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    Topic of the Week - Managing Your Chickens' Molt

    Several of my white rocks are molting- one shook herself all over as i was watching and about 6 feathers fell out!!
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    What kind of chicken?

    This is a pic of a friend's chicken. It's probably a cross, but what might the breeds be? Thanks
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    Comment by 'Jrios58' in article 'Table Scraps and Leftovers for Chickens'

    Good article and comments! My girls enjoy just about everything, and come running when they see me. They especially love grasshoppers and fight over them. They don't recognize 'walking stick' insects as food though which i find interesting. And they'll eat on a half of a giant old cucumber...
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    Updates on the last pages: Neighbor is threatening me and my chickens

    He may have dementia. People with dementia will get on a tear about something and not let it go, for months. (Early stages). Do you know if he has relatives? They may not know he's starting to act irrational. If the law is on your side and from what you've said, it is, don't lose sleep over...
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    Does anyone have only ONE breed?

    Agree! Can't tell them apart!
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    Chickens on strike!

    I was taking water to them 3 times a day, it kept freezing, even with their body heat. Thankfully this past week was a lot more normal altho it hit 80 one day. Crazy weather!
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    Chickens on strike!

    Our coop was way dark and the chickens pulled all their insulation boards down. I figured the light had a lot to do with it. We have white Rocks
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    Chickens on strike!

    With the extreme cold in Texas, my girls were locked in their coop from Feb 14th through Feb 19th. (They wouldn't come out anyway once it got down to 13 degrees with a stiff north wind). So now I'm only getting 2 eggs a day from 9 pullets, for the past 10 + days. (2 were already not laying)...
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    Trying not to freak! -40°F!

    Well i feel better about my poor girls, it's been in the mid 20s here for several days (in north Texas, this is 35 degrees below normal) and Monday the low is going to be single digits. Coop is small, used to be well insulated before they tore most of it out, but they don't seem to mind...
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    18 hole egg cartons--what to do?!

    I like the 18 count for storing in my fridge but move them into 12 counts to sell or give away. My neighbor brings me plenty of 12ct so it works out
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    Just TWO egg cartons...

    My neighbor who used to have a lot of hens must have a closet full of cartons- she'll bring me a dozen cartons when she picks up a couple dozen eggs!
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    Bees are eating the chicken feed!

    The issue is the chickens are afraid of them and won't eat. Obviously i don't want to hurt the bees either. So giving them what they need ( higher protein too) makes sense They're coming 300+ feet across the pasture to find the chicken feed, so I'm going to put the pollen a lot closer to their...
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    Bees are eating the chicken feed!

    Ok, i found a beekeeper and asked her- she said they are attracted to the protein. So i ordered some high protein pollen substitute, wil put that out and see if they like it better.
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    Bees are eating the chicken feed!

    Does anyone know why bees would be interested in layer crumbles? They're swarming around the feeders and my chickens won't eat when they're there. I put some out in their yard and the bees found it within seconds. I am going to put this question on a bee keeper forum also- what can i put out...
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    Very loud pullets

    Mine cuss at me every day because they think i should let them out earlier. (been locking them in their coop, had a predator find a small gap in their enclosure and even though we fixed it and killed the predator, still a bit paranoid). It makes me laugh, all the different sounds they make...
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    unpopular chicken opinions??

    I think most chickens are ugly in the face, but the whole chicken can be pretty. I have boring white rocks. LOVE their eggs and their antics!
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Clip Your Chickens' Wings?

    Couldn't find the comments section. I clip the ones i can catch!!
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    My Husky is killing my chickens and ducks, I need help!

    My friend has tried similar things but nothing works. They've lost full grown turkeys to their dogs
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