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    fuzzi's Chicken Journal

    Hiya, love your name choices for the girls! I married 20 years ago and moved to the country here in the uk During COVID lockdown we acquired 7 little Rhodesia Island Red girlies No Moe to spice things up for us We now have just one remaining lady but wow we’ve had, and still have, so much fun...
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    Hello nice to meet all of you!

    Hi, here in uk ! Only 2 ‘old ladies’ left from my little flock of 7! Only 3 eggs each week when used to get minimum 28 Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of birds!
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    Does anyone have a chicken garden?

    Yes , hi I have an excellent chicken garden, lots of flowering trees, cherry, also large lavender rosemary and thyme shrubs , yes chicken scratch but I’ve put small half bricks under the soil surface around the plants and they work really well,
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    RAT!!!!!

    Would love a feral cat but wondered a) how to get one here in uk and b) will it chase chickens !!
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    Rat hole in the run

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    Rats in my run!! HELP!

    Hi, yes wire works, I did dig down a foot and laid the wire. Tied all edges to make sure there were no gaps then put the soil back, it’s been 4 months, there is some evidence of rats ‘trying ‘ to get into the pen now that colder weather is on its way but our movement activated camera shows no...
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    Is this a good idea?

    Squirrels have been a real menace here in the uk too, classes as vermin so if we catch them we can’t release them back into the wild !!! Found one in the coop with a terrified chicken!! We just despatch them if we get them, the message is out there now
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    Rat’s Nest Invaded My Girl’s Run!

    We covered the floor in a roll of wire stretched and nailed up the sides It’s hot dirty work but so we’ll worth the effort
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    RAT!!!!!

    We put the dirt back down but do add dirt to the girls pen so they can scratch around, as we live near trees I regularly collect a bag of leaves to tip in the pen, I also add contents of planters and containers when tipping out finished annual flowers, once the pen floor gets a little too high...
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    Finally!

    So cute !!!!!
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    RAT!!!!!

    I sympathise with you!! A few months ago we had the same issue !!! Lots not just one though We have solved it though it took a weekend and lots of sweat!! We bought some extra strong small hole wire in rolls , we dug about a foot deep in the whole pen section by section, and covered the whole...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Think that’s slow? I got no eggs from 5 hens!!! Same as yesterday !
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    Old age pensionchicks

    Could anyone confirm my suspicions please In 2020 I took delivery of 7 chickens They are a mixed flock and have laid prolifically up until Jan/ feb this year Now I have approx 2 eggs each week from a flock of 7 hens!! We have scoured our land. No eggs anywhere. Was a i sold hens that are much...
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    Have i acquired 6 feathered pets?

    please advise I bought 6 hens 3 years ago, 4 ‘rhose island reds’ 2 ‘white tail’ hens I was told they were all 6 months old and they are a great little flock Approx 3 months ago ( i live in the uk) eggs slowly teduced from 5 per day, approx 20-25 per week approx, I now get approx 2 eggs per...
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    Toast for Breakfast!

    Its spring here, the other 5 are their usual selves
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    Toast for Breakfast!

    Hi, my 5 girls are Rhose Island Reds and are just 30 months old They have virtually stopped laying eggs ,just one or two every 2nd 3rd day! ive checked for hidden nests and kept them in their pen for a week to be sure of this . They have no mites or worms and usually free range for minimum 5...
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    Winter chills?

    My 6 Rhose island red hens are remaining perched in their pen in the evenings. They are not going into their coop to sleep. They go into their coop to lay their eggs but sleep in their pen on shelves or perches even though nights are much colder now from 5 to -5 here in the uk Should I put my...
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    New chicken mom

    Hi, saw your thread , it made me smile as I remembered my ‘first egg!’ It seemed such a shame to eat it !!! Elsa laid it and then sang a LOUD happy chicken song to tell the world how great she was !!! One year later she lays approx 4-5 eggs each week and still sings her LOUD happy song each...
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    Moaning Rhode Island Red

    really sympathise but have no idea , our’moaning’ chookie is always the loudest ! From sun up to sun down she’s complaining and squeaking, I have 5 other hens who I acquired at the same time as her, ‘ a little flock of6 hens’ thought I 😀 5 clucking hens who do get rowdy when they want to get out...
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    Moaning Rhode Island Red

    Oh my goodness!! I too have a very loud MOANER!!! Reassured by your dilemma!
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