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    Mute rooster

    I don't actually know if he's mute but it seems like it. Hes 8 months old and I'm pretty sure he has no interest in crowing. I took him and his 6 hens in when a lady nearby couldn't keep them. I had my own group of very bossy seniors already but I felt bad for the lady. There are 2 silkies and 4...
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    My hens sound like bombs....

    I know that sounds weird..... But sometimes when I go in the coop at night or after they've been up in their roosts, they make these whistling sounds like a bomb is being thrown. What the heck does it mean????
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    My new rooster ran away!!!

    Actually my dog chased him into the woods. Our dog doesn't mind the hens so we decided to try a rooster. Second morning having him and now he's gone. I would think he doesn't know his home yet. I'm freaking heartbroken. It's raining and I feel so bad for him. Any advice on ways to lure him out...
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    Waddling hen

    Hello everyone. I have 8 bovan browns. They'll be a year old this April. I usually open their coop in the morning, let them free range and go to work. I haven't spent much time watching them outside because I get home and they're already back in the coop. Anyway, I went in the other morning and...
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    Bloody comb. Help!

    Hey everyone. I need some help with one of my girls please. I went to close up the coop for the night and saw one of my them had blood on it's face. She was just hanging out on a lower roost not being attacked by anyone so I'm not exactly sure what happened. I brought her inside and wiped her...
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    7-8 week old chicks in the run

    So I have eight 7-8 week old Bovan Brown's. I've handled them a lot and they are super super friendly and tame. Maybe that was the wrong thing to do but it's hard for me to not spend time with animals that I'm raising. My concern is that they don't love spending time in their run unless I'm in...
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    My chickens act cold.

    So our chicks are about 6 weeks old and are in their coop. I'm still using a 150w heat lamp because if I turn it off they all squish together like they're cold. Temps at night are 50's these passed couple of weeks. We have 8 chicks. I feel like keeping the lamp on for them at night is going to...
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    Who uses sand in the coop?

    So I've read a TON of great things about using river sand in your chicken coop. They all sound like great reasons to me but I've never had chickens before so I don't really know what's best and in what order. We were thinking of doing sand in the summer and hay in the winter. Live in Wisconsin...
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    Hardware cloth

    Anyone have any recommendations on websites for hardware cloth. Best pricing for a large amount. We have a beautiful (and huge) run for the chickens. Which is going to cost a lot to coon proof. Also need for double protection in the coop. I'm super paranoid. Also open to other recommendations on...
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    Is this ok?

    I know I just posted a question but I have another to ask. In my brooder, I've stacked two pieces of wood on top of one another to raise the drinking dishes. Obviously the chicks were pooping all over the wood. After it dried it was a real pain to scrape and clean off. So, I experimented a...
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    Leaving 3 week old chicks overnight

    My husband's grandmother passed away and her memorial service and family gathering is the 8th and 9th. About 4 hours away from us so we will be staying overnight. Is a 24-30 hour period of alone time ok at this age? If it's not then I'll be sure to have someone come over. I'm just not sure if...
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    The smallest little girl in the bunch

    Hello everyone! I'm new to backyard chicken but have been lurking for quite some time. We just got our little ladies a few days ago and I'm so in love. This is our first time with chickens so some of my questions might be silly to come. I have a real problem with becoming too attached to these...
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