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    didn't think it was possible :)

    I didn't think it was possible to love my 4 hens any more than I already do.... but today I went out to sit with them while they were free ranging, and one came over to me, stretched out to sunbathe and starting purring! I swear it sounded just like a cat... my heart just melted. I should...
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    Rooster wins....

    I have tried everything, and I give up!!! He is a RIR, absolutely beautiful, regal, even keeps raccoons and opossums out of the yard, but I am tired at his aggressive behavior and 24/7 crowing. He has made all chickens chores a problem as he kicks, pecks and raises a ruckus no matter what...
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    Treats and containers

    Have a very frustrating issue.... I love giving my girls treats in a bowl......easier to carry and place in tractor. Problem is, bowls are quickly dumped of their contents and the bowl is now used as a toy... keep away, attack, and the favorite... try to see if I fit game. Problem is, I then...
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    I upset my chickens!

    I left town due to work for 3 days, and boy did I hear about it when I came home today! DH took care of them while I was gone, even giving them treats. I walked out in the back yard, they turned their heads, watching me, then started fussing. I gave them their treat, but no, they were more...
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    Tooooo funny!

    OK, so have this really. really tough kick butt roo... (RIR) refusing to allow me to give his girls treats even..... workers come to install raised garden bed... they chew/shred/totally toast the Bermuda grass and the clay (live in N AL) before adding the "good stuff", so I gather it all up into...
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    EVERYONE freaking out

    Hens (RIR) are 17 weeks old, rooster is about 4 weeks older..... have one hen that has been trying to make a dirt bed/nest in the run for a week or so, now it is dark, everyone is in hen house but rooster is calling for help/attention (he is the alarm when they are ready for treats) I opened...
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