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  1. OrlandoMama

    A pair of ravens are hanging out by my chickens

    It started with just circling and then landing in the distance. Now every day a pair of Ravens are standing about 20ft from the coop just watching the chickens and they’re getting braver. The used to fly away as soon as they saw me but now they don’t care. I’m very nervous. Should I be worried...
  2. C

    hens possibly ate some treated field soybean seeds!!!

    Okay, so yesterday my dad was out planting the field behind my house, and I thought nothing of it but had my hens out free-ranging. Well I caught some of them wandering out in the field and I noticed some of the seeds were not fully planted, but sitting on the surface. He said the seeds were...
  3. BookThief

    Prey Drive - Natural Canine Instinct

    Imagine: a neighbor's cat gets into your yard, and kills one of your birds, what do you do? You may warn the neighbor to keep the cat contained. You may set out a trap, or have other means to keep the cat away. But, do you call the cat aggressive? More then likely not. If a fox, coyote, hawk...
  4. Yucky_ducky_kentucky

    Watch a Movie with a Rooster

    Have a grumpy, violent, and unruly rooster? Watch a movie with him! This will not only show him who’s boss, but it’ll also give you guys time to bond and this’ll make him much more tame. Spending at least 15-45 minutes with a rooster on your lap a couple days a week turn a grump rooster into a...
  5. LoveDatChickenLife

    Are crows bad?

    Around my house there are lots of crows, flying in groups or alone, making loud noises. The chickens don’t like them and once when a group of crows flew by I found all my chickens in corner of the coop. When they are free ranging and a crow pirches on a telephone wire, the rooster warns them...
  6. Sunshine Flock

    Recent example of why you shouldn't use heat lamps in the chicken coop

    I thought I read somewhere that you can't post direct links to social media, but I'm not seeing it in the terms and conditions. Please let me know if this isn't allowed. This photo is heartbreaking. She lost her flock of eight chickens to a heat lamp fire that destroyed everything. I'm guessing...
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