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Hi all, please tell me if you`ve seen this before? I`m still new and wondering if I can help my guy, {nickname, "Hawkslayer"} He sneezes, coughs, shakes his head like he`s choking on something, his mouth is usually open now like he needs water, Inside his throat has a yellowish color, {not sure...

Hi all, Please share your experience if you`ve raised chicks from your flock au natural. This will be my first spring w/my flock. I have a few chicks that just hatched 2 days ago. They are staying w/their Moms inside the coop. There`s also a fairly large screen coop attached for them to go out...

I`ve been away from this site for a while, simply busy. Thanks all for sharing your experience. I have been able to narrow the rooster count to 7 and increase the hen count to 33. They`re still free ranging and doing so much better, hardly ever even a skirmish now. They seem pretty happy, broken...

Well spoken, thank you

hi all, thanks for sharing your experience previously. I had a bunch of serious fights among my maturing roos recently. Some are still in rough condition. I have 12 roos, 13 hens. I am getting 12 more adult hens tomorrow to help mitigate the imbalance and the fighting. Any experience blending...

Well, some helpful info here from experience, exactly what I asked for. Thanks. Meanwhile it appears the worst beaten ones survived the night. A few appear to be fighting again. I believe that for today, I`ll let nature take it`s course and see what that brings. I cannot abandon individuals to...

Hi all, I`ve had my chickens about 6 months, I`m in Monroe, NY. 12 roosters about 13 hens, they are free ranging. I saw 1 or 2 skirmishes over this time but today there was all out murder!! They`re all fighting! By dusk, I had to carry about 4 of them into the coop, nearly dead, and there were a...

my 1st chick since i got my chickens a few months ago!! i`m so excited!! jj

I have my chickees a few months and we`re still learning to speak each others` language. A few among my flock are particularly friendly and I had my 1st "hen on my shoulder" encounter. I attached a pic as she snuck up behind me and flew to my shoulder. Meet Henny the hen. She hung out for a...

until the game warden arrived https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/a-hawk-and-a-rooster-got-into-a-fight/97-f9653e20-0622-4190-bd13-a038ce6e89c0

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Hi again all, I`ve been seeing fieldmice in the run area so I am trying this DIY trap to see what`s what. Zero cost, it took me about 20 minutes, { and i stopped for a coffee break.:)} Any tried and true, bird-safe ideas you`ve had success with please? Pics are helpful, or a link. Thanks, JJ

well, my chickeees all decided to finally camp in the coop last night. First time in 3-4 months since they arrived. Tonight at dusk they were all there again. The weather is rugged here, there`s still ice/snow in the trees. I`m amazed that they worked out their differences as I have too many...

ok, this sounds like normal behavior then. By dusk 23 of them were inside, 2 stayed in a tree. This is actually better than the usual 5-6 that have been tree sitting at night since I acquired them. I`m out there before sunrise so they`ll be fine. They appear to be very hearty. Thanks tons...

Hey, this is my 1st snow. My chickens mostly are staying outside, they`re free range. This afternoon, a few hens made it back and seem to be staying inside. I have 25, about 4-5 of them are inside. Maybe because most are young, they`re learning/adjusting? Maybe they like the snow? It`s been...

good stuff, thanks all.......... :thumbsup

.......... yeah, maybe a chicken mural...... there`s a thought......., gotta wait till the summer as it`s getting cold here now for outside painting, Maybe i`ll check in w/an art class locally..... good thoughts... thx

i`m in the NY Hudson Valley, in a secluded wilderness type area. When I hear the alarm, I usually run outside w/my .22 rifle. I have only rarely caught sight of any hawks but I know they`re there. I believe they can see me, {hawkeyes and all} and see me as something they don`t want to tangle...

Love My Chickees !

so, i`m a new member. I want to change my name from my name to a catchy handle like most others. Any hints? thx, c