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    Lawn Destroyers!!

    We have 11 hens that we have had for about 1 1/2 years. We have always let them free range from about 4:00 PM until dark with no problem. This past week they have all decided to destroy my lawn. I mean tear the crap out of it in large areas. Not just one naughty girl, but all of them! Like it's...
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    Chicken in the grass

    Yesterday one of my RIR's just sat in on lawn for hours. I have 6 RIR and 5 BR that go I let out to free range each day around 4:00 while I'm home to watch. Usually they all know the routine, Run out, peck, peck, peck, dust bath, etc. But she came out about 15 feet, and sat in the middle of the...
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    Is this a rooster???

    I have a flock of 11, 5 Barred Rock and 6 RIR, that are 15 weeks old. I have one that seems different than the others..could she be a he???
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    Electric Fencing ???

    Has anyone used an Electric fence to keep Coyotes away?? We have about two acres to cover. I would put it along the wood line, near the stone wall where I have seen them cross through. We have a large open area between the stone wall, woods and our house and coop/run area. Just want to know if I...
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    Coyotes!!!!

    I had my first loss this morning. Coyotes got two of my hens in the middle of the morning, about 11:00 AM. The girls were free ranging, we were all home, people in and out of the house, and yet, the coyotes came within 10 feet of my back door to grab the hens!! I'm freaking out about the...
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    Am I lucky?? Naive??

    I have had my 12 girls that I bought as chicks on May 18th of this year. I have read and absorbed as much as I can from Backyard chickens forum. You guys are a wealth of information!! We looked and looked at different coop ideas and finally jumped in and built our coop using bits and pieces of...
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    Afraid to let the girls out to free range for the first time!!

    Hi All, I'm new to chickens and have found soooo much information just by reading the forum and realizing others have similar questions. My 12 girls are 10 weeks old now, have been in the coop and outside covered run for 2 weeks now. I want to free range them...that was my original goal...
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    Newbie Questions

    Just picked up my babies yesterday. Six Barred Rock and six RI Red. My husband bought medicated feed for them. Is this okay? The feed store employee suggested it, but I'm not sure. They all seem to be warm and happy, eating and drinking well, and cute as a button. How old do they have to be...
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    Guinea Hens and Chickens

    Can Guinea hens and Chickens share a coop?? Do they get along??
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    Should I not have bird feeders for wild birds??

    I am getting ready to start raising chickens with my granddaughter so we are new to this and have many questions that have been answered in your forum. Do we need to be cocerned about wild birds in the area? We have several bird feeders on our property and I'm concerned that they will bring in...
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