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    Aggressive and worse, maybe not a pullet

    I bought 4 sexed chicks from TSC a couple weeks ago, they are 5 weeks now and the golden sussex is VERY aggressive, charges and pecks me every time I get near, I have been trying to hold her and keep her calm while I am able, but now that she is outside she is darn right mean! Bottom - middle...
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    De-humidifier Wonders

    Hi All - Was very happy this morning -- after the all day rain storm we had yesterday, and all 9 chickens, soaked to the bone headed into the coop for the night, I grabbed my dehumidifier and ran a cord to the coop. After running for one hour I checked and had happy (almost dry) chickens and a...
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    ACV DOES work!!

    Hi All, a couple weeks maybe a month ago I posted that I was using Apple Cider Vinegar in my waterers' on a regular basis and had never seen a worm, but was convinced by someone that it was an old wives tale and not a true "cure". So since it is easier to fill the waterers without having to...
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    getChipDrop.com

    to whomever first posted this - you are a lifesaver! I love this site! I answered a few simple questions and did what you said about putting "Tip upon delivery" in the comments and got myself a huge deposit of wood chips, steaming and clean (no plastic or strapping like other free drops), they...
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    Sad, attack - left innards

    Help, I am not sure the predator that did this....anyone know how a rabbit could have its innards pulled out and laid out on a stone? dog? I got new netting for my compost pile, just uncovered yesterday, at dusk, I added my normal tablescraps, watered it and then went in for the night, found...
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    RATS! They won't leavehttps://www.backyardchickens.com/members/grits-eggs.510574/

    Hi All, I am in the unincorporated area, but have mostly homes, not a lot of woods/open land and a creek running near the property line. I have LOTS of RATS....ugh, not sure where they are coming from/hiding. My coop is secure, and so far my cameras have not caught even one rat in the coop...
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    Don't take the EGG!

    Didn't realize it but I made a horrible mistake, I didn't even think about it...the girls were making a ruckus (i forgot to fill their veggie feeder) - after dropping off some food, I opened the nesting box door and since they were standing in the nest boxes I reached in and took out two eggs -...
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    Dawn Dish Soap

    Was doing a cleaning of my coop linoleum -unbeknownst to me the chickens knocked over the dawn dish soap and started having at it, you can lead a chicken to water....but you can't make them drink, so what else can I do? and why the heck did they eat soap? Yuck! will they even be around...
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    sour crop help

    So, last week, I went out a little earlier than usual (to let the chickens into the run) and was surprised to see projectile water being spewed from the mouth of one of my Buff Orpingtons. She and 3 others are now 9 weeks old and were added to my existing flock of 14 week old Australorps over a...
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    Newbie

    Just lost my job and decided to go whole hog green, been composting, recycling and gardening, so when a new batch of chicks showed up at the feed store I jumped in with both feet! They are adorable black beauties, two weeks old now, thank god I found you, starting today turning the kids old...
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