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For years I have lived in an urban environment with numerous crows and magpies. I've never worried about them, even in groups. They are not killers, they eat the carnage that the cats and cars leave behind. They peck at the ground in my yard but only early morn or after a rain. They don't...

Quote: That is your opinion. In my opinion, based on the info here, she wasn't doing enough to protect her birds. I stand by my words. I didn't join this forum to fight with anybody. I joined because I like chickens, in my backyard. My post was made out of concern for her chickens. How...

Quote: I have no free rangers thank you very much for your imput. All my chickens are in the pen now except the chicks that are at my house. I bought the camera a relatively good while back, not for dogs but because of HUMAN predators - when someone made off with my brand spankin new live...

My goodness Tala! Your remaining free range bird(s) will soon be dead if you don't take notice of the several warnings you've been given on your cam and in your trap. The only defense for the birds that I see is to try to get to a high spot before it is eaten. With the money spent on cam and...

Looks like I can keep my girls! Yippee! The latest meetings didn't seem to be going in a positive direction. I'm so happy! http://m.standard.net/topics/city-government/2011/02/08/riverdale-ordinance-chickens-lays-egg

IMO, you can put any and every breed of dog in Chicken Killer, Chicken Chaser categories. If the OP is looking for a dog breed that doesn't require training, they will not find it. If you don't have enough time to train a dog, don't get a dog.

I was at the Ogden Council meeting where the chicken ordinance came up and was denied. The Mayor did state his fear that given Ogden's big mexican population, that we would have a lot of chickens in the city. The ordinance did not pass, not just because of the Mayor, the other members voted...

I have a Shetland Sheepdog, part of the herding group. She herds my kids, chickens, cats, etc. I trust her completely with my flock.

pips&peeps : I think she may have cocci. See the red on the feathers in your picture: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/70771_photo0137.jpeg I would treat all for cocci in addition to the mite/lice problem. I don't think she has cocci, from what info I could gather. Her poo...

Thank you all for the replies, you have helped out tons! I think I dust the chickens with poultry dust, clean out the coop an apply orange guard, replace the hay with pine shavings, and use stall fresh in there. For the leg mites I will use the vaseline, probably a different bottle from the...

Wow, thank you! I kinda suspected the mite problem when I noticed the leg mites. I don't handle these hens really, just to treat the little things I have seen. I have a white Sultan chick that I raised, believing it to be a pullet. Then she crowed and I had to rehome her at Dad's house. I...

ok, I just washed the hen's bottom. I was able to watch her poop, it was nothing but milky white, liquid. I felt all around her belly, dont feel anything except bones? I felt the crop, I believe there is definately something there, I felt another chicken to make sure what I was feeling was...

Thank you for the replies. She is just staying in one spot. If you pick her up and put her somewhere that is where she will stay until you move her again. The only thing that looks wrong is the poo on her feathers, well, and the frostbite, and I think she has scaley leg mites. The poo, I...

Hello everyone! I'm so grateful to have this wonderful forum here! Every time I've had a problem or a question you all are so quick to give great advice! So thank you, thank you! My problem is not with a hen of my own, but one of my Dad's. I noticed about 1 week ago that the hens who were...

I'm just worried that she is going to get worse. She has gotten worse within a few days. I will rehome her without a 2nd thought, but I'd like to keep her if I can change her behavior. I guess I will just have to treat her like a mean roo and show her who is boss. She was so sweet last week...

I have a small flock of 3 polish hens that I've hand fed and cuddled every day for about 6 months. One of my hens started to peck my hand and my pant legs very hard a few days ago. I immediately stood up to appear bigger than her and she backed off. She was fine for the next few days, but I...

I don't live in NSL, but in Riverdale. My town is ready to adjust the city code and permit up to 6 hens. I just wanted to send out some good luck vibes to you.

Thank you, Thank you! If she was a roo she would have had to go to my dad's and join a much bigger flock!

Hi all! I love this site, been a lurker for a while. I have what I thought to be a Polish hen, but now I'm not sure. I have 2 Golden Laced Polish chickens, they look identical. Pumpkin acts like a hen, Acorn behaves much more like a roo. She/He is territorial, will run the cats and the dog...