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Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issueIs there enough room to add another roost? I moved one of my bars up when I moved my last group in. The “old ladies” don’t care if the young girls...- Iluveggers
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Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issueWhat a puzzler! My only thought is more space w/ things for them to do (hanging cabbage to peck at, a mirror, swing, seed treat toy, an old chair...- Sylvester017
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Caponizing Tools and Process.. A Complete StoryPretty informative. Now where can I get some roos?
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Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issueWhat’s the threshold for bullying? Blood? My 16/17 week old girls are settling the pecking order after we rehomed our rooster and it’s becoming...- FeatherAndBloom
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The Walls of JerichoThe coop looked like it was coming along nicely! How did it come out? That winch idea for the door was interesting.- Lacy Duckwing
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Little White Hen HouseCute coop. Some process pictures and details on the building process would be helpful for those copying the design.
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Inside the Legendary Blood Ring! (warning: embryo pics)Very interesting article that promotes much thought. Pictures were good and detailed, and the writing was well done, being easy to understand.
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Southern Heat: Ways to keep your flock cool in the summer.Very helpful article with some interesting ideas that I'd like to try! This week has been brutally hot for my birds and a few ice cubes in their...
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Two Dog Farm Chicken CoopNice walk-through of the coop and nice write-up to go along with it. Beautiful coop as well.
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Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About Chickens
- madwomn
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Noodle, contemplating scratching, Pepper, armpit deep in a hole, and Salt, who has just found something that needs excavation. The Ignorant... -
Common egg quality problems
- sumi
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Approximately 2% of all chicken eggs have some defect, ranging from minor, barely noticeable faults to downright alarming deformities. So the... -
Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!
- BaaKaaawk
- 9 min read
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Dear esteemed colleagues, there is a well-known and documented phenomenon known as “Chicken Math” effecting our coops, though there is little... -
Reasons for Tossing Out Your Indoor Brooder and Start Raising Your Chicks Outdoors
- azygous
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My early brooders Six years ago when I got my second batch of day-old baby chicks, I thought I had arrived at the ultimate solution for a... -
Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry
- Pyxis
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Preface If you need immediate instructions on how to assist a hatch, you may skip this section and go to the next one, where the instructions... -
Candling Pics Progression Through Incubation Of Chicken Eggs
- silkiechicken
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CANDLING PICS: Progression Through Incubation Thanks to ZooMummzy, I am doing a test run of my little plywood bator and her little rooster... -
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
- Shadrach
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In the normal course of events, free-range chickens move around their territory as a group. The focal point of these groups is the senior rooster... -
Interesting Facts About Chicken Eggs
- Mrs. Mucket
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Have you ever wondered how a hen can lay an egg every day? Why some eggs are brown and some eggs are white? How many days does an egg take to... -
THE MULLIGAN
- DobieLover
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*~*~WARNING~*~* This is a VERY long, PICTURE HEAVY coop build article. Brew a pot of coffee, get comfy and enjoy (I hope!) Less than one year into... -
Development of a Chicken Embryo Day by Day
- Pyxis
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This is an explanation of what is happening each day as a chicken embryo develops, complete with candling pictures. The egg I am using is a silver... -
What Happens When Chickens Molt?
- Mountain Peeps
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Molting refers to the shedding of feathers. It is the natural process of losing and re-growing feathers. Most all birds do it including chickens... -
Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens
- Buff Hooligans
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CHICKEN TREATS This is a list of almost everything you can feed a chicken. However, everybody's chickens have their own tiny brains full of... -
How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with
- azygous
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Diagnosing the crop disorder A hen is behaving lethargically, not eating much, if at all, but she has a full crop. This is the first sign... -
How Much Room Do Chickens Need?
- Ridgerunner
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I don’t believe in magic numbers for chickens. We keep them in so many different conditions, in different climates, with different flock make-ups... -
Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!
- aart
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I've typed this out many times in the past few days, so decided to put it in an article so I can link it in responses. Got pullets newly laying... -
A UFO Chicken Spaceship Coop that is Out of This World
- B&E
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When we expanded our flock this Summer, we knew a larger coop would be necessary. As an artistic couple, I knew it couldn't be just any coop... -
Ten Reasons You Should Spend Ten Extra Minutes With Your Flock Every Day
- Mountain Peeps
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Let’s be honest: In the summer, when it’s hot and humid, it can sometimes discourage us from spending as much time with our flock as we normally... -
Buff Orpingtons Chicken Breed Information Pictures
- Buff Hooligans
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BUFF ORPINGTON HENS Revised 1/5/12 the Scarlett Johanssons of the chicken world... Raising Buffs as an entertaining, fun complement to a...