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    Lost half my flock in one night: mystery predator

    Here's my story. I work night shift, so I can't be at home to close the coop door. Because of this I built a very secure run (or so I thought) with 6' fence, 5' above ground, 1' burried under ground to deter digging predators. The run is in a fairly wooded area and all open spots have a hanging...
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    I think my chickens are too hot, 98 F in the shade!

    My first chickens (buff orpingtons) are now 5 weeks old, and the weather has been unusually hot. Some days it's 98 in the shade and the chickens are panting heavily and sometimes drooping their wings. Their stool is also watery since they are drinking more and eating less. Of course, since it's...
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    Why did my chicks get so scared?

    Hello everyone, I just got my first chickens, buff orpingtons, and everything has been going well with them (1 week old now) but today something strange happened. I was sitting down with them in the coop, and I thought I would show them a bunch of different objects to explore/play with...
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