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Here's her story! http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25589128/kentfield-girl-9-fights-save-chickens-amid-homeowners Throw some support her way if you can. I know I would be heartbroken if my neighbors decided that my chickens weren't pets but just farm animals.

I have purchased nite guards and they work great, but I thought they only work at night. So I would like to know if they also work during the day, I have them hanging low for racoons and such. My chickens are in at night, something cool I purchased for free range chickens is a dawn to dusk solar...

Unfortunately I have lost 2 out of my 4 hens to what I think was a respiratory issue. They did not have any outward visual signs, eyes remained clear, no moisture from their nose, still ate until the end, still laid until the end. Their droppings seemed fine. The symptoms they did have was...

This article was helpful to me as a newbe. I was giving them scratch by hand to get them to come to me and have them be more friendly so that we are able to handle them. When I read the article, scratch is not the best thing for them, it will interrupt the balance in nutrition. Thank you

I live in Concord, CA and it's been consistently high 80's, but 50"s at night. My Easter Egger is laying every day since she started about 1 mo. ago, but the Australorp stopped and she has been laying every day since she started 3 wks ago. We have been watching her and looking in the yard for...

It just happened to us with our Astralorp also. Same exact thing, we are hoping that she will start back up again, she is the oldest of the new flock but also still a teen!

Hi ! I'm from Concord, CA Home to several tortoises, turtles, cat, and now 2 chickens. My 3 children are grown, the youngest still at home while attending college and I have 5 lovely grandchildren from 21 down to 1 1/2 yrs old. They all love to visit the animals, the youngest first word was...

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Thank you! My husband is on vacation this week and will be trying to catch the action with the tortoise and the hen on film. When he does, I'll post it!

I am a newbie to the forum but not for raising chickens. I grew up with my Grandfather's flock and I've had one or two at different times in my life. I always go back to raising chickens, I love them! I also raise tortoises, my biggest is 100 lb Sulcata and our Ameraucana loves to clean up his...