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    Missing eggs from under a broody hen

    yah, Ive read about that possibility.....but we are in upstate NY and its been very cold this past week, down to freezing....would the snakes be active? and if it were a snake how in the world do you keep snakes out of the chicken house? yuck!
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    Missing eggs from under a broody hen

    Last night we gave a broody hen eight Bantam Dutch eggs to sit on for a friend. She happily sat on them....this morning we checked on her and three of the eight eggs are gone! (she had replaced them with three regular sized eggs laid by other hens.) The hen house gets locked down at...
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    My nine year old son just got started with bantam cochins in 4H. He wants to show and breed blues, splash and mottled...and maybe try the fun of Mille Fluer bantam cochin project too. he has a pet rooster Anikin, that is supposed to be a mille fluer. We need to build a small building to house...
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    Comment by 'bethdos' in item 'Faverolles'

    I am in love with how they look too! I love chickens with fluffy faces and gentle hearts. I hear these are very gentle. We are trying some this spring for the first time. We have a farm that offers chicks of various breeds, guaranteed pullets. We are getting two Americaunas, two Favorolles and...
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    Hawks....

    Ive been reading through this thread as we too have hawks as our #1 preditor problem. We live along the woods...we have fox and raccoon sightings regularly...but have not had any trouble with them. I believe its because we lock the chickens up tight at sundown and they arent allowed out til...
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    Bantam contest!!

    how do we post an image????
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    hi everyone! I am enjoying all the information and photographs! Thank you for sharing!!! my family is just getting started in chickens and call ducks for 4H. my eight year old son is in love with bantam cochins and just got a nice mille fleur rooster and a splash pullet to get started with. any...
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    Bantam Duck Page

    Hi all! we are new to call ducks and chickens.....our kids just took their birds to their first 4H county fair this summer. we have a lot to learn.....(such as, how to post pictures here?!) we have a coop design with a drop in the floor pool that has a drainage pipe....how do we keep it from...
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    ATTACK-I witnessed a hawk flying away with my chick!

    we are relatively new to chickens but we are already in love with them....and cant wait to get more! I am SO sorry for your loss! Our chickens are our kids' pets so it would be devistating to loose one in this way.... we just this past summer moved from the city to the country....and our four...
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