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  1. chycknFun

    how do i get rid of lice/mite egg cases on feather shafts?

    i tried the davis spray idk if id works yet, as far as the damn nits i tried the coconut but them things are really stuborn, i plucked the feathers that had nits in them most were the baby feathers, the bird came from the farmers market ive i have gotten chickens from this "family farm" before...
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    Can chickens smell?

    I've seen a few articles on this... Aparently yes... My apartment chicken seems to know when I have cooked corn and when I've cut into the loves of my home made bread from the other room so I'd say...yep!
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    Buff orp Roo or hen?

    Thank you, understood, came from Farmers market, 3w ago they just said "she's kinda young" didn't give me a timeline on age
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    Buff orp Roo or hen?

    Any guesses at this point? Unsure of age. Too soon to tell? What a little character...
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    Buff Orpington, hen or roo?

    Buttercup! I love it!
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    CHICKEN DIAPERS: instructions, how to, advice!

    I've tried putting the chicken diaper on a few, finally success, the chicken did the whole backwards walking ordeal, and seems super clumsy. Bedtime, she is trilling nothing new though I swear in between there is protest, she sounds like she is crying is sad and pitiful I might cave.
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    calling any one from missouri

    STL I'm a transplant from the east coast my birds are inside, I couldn't begin to imagine the fortress I'd have to build my chickens to stand up to this Missouri wind. Weather here really means business. I am so scared of the extreme wind here I don't even sleep most stormy nights.
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    Whats the weirdest thing your chickens have eaten or tried to eat??

    I had a hen I was convinced had pica, if there was trash blown into the yard she was in heaven. Yup styrofoam was a fav, and she loved most of all the plastic markers that go into plants and flower pots. She knew if I saw her with them I was gonna snatch them away so she got super sneaky would...
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    Silkie thread!

    comical!
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    Silkie Temperament

    Glad to know I'm not alone in having silkies that seem to want nothing to do with me. I got mine when they were 2mo old they're about 6mo now and I have hand fed them which they're okay with once they stop spinning in spazzy circles. I have tried, anyway, to hold them they act like they have to...
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    calling any one from missouri

    Layfaette sq STL
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    Will silkie rooster protect larger breed hens?

    My Rhode island Red roo, square kicked a diving hawk in the chest and ran him out of the yard. My big boy can be a jerk sometimes but he'll by my boy forever.
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    Silkie thread!

    my little love dovesI hope he (I think it's a he) doesn't crap on me. I got called into work they see me leaving at bedtime- confused.
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    sound proofing material for noisey roosters

    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-do-roosters-know-when-to-crow-3501338/ I am an R.PSGT along with being a chicken owner so I found this article interesting. What folks who have what we call sleep phase shift disorders do (can be advanced or delayed shift) is gradually shift the...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    my first dorking! And i dont think she will be my last! Only about 1 month old. After raising my american reds who give me lots of awesome eggs i started researching breed personalities looking for more of a low key bunch of birds to add in. I got Illy my lovely dorking, a male and female...
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    HELP, Hard Headed Rooster.

    I have a Red too as many of this breed My roo is also rather high strung and needy. I find carrying him around talking softly to him and even holding him for a while on my lap improves his behavior I also know in what situations he is more likely to kick it up a notch and try to stay one step...
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    Chickens Fav Treats!!!!

    Happy Hen Treats Lance peanut butter crackers Wild raspberries from the back yard Kale Swiss chard LifeWay Vanilla Keifer frozen yogurt bars ( minus the stick) Fagé Greek yogurt Pretty much in that order of importance. The more impressed they are with something the bigger their happy dance.
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    Comment by 'chycknFun' in article 'The Breakfast Club'

    I am madly in love with your coop! This is the coolest thing I have ever seen! I made a tractor with slant roof 6 x4 coop over a 12x4 run for my 4 chickens we need more eggs than 3 hens provide so we need to build a new coop. I am eyeing up some inspiration for our upgrade. Your coop is by far...
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