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    Trapping a Fox Legally?

    I talked to a game warden. He says if we actually see it take a chicken we can legally shoot it. And that trapping should be my very last resort. He wants me to bury my fence in the ground 12 inches and put ammonia soaked rags in the fence. It's just kind of a bummer because I live in the...
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    Trapping a Fox Legally?

    We have a fox that has been getting our chickens one by one, right in the middle of the day when we're home and the dogs are outside. A friend has offered to trap and kill the fox for us. But does anyone know what the laws are about that? It's not trapping season, but the fox is definitely a...
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    Water Freezing - no electricity to coop- any ideas?

    I have the same problem. My husband won't let me run a cord out to the coop. I'm in Maine, and we've had some cold days this winter, and the chickens are just fine. I run water out twice a day. I try to go out around 3 in the afternoon so I get to them before they roost. The only thing that...
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    Hens not laying? Help please.

    I was just coming here to ask the same question, I look forward to seeing if you get any answers. My chickens are 5 months old (assorted breeds, not bantam) and still not a single egg.
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    Ameracauna...Hen or Roo?

    I know I tried to get a better picture, but she just wouldn't look at me. Maybe tomorrow at feeding time. Her comb does look pretty red compared to the other hens. But not as red as Mr. Rooster, and not nearly as big. She's the only one we have of that breed, so it's hard to compare.
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    Ameracauna...Hen or Roo?

    This is flopsy (the black one, not the barred rock rooster). She was sold to me as an ameracauna. The reason I'm questioning her sexuality is because she's bigger than all the other hens, and she makes weird noises. It's not quite a crow, just a longer bok, if that makes sense. She was hatched...
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    How many chickens do I need for them to have enough heat in winter

    I don't know the answer to your question (I'm new to chickens too). But I wanted to say we did the same thing this year. We planned on having to coop ready before they needed it, but the poor things ended up being stuck in their brooder for much longer than they should have bring. I ended up...
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    How young is too young to free range?

    My chickens are 2 months old. I'd like to let them out to free range a little bit. There's no grass left in their run and I think they might enjoy it. Is that a good idea now? Will they want to go back home after a couple hours, or is it going to be hard to get them in before bedtime? Maybe I...
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    Newbie questions, just moved chicks into their first coop

    Thanks for the replies. I'm going to think about painting the inside. If anything it would probably make the wood last longer. I was wondering about letting them have access to the outside all the time. My husband thinks I can just leave the door open all summer. But I'd feel safer if I...
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    Newbie questions, just moved chicks into their first coop

    Our coop is finally done! Well done enough to live in. The coop is 8x8 with an 8x16 run for 7 chickens, 3 turkeys and 2 ducks. They seem very happy so far. I hope it's big enough. Anyway to the questions. We still need to paint. Is there a certain kind of paint I should buy, are there kinds...
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    Help! Hurt Chickie!

    She's mostly dry now. She's been under the light about an hour now. She's sitting on her feet (like a normal chick) not on her side like before. I think she's gonna make it. I guess it was a little hypothermia. Do chicks get that? We'll keep her inside tonight.
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    Help! Hurt Chickie!

    My chicks have been spending their days in the run and coming back to the brooder every night. The ducks are out there too and they have a little swimming pool. I just went out to check on them and my little buff orphington (5 weeks old) was in the pool and not moving. She's inside now wrapped...
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    Chicks outside?

    I know people come on here all the time to ask this question. But I'm not sure. My chicks are almost 4 weeks old. The two brown leghorns look completely feathered, but the americaunas and buff orphingtons still have a little bit of fluff. They're starting to stink in the brooder, and I'm...
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    New to ducks, have a few questions

    Just remembered, there's something else I wanted to ask. My ducklings came unsexed. What happens if I have 2 boys or 2 girls? Do they get sad without a mate?
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    New to ducks, have a few questions

    Thank you, that site is very helpful. I guess I have to figure out a new waterer. They're still using the chick waterer. I have been letting them swim in the tub a little bit every day, but I'm really not sure how long I should leave them in there. They really seem to like it. Next week I will...
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    New to ducks, have a few questions

    Hey everyone! When we ordered our chicks this year my husband just added a couple ducks to the order because he thought they would be fun. We didn't know anything about them. Well now they're living in the brooder with our chicks. Everyone seems to be getting along fine. But by now the ducks (2...
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    Chest Bumping Match in the brooder

    2 of my chicks just did that for the first time this morning too. It's adorable!
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    Day Old Babies on Paper Towels?

    I think the reasoning for the paper towels over the shavings the first couple days is so that they learn where their food is and don't eat the shavings. I'm not sure if it works or not, my first chicks are only a week old (so I'm very unexperienced too). I used the paper towels for a couple days...
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    Taking my chicks outside

    That's good to hear, thank you. I do over think things a lot. Our coop and run is still under construction. I think I might dig out the little fence I used for my son when he was a toddler. Just a couple weeks ago one of our bunnies got loose and it was quite an ordeal catching her. I had to...
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    They keep spilling out their food!

    I have the opposite problem. They won't stop getting the shavings inside the food dish. I wonder if raising it will help with that? I think I'm going to go give them a cat jingle ball right now and see what they do
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