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    Injured leg

    About a week ago my six chickens were attacked overnight, a neighborhood cat is my guess. Five of them are fine, no injuries. One was beat up though. I found her at the back of the pen soaking wet, all of her tail feathers missing and holding one leg up. She was wet because it rained too. I...
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    Ducks with Chickens?????

    I started with 6 chickens this spring and was considering on adding a duck or two to my flock, but don't know if it is wise to do so. I live in SW Michigan so winters can get cold. Will ducks do well without a heat source? Will a duck go into a chicken coop with the chickens and live peacefully...
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    Not all chickens are laying eggs.

    I have 2 ISA Browns, 2 New Hamp Reds, and 2 Silver lace Wyandottes, all bought at the same time and age this last spring. Only one of the ISA Browns is laying eggs and has been for about 10 days now. They are getting egg laying feed, scratch grains, and many veggy scraps as well as bugs and...
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    Coop ramp/ladder

    Just finished my coop this last week. I made a makeshift ramp out of leftovers and it seems to be a little tough for the girls to use, or maybe they are just not used to it yet since they are still young. Is there any generic criteria of how steep or how close steps should be for a ramp / ladder?
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    Mosquitoes

    I am looking to starting a backyard flock. I live next to a heavily wooded area and ussually have a very bad mosquito problem in summer. Will mosquitoes attack the chickens?
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