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    My daughter in law's hen is laying her eggs in the rooster's coop, and she is trying to sneak in there to roost.

    My daughter in law makes her return to her coop, she buries her head in the number 1 hen's chest. What does this mean? I don't know if this is pertinent but her rooster isn't interested in mating.
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    Haven't found an answer on Google ... so help, y'all!

    As the hooligans (17 barred rock chicks, age 4 weeks today) are growing, developing and learning I have been keeping their routines as close as possible to what they will encounter when they move to their coop/yard. At dusk they crowd into the cat carrier and they run there when scared...
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    Shredded Irish Spring Soap around tge besting boxes to deter Rat Snakes???

    I HATE SNAKES! Last summer we had a wood pile near the coop and after countless eggs lost to these snakes, I insisted that the wood pile go to the tree line. Today I saw one in the garden. I read that snakes are repelled by certain strong odors. I know this soap is recommended to repel...
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    Rice or not?

    We have all know that you do not throw rice at weddings anymore (like since the 60's) because birds will eat the rice and explode when all the ingested rice expands. Some time back I was watching the golden rice episode of "A Chef's Life " and watching birds eat the rice, and birds could take...
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    I think my girls are teen-agers

    My first flock were rescues. We were not sure of their age but I thought well over 2 possibly 3 or 4 years old. They were sedate and well mannered. As we lost them one by one (only one disappeared) we started thinking about a new flock. Our granddaughter happily took our smaller coop and the...
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