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  1. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    Found chicken dumped in forest

    I also live on the edge of a park where larger wildlife are rehomed. No chicken can live days alone here. However, I'm sure since they're staff to the park they're already searching for the culprit as it's illegal to dump creatures at parks un-permitted. I would not be surprised if the person is...
  2. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    Found chicken dumped in forest

    Definitely try to find who's dumping them! There are people who rescue roosters to make bachelor coops exclusively. I hope no more roosters are left to fight wildlife in a state park!
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    "Friendly and Docile"

    The PBRs I have are quick to clock each other on the pecking order. They don't do anything concerning like picking feathers or drawing blood, much less do they actually peck with the intent to hurt. However, we started small and added chickens over time to our flock so it's mostly pullets of...
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    Fanciful Frigid Fall Hatch-Along

    I'm not sure which ones are still available, but if any hatch without names I think some of these names would be cute! Eggnog, Pie, Boo, and Figs! So cute the current littles, I'm just in love with pumpkin! :love
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    Lavender Orpington

    I think this is a possibility, but often my chicken's distress calls keep the predator away for enough time for me to come out there and scare it off properly. Raccoons are generally crafty and at an older property moved right in as soon as we started using a sprinkler system, giving them a...
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    Lavender Orpington

    It might be a constant distress response? Most chickens hate the car ride, mine start panting like crazy! How long have you had this girl? Is she getting along with the rest of the flock? Then again, I've never seen one of mine make constant sound (besides eggs) unless I am eating right in front...
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    If you could communicate a thought to your chickens, what would it be?

    "I love you, just know you will be thrown off of me or my blanket if you step on it with poopy feet!" They might know not to poop on me/blanket but they sure don't care if they use me as a wiping cloth :rolleyes: Another one is to stop digging up their bedding entirely... I give them extra in...
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    Open Contest 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    1st: Britney and Piyo. Ameraucana chicks at 9 days old. Please crop out the hand in the template! If that doesn't work, please tell me. Entries 2-4: Barred rock pullets at two months old. (for the following two pictures) Left to Right: Frazzle, Kylo hen, Buttbeard, and Nugget enjoying the...
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    Please tell me wyandottes might still be hens?!

    Oh my bad! I thought the females in lacing breeds didn't have signs of iridescence It's what I get for guessing based on little knowledge of the breed!
  10. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    Please tell me wyandottes might still be hens?!

    The golden one might be female! :fl My reasons: darker coloring seems rounded and normal length neck feathers at the base of neck rounded feathers on the saddle I'm almost 100% sure the silver one is male, also has hackle feathers. Also the Ayam Cemani roo is gorgeous! Again, I'd still get...
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    Please tell me wyandottes might still be hens?!

    Would like a close-up of their saddle and neck. Pictures a bit blurry to tell, especially with the lacing. Don't see any noticeable sickles which at least one usually would come in around now. However, the silver lace looks like a male to me from the very pointy saddle feathers coming in. I...
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    Broody hen help?!

    I'm asking out of ignorant bliss, does candling show if eggs are bad or not? The poster did mention there was no rooster in the flock, so does candling show more than a developing chick? I'm not sure if the edited the post or not to include the rooster part. It'd be helpful, as I do bake cake...
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    I Thought Their Pale Combs Are Normal?

    I have been aware of possible issues DE could cause well before I started using it. I only use it after I soak down their run to absorb a little moisture. No more than half a cup in 50 sq ft. Sand, dirt from another side of the yard, and grass clippings goes over it. They have an optional dust...
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    I Thought Their Pale Combs Are Normal?

    All my barred rock girls have a pale pink skin-like color to their combs and kind of always have. When they're playing pretty hard their ear flaps might turn pink but that's it. I've checked for ticks, they get DE in dirt baths and run. Their poos don't seem to have signs of worms when I dig...
  15. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    We actually already do have electric fencing which does work but it's difficult to install as there are many large rocks only a few inches down. We use it for non-jumping large animals that could significantly damage our coop since other coops in our area without electrical fencing have gotten...
  16. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    Maybe my human-operated one will do for now! If we ever do any major coop reconstruction (since we've learned some from this one) I'll definitely try to connect the two together :highfive:
  17. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    Portable? in what way? I'm curious! Could you send a picture of what that might be? Sending poles into the ground requires digging out rocks here as I'm on a mountain. What way do you suppose I could use it?
  18. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    Funnily enough, I've potty trained half of them! They understand if there is any fabric-like material below them they cannot poo there. I sometimes go around picking fruit off our trees with a chicken on my shoulder :) Once I get the other four trained, I can start taking day naps in their...
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    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    Because I'd like to close off their access to the free ranging part when I cannot watch them. We live in an area with a protected wildlife and forested area is our backyard. Re-homed wildlife is put back there so sometimes there is a new bear, coyote, often new hawks, but most commonly bobcats...
  20. Fluffy_Butt_Hutt

    I'm wondering if I should continue doing this

    I've felt the same way! The only predator I cannot scare off is a mountain lion or an eagle. They will still try. I plug my ears and put a speaker outside with rave music or shooting sounds and that can sometimes work. Still though, my birds are absolutely clueless! Only one of them is...
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