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    Solved 2021 calendar

    Hello, I'm having such a hard time finding the link to submit a photo. It says " link in sig." ? Help thanks!!!
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    Comment by 'doiron5' in article 'Deciding To Free Range Your Flock'

    Does anyone know if a chicken can find her way home? My hen vanished today, not sure if a fox or hawk got her, but one time the neighbor's dog chased her crazy and she went under my shed for hours. didn't come out til it was dark. I guess I'm hoping something like this happened today and she ran...
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    fertilizer pellets

    Hello. I saw today my chickens got into some potted soil that has the white fertilizer pellets. Should I disregard their eggs tomorrow? I'm not sure if what they eat now is processed thru the crop tomorrow for eggs. I'm new to all this ;) I'm usually very good about keeping this stuff from...
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    Does anyone know what to do when your chickens eat the white fertilizer pellets that come in...

    Does anyone know what to do when your chickens eat the white fertilizer pellets that come in potted soil?
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    Barred Plymouth Rock Gender!

    Hi! What color eggs do they lay? My neighbor up the street has 2 that her son is not taking care of and I was going to take them, but really want some white egg layers. Thanks!
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    rooster losing tail feathers

    Hi everyone. I have noticed my roo losing his feathers too several weeks ago. he is 10 months old and has gone thru his first winter here in NH. I was afraid he had a parasite because I thought he was too young to molt. I was thinking about getting him a large chicken apron to protect his...
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    Hens being pecked

    Hello. I have 2 americaunas that have the feathers missing at lower back area. My 5 hens and 1 roosters pretty much free range all day, go into coop at dark, I secure them in for night, and starts over again when I let them out around 7 am. I never see any bullying. I'm curious why giving more...
  8. Zsa Zsa (the blonde) and Cookie

    Zsa Zsa (the blonde) and Cookie

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  9. Henrietta, Red's BFF

    Henrietta, Red's BFF

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  10. Gertie and Millie getting acquainted with their new home

    Gertie and Millie getting acquainted with their new home

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  11. My 2 new Americaunas hiding from me - Cookie and Zsa Zsa

    My 2 new Americaunas hiding from me - Cookie and Zsa Zsa

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    Rooster and Hen best friends

    Red gets on the defensive when Luna is around. Luna will not go near him because Red has latched onto her tail and pecked her nose prior. So, Red does not ignore Luna when they are in the same section of the yard together. I would wish that Red will get use to Luna and just go about his...
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    Rooster and Hen best friends

    But will Henrietta ever socialize with the other hens? Red has already started do his thing. We have witnessed several times with 2 of the hens. My dog has been around the hens since day 1 and she does not go near Red because she is afraid of Red, but Red will go after Luna - hangs on to her...
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    Rooster and Hen best friends

    Thank you for the quick responses. All hens and the roo are about the same age 20-23 weeks old. I have 3 RIRs and 2 Americaunas. Big Red is a RIR. The run in 12x5 feet. The coop is inside that run but off the ground by 4 feet. They get to free range every day for a couple hours. The 4 new...
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    Big Red the dumpling

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    Rooster and Hen best friends

    hello everyone. I'm new to this so I need some advice. We took on our daughter's class of whatever hatched when they incubated 5 eggs. So, we got a rooster and hen and have raised them togther since they were 5 days old so they are BFFs. We purchased 4 new hens about 5 weeks ago. The 4 new...
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