutch of eggs and they're near fruition. Seems as if the other hens (3 Barred Rocks) are either VERY curious or attempting to disrupt the process -- they've been trying to wedge themselves near her and even attempted to sit on the...
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    Accidently killed a chick in the egg...need some guidance!

    Hey all Been awhile, but I've got a dilemma: My banny hen has been sitting on a clutch of eggs for a couple weeks now. I know some of the eggs are fertilized because I gave one which had been pushed out from under her, to my pooch. To my dismay, he proceeded to eat a quarter-sized...
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    Outdoor Cat...bad idea for a nearby chicken coop

    Hey BYCers... just wondering if it's advisable to allow a new cat we're about to adopt to go outside and traipse around our chicken coop...?? the coop is secure, but for some reason my gf keeps thinking we're going to have a Dien Bien Phu on our hands...
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    Butchering a Easter Egger Roo with MITES?

    Well, I've come to the conclusion my two roosters just can't cohabitate peacefully. And since I raised both of them and feed both of them and taken very good care of both of them...I've decided to slaughter one of them. The only problem is, the one I want to slaughter and eat, has a ton of...
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    How to POOP-PROOF your chicken??

    so i've got a new baby chick...and i'm trying to make her more of a "pet," than the rest of my flock, but it seems like every time I bring "tulula bell," inside the house -- she lets loose a MASSIVE godforsaken blast of glutinous poo all over my shoulder! as if she's saved up the entire...
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    **A LONG SHOT** Young Rhode Island Red: hen or rooster??

    I know this is a long shot, but you people have impressed me thus far. I've got a new addition to the family; a rhode island red, and we REALLLLLLY hope she's a "she" and not a "he." Around two months old... Any thoughts? Guesses? Shots in the dark? Hypothesis?
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    Any SHOWS/TRADES/SWAPS in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES AREA??

    just like the subject says...anyone know of any? seems pure-bred chickens in Los Angeles are pretty non-existent.
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    Suggestion for a newbie...WHAT BREED SHOULD I GET??

    Well, my girlfriend and I have been debating whether or not to purchase a 10 or so hens from, www.mypetchicken.com, and we're not really sure which breed would suit our purposes best. I know I'm asking alot from you guys, but here's a rundown of my situation: 1. have a large yard in So-Cal where...
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    Ameraucana...HEN or ROOSTER?

    well, i rescued this chicken several months ago from the pound...it's yet to lay a single egg, although it's tempermant is great. friendly birdy and such. doesn't crow in the morn (we have a banny rooster that does that...@ 4am!!) question: is this an Ameraucana HEN or ROOSTER...or is it even a...
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    Paralyzed Chick o1...Torture Or Just Plain Hypnotism

    Ok so I remember watching this movie with the late Patrick Swayze; involving the slums of India, and I specifically remember one of the Indian slumlords putting a hen on it's back and covering it's head, stroking it's breast and eventually putting the bird into a trance. Frozen on it's back as...
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    My Chicken's Roost Near The Highest Point In Their Coop...

    Hey all...I've recently built a coop, installed a nice/roomy/full o' hay "brooding box" (I guess that's what it's called), that is raised above the ground by cinder blocks (approx. 6in.)--yet my girls always roost at the highest point in the coop--which is not protected from the elements...
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    Chickens, a Doxie and a Couple Tortoises in Los Angeles

    well, that's us...my beautiful girl, my chickens, rusty the doxie, and our tortoises (sulcatas). we built a little ramshakle (although secure) coop, bought ourselves a few rhode island reds, a banny rooster, and a silver-spangled hamburg hen (Chloe, God rest her lil' soul) and are currently...
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    My Chicken Died Today

    And I'm pretty sad. I know she was just a chicken. A silver-spangled hamburg hen, but when I found her limp @ the bottom of her cage today, I teared up. I dunno, she was just a chicken, but I swear to God she had an old soul. Just sit in my hand, look up at me with her little bright eyes, and...
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