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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I've been keeping chickens for 15 years. I wanted a hobby after retiring from the Air Force and fortunately our housing area allows chickens. Currently have 12 hens and a rooster who all have names after Roman emperors wives, except Julius Caesar, the rooster after living in Rome for three...
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    Chickens 'teamed up to kill fox' at Brittany farming school

    Who says the French aren't tough? Assault Chickens!
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    Fit bits for chickens

    I’m aftraid we’re losing the technology for chickens race with the Chinese. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/15/WS5ad2bf52a3105cdcf651850b.html
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    Ayam Cemani Size?

    My Cemani hens are on the small size. They are between a bantam and a full size hen in size.
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    Don't like your neighbors chickens? Blow em up!

    Only in Florida...... https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2018/03/16/bomb-making-equipment-seized-fort-pierce-man-after-explosive-detonated-city/432210002/
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    Kill a racoon? go to jail

    Shoot, shovel, shut up....exactly
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    Kill a racoon? go to jail

    The following story is from Orlando Florida. The man chose to kill a raccoon that had killed his chickens by drowning. While those of us who own chickens, don't condone cruelty, this man had few options. What do you think about going to jail for getting rid of a predator...
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    Impacted Crop

    I have had luck with a little oil and crop massage but I've also had a stubborn case of a hen who could not pass the obstruction in her crop so I took her to a vet and he performed a simple operation to incise and empty the crop and sew her up. She recovered quickly and did fine. Trick is...
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    How to shame a chicken

    http://tinyurl.com/znfxbu2 I wonder if this works? Worth a try!
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    do you give out 7 year membership awards?

    do you give out 7 year membership awards?
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    Are hawks always around?

    Hawks are a constant problem here in the Florida panhandle. I have taken to shooting bottle rockets into the trees in the wooded lot next door to discourage them. One grabbed a two week old chick that was not 4 feet from me this past Saturday as I was cleaning her crate. I shouted and ran...
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    Taking Turkeys on Airliners

    Nothing like having your favorite bird as your seat mate! http://tinyurl.com/zlp57m3 I detect some anti-chicken bias however.......
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    Commercial Chicken producers using oregano as a natural parasitic and anti biotic

    Sounds like a good idea..... http://tinyurl.com/qh5x4aj
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    The origin of chicken eating

    Maybe those ancient Israelites were onto something..... http://tinyurl.com/op9eeml
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    Kissing your chickens is bad for your health

    I'm glad the CDC is on top of this dangerous phenomena http://tinyurl.com/npjws6s
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    Dong Tao - World's most expensive breed (with pictures)

    Certainly the most strange looking..... http://tinyurl.com/p66fpgy
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    Silver-Laced Wyandotte failing

    Is her abdomen squishy? If it feels like a water balloon, it is probably ascites.
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    My Barred Rock has a mysterious ailment. Please help.

    Your chicken sounds normal. Sometimes they get lethargic, especially in the heat or if they're dehydrated. Keep an eye on her to make sure her crop is empty in the morning and she appears to be passing food normally through her GI track.
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    Large vent, straining to lay...

    I am currently dealing with a similar situation. I took my 5 y.o. Buff Orphington to the vet yesterday. She had a swollen vent and feces staining the feathers underneath of the vent. She squats as if to poop but little comes out. She hasn't laid in a long time. The Vet x-rayed her and saw...
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