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    Chicks in South East Pennsylvania

    Hi,Just wondering how far are you from East on, Pa?
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    Chickie with legs bent back

    I have an Andalusian hen that has 1 twisted tendon, she eats, drinks, poops and lays just fine. Until she can not do any of those things she will live out her life here. She is actually more aggressive then some of the others, I guess that she has to be, she holds her own, I actually saw her get...
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    How friendly is too friendly? And..jealous chickens?

    I have tripped over them, they are so friendly, try having 32 of them run at you! They LOVE red toenail polish! I do have a few protective girls. Every once and a while a Guinea hen will go in their cage, and when I go to get them out I usually have trouble, VERY loud racket and scratches...
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    Molting Chickens!

    LOL, No problem about the hijack. It is starting to get cold at nights, I might close the little doors at night to protect the molting ones. When my parrot molts I roll the feathers to help him along, it doesn't hurt, I think that he actually likes it. I may try it with the girls, if they can...
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    Molting Chickens!

    I was really concerned that they may have gotten a case of mites. I powdered the coop anyway, just in case. The one EE that is molting just seems sad and unsociable. I am going to give them a treat of yogurt this morning maybe that will cheer he up!
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    Molting Chickens!

    You might have to go on an egg hunt! I found my Welsumer eggs in my daughters play house. I was wondering why I wasn't getting eggs from them, I only have 2 and neither of them will go in the nest box!
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    Will a toddler be safe around hens?

    My daughter has been got out with me for 2 years, she is 4 now. When I find her missing that is the first place that I look, she sits out there with them. I guess that she saw me do that. I do have a couple of EE that jump REALLY high, she has learned that you can't go outside with food because...
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    Molting Chickens!

    It is almost December and I think that my girls are molting! I wouldn't have thought it but more then one has new feather growth. Tails especially, then one has new feathers on her wings, not flight feathers but I want to say near her shoulder. Has anyone else had this issue. It is starting to...
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    Lumber Heads Up

    I just wanted to give everyone a hint on getting lumber at a great price. On Sunday's we go to our local Lowes. In the lumber department they usually have a cart that they call a "cull cart" In these carts there is usually a variety of lumber, most are crooked, BUT those that are, are usually...
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    Can you spoil your chickens?

    Can you spoil your chickens....YES! Mine had lobster tonight for dinner with watermelon for desert. They wait at my backdoor for me to come out hoping that I have a treat for them. I actually had one sneak in and got into the cat food. If I am carrying grocery bags they attack them...Do you...
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    Question about grower & layer?

    I have 16 week pullets, they are not laying yet. I ran out of grower,( plus my big 'ol hens steal their food) Does it hurt the hens that they eat it? Should I get another bag or just feed them layer? I just don't want to waste food
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    Bird Sitting?

    I am not sure where I should post this. I was away for a few days and I had a friend keep an eye on my animals, 34 chickens, 10 guineas, 2 parrots and 3 cats. What would you give him for helping out. He has chickens himself but he never goes away and he only has 8-10 birds, so I can't...
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    HUSBANDS!!

    My hubby and I got into a huge fight. And it ended in that he said that all I care about is my chickens and in the heat of it....I told him YUP, and I am only staying here because I can't take my babies with me. 34 chickens and 11 Guinea Fowl, 2 parrots and a 90 gallon cichlid tank. I know that...
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    Chick with leg injury-lameness / please Help!

    It sounds like slipped tendon. Chek it out in the Chicken Health Handbook I have one like that, is healthy otherwise, just a bit smaller, fast when it comes to treats! I wish that I cold make a sneaker or something to give her traction
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    Guinea Death

    There must be something with the white guineas. The first bird that I lost was a white and the other got an eye injury and is now blind in one eye. The blind one is a male and the funny thing, he sat on a nest while the hen was being a bad setter. Sorry to hear of your loss a loss of any animal...
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    My HEN bit my cat

    I used to feed my Maine Coon Cat(2xthe size of a chicken) outside. Then my Buff Orp decided the it was HER food. I now have a cat the will NOT go outside and a chicken that looks for cat food everyday in her routine.
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    raising chicks in shed coop question

    That is the same setup as I have. Mine have been out since they were 4 weeks old. The have 1/2 of a large coop with a mesh/screen door in between them. I will not let them in with the big girls for a while. This week I am building an outside pen. just my.02
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    To Gimp or Not to Gimp

    I have one with a bum leg too. She eats, drinks and she is the fasted and most aggressive when it comes to treats. I say if she is healthy and isn't suffering so be it. Just make sure if she free ranges to keep an eye on her and bring her in at night, I did loose one to my own neglect that I...
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    Can 5 day old Chick be Spoiled???

    You ARE their Mommy
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    Finally have all chicks OUTSIDE :)

    Mine just went out today,a sad day but I now have my kitchen back...yes, that's right I had 17 chicks in a 150 gal water trough in my kitchen.
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