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    Hen slept outside in below freezing temps

    This morning I went out to bring my flock fresh water and fill feeders around 7am. We have a Run Chicken automatic door, which had not yet opened. I had a hen perched on the ramp, outside the door. She clearly slept outside the coop last night and overnight lows were about 5ºF without windchill...
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    10 week old pullet laying a fairy egg?

    Could it be possible? I have an established flock of astralorps (age 2) and this year introduced some maran and redstar chicks. The chicks are 10 weeks old, and have been with the laying flock since 5 weeks. Still on chick feed. This morning, i went to get eggs and found a deep brown fairy...
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    Rooster lost his crow after hawk attack

    About 10 Days ago we had some hawk attacks resulting in the loss of two hens over a 3 day period, as well as a couple near misses. We secured the space and all seems to have retuned to normal except that my poor, sweet 10 month old rooster hasn't crowed since. Is he in morning? Is there anything...
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    Hello from Southwest Rhode Island

    Hello! owner of 10 hens and a rooster. 8 astralorps, a sexlink, an Amerucana rooster and 1 mystery hen. Located on a small hobby farm and orchard in Southwestern RI, my chickens free range within the orchard, which is protected by a 8' fence. We also are the proud owners of 30 Cornish cross...
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    two in two days - Hawk problem or two predators?

    Yesterday I had my first predator loss. a hawk killed one of my flock. While I was devastated, my chickens run free in a fenced 1/2 acre orchard, so I knew that I was a possibility. I know it was a hawk because we have a camera which caught it the aftermath. This afternoon, I went out to find...
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