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    321 Florida area, 5 family friendly hens, ASAP

    Life changes force me to rehome my 5 hens, all great layers and family friendly ASAP. 3 Barred Rocks(one is half blind and very friendly) and 2 fancy bantams(porcelain d'uccle and Citron millefleur feather foot) the porcelain bird is very personable and will often let you know what is going on...
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    My hen got mated...now what?

    I introduced our broodiest bantam to my friends beautiful bantam rooster and they got along famously. So now what? I have had chickens for years but have never attempted chicks, she seemed like the best candidate because she's the"mother hen" of the group. I am out of town for work three days a...
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    12-12-11 First Egg!

    I'm a little late for this and will post pics later but finally, after long last, We Have Eggs!!! We got our girls on July 4th and were not sure of their ages(they had 50/50 down and feathers). We watched as they got their big girl feathers, listened to their first b'goks, laughed when...
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    Hawk

    It's fall and fall brings migrating hawks, great horned owls and the like to my backyard. Just saw one on our back fence and the girls knew it was there because I had the hardest time getting them to leave the tree covered area and cross the small bit of clearing to their tractor. I guess I'll...
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    Can chickens eat too much?

    I know this is a silly question, but yesterday the chickens found the compost pile. It's not much just coffee grounds, egg shells and watermelon rinds; usually covered with leaves and grass - a bug goldmine. They scratched there for two hours straight and I found them lying on their sides...
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    Dollhouse Miniatures, anyone?

    I love to collect and make minis whenever I'm not watching the chickens eat mosquitoes off my legs, that is. Anyone else into minis?
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    Craigslist Cuties

    Can anyone help me identify the breed and sex? This one is my favorite, the most curious and outgoing. Please say pullet, please say pullet. Mystery bird #2 Has some bumps on the legs that look like they might be spurs coming in? This is one shy little bugger. Three amigos...
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    Down but not out Newbie

    I've been lurking on this site for years, dreaming of getting some chickens. We built a chicken tractor and bought one chicken, then two chicks, then built an identical tractor for our guinea pig.(who got on well with the chicks but not the older chicken) That lasted all of two weeks...
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