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Alan11 Alan11 OP
May 03, 2024 at 10:58 AM ET
What a bummer to start Friday, found one or our chickens under the ramp....
To the coop dead with a broken neck. Poor thing, she was dusting and got too close to the ramp and hit it. She was 7 years old, cruddy way to go out.

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chumley chumley
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** Edited by chumley at 5/3/2024, 5:03:59 PM ** Edited by chumley at 5/3/2024, 5:05:40 PM
MEHOKIE MEHOKIE
7 years old and still producing
Good genes
Alan11 Alan11 OP
I wish we may get one egg a week. We have 8 left, 4 are 7 years old and....
The other 4 are 5 years old. They are now expensive pets. We will let them live out the remaining years in comfort
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EDGEMAN
You should start rotating in some younger birds...maybe one a year?
Alan11 Alan11 OP
We thought about that but with our daughter going to college in 2 years....
And us eventually moving when she graduates we don't want to start over again. As they passed we aren't going to replace them.
E
EDGEMAN
I still might consider adding one, just to get more eggs.
E
EDGEMAN
Any issues with foxes or coyotes getting into the chicken coop?
Alan11 Alan11 OP
No. The coop is protected by a fenced in dog run. Unless one of us leaves..
The gate open or the predator climbs the dog run and jumps in they are pretty safe. It was just a freak accident. Our biggest problem is hawks when we let them free range.
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HokieNoVA
Their necks are so fragile they can be snapped if they bang their head?
Yikes.
Alan11 Alan11 OP
Apparently so. We have had chickens for 7 years now and I had no idea......
They were. Now I know
Tank Tank
Apparently he has a special Wahoo breed of chicken.
MEHOKIE MEHOKIE
Sabre toothed ramp
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psychobilly
What is dusting
Tank Tank
Here...
Alan11 Alan11 OP
The chicken that passed was a barred rock.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
Barred from where? 🤔
Alan11 Alan11 OP
Basically another term for dust bath. They go crazy about it when the..
Weather is nice