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  1. grngni

    How to Prepare Your Flock For Winter 101 *Official Thread*

    My girls are lucky enough to have a winter coop in the big barn and it's plenty warm enough with just a heat lamp for the coldest weather. The floor is cement and we keep it covered pretty thickly with bedding, plus tossing in occasional clumps of alfalfa hay to keep them entertained as well as...
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    Fox Help...

    Thanks for the coyote urine info. I'll have to see where I might be able to find that around here. So far no more lost hens. We've been putting sister-in-laws dog in with them now and then as a deterent. He's a BIG dog, but he's gotten really spoiled by spending a lot of time indoors. The other...
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    Possible Fox/coyote help

    Hmmmmm, I don't have an electric source anywhere near my pen, but we do have a solar panel and a battery. My husband is thinking about setting that up since we haven't used it with the camper as planned when we got it a couple years ago. I'm not sure why the colored strips work with wolves, but...
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    Fox Help...

    I have a feeling the fox will hang around until all the easy pickings are gone. I just got done tying grocery bags around my fence, at least for now. I'm about 30 short so I'll see if I can get some from the local grocery stores recycling bin. It looks really funny, but sadly, the only way to...
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    Possible Fox/coyote help

    I'm reposting this, which I wrote earlier as a reply, to make it easier to find. I also have a fox. I also belong to Defenders of Wildlife, so I'm not going to sit out there with a shotgun. Instead, I'd like to know if any of you have heard of or tried a method they promote to keep wolves from...
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    missing only the head, in broad daylight!

    We're having a fox issue which I posted about in another fox post here. Ours comes in the afternoon and has gone right into their pen by getting under the fence. grrrrrrrr See my other post for a possible solution.
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    Fox Help...

    I also have a fox. I also belong to Defenders of Wildlife, so I'm not going to sit out there with a shotgun. Instead, I'd like to know if any of you have heard of or tried a method they promote to keep wolves from livestock that is called Fladry. It's extremely simple and cheap, a factor...
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    My Dirty Girl

    I was wondering if worms were possible. Hadn't found anything in my reading to tell me though. I was just looking at other posts that mentioned wet weather, muddy pen could contribute to worms. The shadiest part of their run has no grass left and got so soaked and muddy during recent rains the...
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    My Dirty Girl

    One of my BO hens has a problem with poop getting stuck in the feathers under her vent. I've given her a bath in the past, but it's built up again, and yesterday I noticed she'd managed to pull a lot of the dried stuff off along with feathers leaving a pink raw looking area. My fault for not...
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    Hen with bare chest/belly

    We really need her to share the nest since her 14 sisters are limited to 3 boxes while she's in the 4th, so I'll try keeping taking her out and try to break the broody spell she's under. What about that feather issue? We're going to have sub zero nights this weekend. If I convince her to get...
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    Broody Buff Orpington...In January!!!!

    I posted about my BO in the injuries and disease section because of the big bare patch on her chest and belly and got the reply that she's broody based on also saying she won't leave the nest-no eggs under her though. Is this feather loss also normal?
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    The Abominable Snow Chicken!

    Man, now I see I'm really spoiling, or perhaps, c;heatig my girls of a good time! We moved them from the chicken tractor coop to a coop in the barn, and there's now way to really let them out without risking them getting into some dangerous areas. I think they'd like the snow. They go nuts for...
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    Hen with bare chest/belly

    I thought she might be broody, but didn't expect the big patch of bare skin. No eggs at this time. I reach under and get them when I check for eggs, so she probaby did at one point.
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    Hen with bare chest/belly

    One of my Buff Orpington hens has been hanging out in an a nesting box the last few days. Because I'm not the only one to check them, it took me a few days to realize it was the same hen. When I did, I took her out and when I picked her up, I discovered her lower breast and going down her front...
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    Today I have learned that laying hens have no bones.

    I have a hen that's in an isolation cage while she heals up from an ugly pecking incident. The cage is in the coop with her chickie sisters. There was a very narrow gap between the wall and this heavy thing. The other day I reached down to pull the cover off to give her food and water only to...
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    How many chickens do we all have? 60,083 and counting.

    21.954 + 16 + 21.970
  17. grngni

    Wisconsin Newbie

    Hi all! I haven't done a group thing online in years, so I'm a little rusty. I stumbled on this site when I was trying to find the protein level in DUMOR 16% layer feed. Can't find it on the bag. We have our first little flock this year. We started with 5 barred rocks, 5 buff orpingtons, 5...
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