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    Bonus Chicken Guardian

    Earlier this summer we ended up losing 7 chickens to a predator before we figured out that a feral cat was picking off our girls one by one. We changed the way we did things. Didn't let the girls out of their yard to free range until after noon. Walked one of our dogs through the shelter belt...
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    disappearing chicken

    So, this started two days ago. When it was time to close the girls in for the night, we were missing one pullet (6 month old Rhode Island Red). She was nowhere to be found. My husband and I walked the property, calling and searching for her. I went to bed heartbroken, sure that a predator had...
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    How do you know if a hen is broody?

    This morning one of my Rhode Island Reds was in the largest nest box when I went to let the girls out. No biggie...I figured she was laying. I kept going back and checking and she was still in there 4 hours later. I finally convinced her to move so I could grab the eggs that were under her. It's...
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    bees with chickens?

    does anyone keep bees and chickens? Are there any problems keeping both? I am fascinated by bees and now that we have the acreage and I have some time learning how to care for my chickens I am starting to think about getting bees in the spring. Any words of wisdom? Or should I just drop the idea...
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    Chickens dont listen

    I keep telling my girls they are not allowed on the porch. Went downstairs and looked out the window and saw this. I guess technically they're not on the porch. But I'm about to give up. Chickens just don't listen...lol
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    frozen grapes

    It is well over 100 degrees here today for the second day in a row. The humidity is about 80% and it's just miserable out. I've been changing out water about every two hours so they aren't drinking hot water and I know the girls appreciate it. My kids primarily get fed their balanced layer feed...
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    Pullet egg to large egg conversion

    My girls have started laying and are going great guns. But the eggs are still tiny, which I expected. How do you convert recipes to allow for the smaller size of pullet eggs? If a recipe calls for 3 large eggs, how many pullet eggs can I substitute? I really don't want to go buy eggs, when the...
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    Any clue what breed?

    This 4 month old cockerel will be joining my flock next week. Any idea of breed? He's colored almost like a pheasant.
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    New Member from South Dakota

    I have been taking advantage of this site since I found it last February, and officially joined a couple of months ago, so I figured it was past time to do my new member introduction! Because I am very literal, I will follow the prescribed format! 1) I am brand new to chickens. Last November...
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