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I’ve got a bully...advice please...
I have (2) 14 month old chickens and (2) 4 month old chickens I raised from chicks. My grown Black Minorca will not stop bullying my pullets. They are still so fearful of going down from the coop to the run that I have to force them down. They love being in the run but my bully chases them back...- veebeebee
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Rat Snake Killing my Chickens!
I wanted to share this story about a huge yellow rat snake that killed 2 of my pullets last week so others are informed and aware that this could happen...as I had zero clue a rat snake would strangle my babies! About 4 weeks ago I found a large 5+Ft yellow rat snake in my coop. There were 2...- veebeebee
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Baby chick has swollen eye! Help!
I have a 3 week old chick and her eye is Swollen. She looks fine everywhere else and is eating etc. She is with 5 other chicks who appear fine. Can anyone advise me what they think this is and what I can do? Pictures of bad eye and the other good eye.- veebeebee
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- Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures