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    Indoor pen setup for pet hen

    I have raised several chickens in the house. One pet rooster stayed in until he was four months old, we had to put him out when he started to crow. The cage might be ok for just sleeping but not the majority of her time. However I have used rubber mats that could be sprayed off daily and air...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Love the pic of the duck with the bow. My ducks would have a heart atack if I tried to put something on them.
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    Hen keeps murdering chicks!!

    I would do exactly what you said, remove her and never allow her to hatch babies again. Some hens just aren't good moms.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    My neighbor had three game hens and released them in the neighborhood. We were already feeding the wild neighborhood ducks and the hens moved in, a friend dropped off a rooster for them. They went through two roosters before one surivived. I put them in a pen to protect them from a chicken...
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    How Do You Hold Your Chickens

    I hold the hens the normal way, but the roosters I hold by their legs upside down just until they calm down then I hold them normally. The Bantams fit in my hand held gentlly against my body
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    Review by 'BabyGirl2' in article 'Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!'

    Very fun and informative. :thumbsup
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    Ended 2020 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    Love all the pics. I would hate to have to choose just twelve or thirteen, but I enjoy looking at all of them!:love
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    Ended 2020 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

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    Feed sack recycling ideas??

    We've had neighbors and family ask for several of our old feed sacks for lawn clippings, leaves, ect. They also come in handy for kneeling on the ground, and plugging holes. My bantam hen kept escaping from a small hole, and the feed sack was handy. It worked to plug the hole and keep her in.
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    Do I need to separate a hen and chicks from the flock?

    I love the idea of sneaking new baby chicks under a broody hen, I may try that one. And I do agree, it is best to let momma hen do her things, she knows best. My hens and rooster do well with momma hens hatching and raising babies in the same pen as them. My rooster is even protective of the...
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    Help with my dog who wants to eat my chickens!

    I have always been warned by elderly people (former farmers) that young dogs find chickens exciting and think it is fun and playful to chase and catch them. They've also said once a dog kills one chicken he can never be broken of it and the dog has to go. But it sounds like maybe you could try...
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    Review by 'BabyGirl2' in article 'Building a Momma Heat Cave for Ducklings'

    I love this idea! I wish I'd heard of it much sooner, it would have helped all those nights or worrying over the babies, ducks, chickens, and now turkeys. Are they sleeping well? Are they warm? Are they to warm? I will be trying this idea! Thank you for sharing it.
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    Keeping Older Hens

    I have a grand total of 30 chickens, 6 bantams, and the rest game/big stock mixed. I have only culled do to bullying. I plain to let them live out their lives. My first hen Momma Game was the oldest the dogs killed her, but she ruled the roost. She didn't lay eggs but she certainly told the...
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    Review by 'BabyGirl2' in article 'Raising Guinea fowl 101: A beginners guide to raising Guinea fowl'

    I love this article because it told me a lot of things I did not know about Guinea. I didn't know the babies were so fragile, and that they would eat mice. I've been thinking of getting a few Guineas and now I can make a more informed decision.
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    Review by '' on item 'Cayuga'

    I have eight cayuga, six males and two females. I wanted to give an idea to those thinking about getting cayugas what they're like. They loved the snow storm this winter. I spent a sleepless night worried about them only find them happily setting in the snow. When they got to cold, or to much...
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    Help! Sick hen. Barely eats.

    This is Dumpling and a picture of her poo. It is at the edge of the blue plastic and the shadow. If I knew more about loading pictures I'd highlight or circle it. She is separated from the other chickens but she can still see and socialize through the fences. The vitamin water has seemed to...
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    Help! Sick hen. Barely eats.

    Yeah, I should have said, she's 8mths old and a game, big stock mix. My research in a chicken book said it could be E.coli and a elderly friend suggested she may have been crushed by another chicken. I've never of the being crushed thing. OH, and she won't roost on a roosting pole and acts...
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    a moral dilemma

    I don't like giving my chickens to anyone I know will be mean to them or won't care for them, that includes the babies. I never considered the eggs because they are given with intention of eating them. However, I know several elderly people who were raised on farms, or during the depression...
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    Help! Sick hen. Barely eats.

    Help, please. I've never had this problem before. I have a hen who was being picked on by all the other chickens. She was standing in the corners of the coop and rarely eating. I thought it was because she was being picked on so I removed her. A health check revealed her vent feathers were...
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    Comment by 'BabyGirl2' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    I follows the directions on box, used water not milk, and allowed to cool. Then put it in flat bottom ice cream cones.
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