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    Happy Birthday

    Happy Birthday
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    So far I have only watered this morning.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    63 degrees North Texas
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    mama bird and chicks?

    Thank you very much
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    mama bird and chicks?

    One of my rir hens successfully hatched 6 chicks yesterday in my neighbors yard. I have the mother hen and baby separated from the rest of the flock. How long should I keep them seperate. When should I remove the hen? What behaviors should I be looking for? Thank you for any help.
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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

    The white ones do lay big white eggs.
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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

    Thank you very much.
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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

    The first pic is my rooster "Captain Jack" the second pic is one of 3 identical hens. And the third pic is of honey1 and honey2 the only two there color. Then also in the third pic is two red hens I have 13 of these hens.
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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

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    can anyone positively identify the different breeds in my flock?

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    Bear attack, lost 10 chickens

    If you touched it with shoes on you didn't get the full effect and it probably pretty hot if you did feel the shock with out being in direct contact with the ground. Animals do not wear insulators that's why electric fence works
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    new old chickens?

    I have decided to keep only 10 and a buddy of mine wants the rest. Thanks.
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    can chickens eat crayfish tails from a creek?

    Every evening for the past month or so my wife and I go grass hopper collecting. The birds love them. And I'm not 100% sure but I have been getting a lot of double yokers lately.
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    new old chickens?

    My mother is selling me 22 Rir hens and 1 rooster for 50 bucks. I have 8 hens and a roo already. My birds are 8 months old. The new old birds are 3 years old and in my mothers opinion in poor shape. They are loosing their feathers and not laying consistently. I think I can bring them back to...
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    Thinkin' it was a coyote...

    I would definitely be looking for a new dog. They are quite effective in keeping predators at bay. Just there presence is a strong deterrent. IMO
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    Time to give up?

    Yes it could be he kept them at bay during the day. I have heard of mixing garlic powder and water and spraying the perimeter to deter snakes as well as sulfur
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    My German Shepherd/Basset Hound Killed Two of My Girls - What Do I Do With The Dog?

    So my opinion is to take the dog on leash among the chickens and correct any negative behavior. If you want the dog to protect the chickens he can't ignore or fear them. He needs to accept them and its your duty as the pack leader to make sure this happens. Shock collars are in my opinion just...
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    My German Shepherd/Basset Hound Killed Two of My Girls - What Do I Do With The Dog?

    There is a method where you put the dog and dead chicken(s) in a bag or a sheet. Tie it up and whoop the mess out of the dog. This will supposedly make the dog think that the dead chickens put a real whooping on him or her. Never tried it but my aunt said it works.
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    My German Shepherd/Basset Hound Killed Two of My Girls - What Do I Do With The Dog?

    Once a chicken killer always a chicken killer.
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