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So, cats and dogs, obviously, but what else does a downtown dweller have to worry about? Raccoons? And what steps should one take to dissuade invasion? I'm currently building a portable run, so b…
Started by FitzerMan. Last reply by Paul PIazza Jan 31.
Poor Roo has fleas! I noticed he had a particularly red and irritate looking rear end and a bunch of feathers missing right around his vent the other day. Upon closer inspection I see that he is craw…
Tagged: remedies, natural, fleas
Started by Jess Erin Coulson. Last reply by Paul PIazza Jan 31.
We have 5 laying pullets and a homemade coop. There are 4 nesting boxes inside the henhouse and they have a lip to try to help keep the straw in them. But everyday the chickens seem to scratch almost…
Tagged: straw, box, nesting, egg, chicken
Started by Emily Holzknecht. Last reply by Karen M Jan 26.
I would like to corral my girls in my garden area but have no temporary fencing - I would rather not buy temporary fencing, but come up with something from around my house/yard...any ideas? I thoug…
Started by Jennifer. Last reply by jenprosser Jan 22.
I just brought a beautiful chicken home to join my flock of three. Here I was sitting in the yard holding and petting her, welcoming her to her new home and, low and behold, what do my unhappy eyes t…
Tagged: chicken, fleas, fast, stick
Started by Jodi. Last reply by Jodi Jan 5.
I don't have a light set up in my hen house so upon a friend's suggestion, I have been serving my hens very warm water daily. Today and yesterday, all 3 hens produced one egg. I've been doing the war…
Started by Page Coleman Jan 4.
Anyone out there also raising quail or pigeons? I thought this would be a neat project. Anyone know if the meat varieties of quail would do well wintering over and thrive in our warm summers outside…
Started by Kat. Last reply by Jennifer Dec. 13, 2009.
Having just recently acquired my chicken flock (5 hens), I haven't had to deal with the issue of frozen water yet (until this week). Does anyone have any nifty suggestions for a simple water heater?
Tagged: winter, heat, water, chickens
Started by Tracy Clark. Last reply by Gwyneth Dec. 9, 2009.
Hi, I am looking for a couple of frizzled bantam hens. If anyone out there has such, or knows where I could find a couple or few, please let me know. Thank you so much.
Started by Laurie Bremel Dec. 5, 2009.
We have a nice "green" chicken coop we made that we would like to sell. It is currently listed on Craigslist here (although I have attached more photos in this forum to view): http://albuquerque.cra…
Tagged: recycle, green, sale, for, coop
Started by Chicken girl. Last reply by Chicken girl Nov. 24, 2009.
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