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          • What Pampered Chickens Have >
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        • Best Ways to Keep Chickens Cool >
          • How to Make A Dry Ice Air Conditioner for Your Chicken Coop
        • How to Make Money On A Chicken Farm:: CHOE >
          • How to Sell Your Chickens Eggs: CHOE >
            • How Much You Should Charge For Your Chicken's Eggs: CHOE
            • Proper Egg Processing-Inline: CHOE >
              • Proper Handling of Eggs Safely: CHOE
              • How to Grade Eggs: CHOE
              • Safe Handling & Label Requirements for Egg Cartons
              • Chicken Egg Sizing: CHOE
        • Urban Chicken Facts >
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          • Sustainability & Chickens >
            • How to Compost Chicken Feces >
              • Questions & Answers about Composting Chicken Manure >
                • Can I Use Chicken Feces in My Compost?
              • What NOT To Put In Your Compost
              • Health Problems in Chickens Associated With Compost
              • Fertilizer, Chickens & Your Garden
              • How to Grow Fodder for Your Chickens: CHOE
            • Free Heat For Chicken Coops
            • Using Chickens for Insect Control
            • Raising Chickens and Sustainability: How they Connect >
              • Keeping Chickens Healthy Using Herbs >
                • Plants To Keep Mosquitoes Away From Chickens
                • How to Use Apple Cider Vinegar For Chicken Health
                • Fennel Seeds For Chickens
                • Why Chickens Need Garlic
                • Herbs To Make Coop Smell Great
                • How to Sprout Wheat Seeds For Chickens
                • How to Build a Greenhouse With Cattle Panels
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            • About Nest Boxes >
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              • How to Tell If Your Hen Is Happy With Her Next Box
              • Make a Chicken Nest Box From A Plastic Dish Pan
              • How to Make a Nest box out of a Tidy Cat Box
            • Poultry Netting Tips >
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            • All About Watering Chickens >
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            • Solar Power For Chicken Coops >
              • Solar Nite Eye's Predator Protector System
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          • All About Bedding For Coops >
            • Deep Litter Method Bedding for Chickens
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            • Pine bedding can be dangerous to baby chicks
            • Using Sawdust for Coop Bedding
          • Heater's for Hen Houses Pro's & Con's >
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              • Flat Panel Heaters For Chicken Coops
            • Free Ways to Heat Your Chicken Coop
            • Heat Lamps-How to Tell How Much It's Costing You
            • Heated Poultry (Chicken) Waterers : CHOE
            • Things to Consider Before Purchasing a Coop Heater
          • Chicken Coop Cleaning Tips >
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            • How to Install the Cheeper Keeper Chicken House Door
            • Chickens Open And Close Their Own Coop Door >
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          • Insulating Your Hen House Ideas: CHOE >
            • Using Old Feed Bags for Chicken Coop Insulation: CHOE
            • Insulating Hen House/Chicken Coop with Greenhouse Panels: CHOE
          • Ventilating Chicken Coops
        • Chicken Coop Tours: CHOE >
          • Motorized Solar Chicken Coop Tour: CHOE
          • The Chick Inn Coop Tour: CHOE
          • Rise & Shine Chicken Coop Tour: CHOE
          • Chicken Coop & Run Tour by Terry Hatfield
        • Why You Need a Chicken Coop
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      • What to Feed Chickens Facts >
        • Minimum Protein Needs For Chickens
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          • NEVER Feed Chickens Raw Dough-Here is Why
        • Laying Feed:For Hens
        • What Organic Chickens Eat
        • Treats for Chickens >
          • Things That Can Poison Your Chickens >
            • Aflatoxin Poisoning Causes & Treatment For Chickens
          • Flock Blocks for Chickens
          • Mealworms for Chickens
        • How to Tell if Your Chicken Has a Vitamin Deficiency >
          • Symptoms of Vitamin A Deficiency in Chickens: CHOE
          • Symptoms of Vitamin B1 Deficiency in Chickens
      • Predator Protection For Chickens >
        • Ten Ways to Protect Chickens
        • Most Likely Chicken Predators >
          • Traps for Chicken Predators
          • Bobcats How to Protect Your Chickens
          • Cats The Unsuspected Chicken Predator
          • How to Protect Chickens From Coyotes
          • Dogs Least Suspected Chicken Killer
          • Protecting Chickens From Foxes
          • Guinea's-Chicken Protector
          • Protecting Chickens From Hawks >
            • Cheap Ways to Protect Chickens From Hawks: CHOE
          • How to Keep Raccoons Away From Chickens
          • Rodent Control For Chicken Coops That Work
          • Skunks-How to Keep Them Away From Your Chicken Coop: Chicken Predators: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Protecting Chickens From Snakes >
            • How to Tell if a Snake is Killing Your Chickens & Stealing Eggs
            • Using Poultry Netting to Keep Snakes Away from Your Chickens:CHOE
          • Protecting Chickens From Owls
          • Keeping Chickens Safe From Weasels
          • How to Stop Possum's from Killing Your Chickens: CHOE
        • Solar Fencing to Protect Chickens
      • How to Water Your Chickens >
        • Poultry Drinking Water Cups-Ways to Use Them >
          • What To Do If A Poultry Drinker Cup Leaks
      • Chicken Spa Days >
        • How to Bathe A Chicken >
          • Bathing a Silkie Chicken
        • Trimming Chickens Vent Area
        • How to Trim Chickens Toenails
        • How to Trim Toenails, Beak & Spurs-Chicken Spa Days:CHOE
        • How to Groom A Bantam Chicken
        • How to Groom Your Chicken for Show
    • Chicken Breed Facts >
      • Classes of Chicken Breeds: CHOE >
        • American Class Chicken Breeds: CHOE >
          • Dominique Chicken Breed Facts
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          • Barnevelder Chicken Breed Facts >
            • APA Standards for Barnevelder
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          • Australorp_Chicken Breed Facts: CHOE
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        • Sultan Bantam Chicken Breed Facts
      • Breeding Chickens Facts >
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        • Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production: CHOE
      • Chicken Breeds That Start With The Letter "A": >
        • Ameraucana/Araucana Chicken Breed Facts >
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        • Appenzeller Spitzhauben; Chicken Breeds: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Chicken Breeds That Start With Letter "B" >
        • Bantam Chicken Breed Facts >
          • Barnvelder Bantam Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Cochin Pekin Bantam Breed Facts >
            • Barred Cochin's Bantam:: Breed Information-Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Black Cochin Bantams: Chicken Heaven On Earth
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            • Partridge Cochin Bantam: Breeds
            • White Cochin Bantam Breed Facts
          • Bearded Self Blue Silkie Bantams
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          • Phoenix Chicken Breed Facts
          • Rhode Island Red Bantam Breed Facts
          • Sebright Bantam Breed Facts
          • Serama Bantam Chicken Breed Facts
          • Silkie Bantam Breed Facts >
            • Silkie Breeding Information & Chart: CHOE >
              • How to Breed to Get Blue Chickens: CHOE
              • White Silkie Bantam Chicken Information: CHOE
            • Silkie Mother Hen W/ Cute Baby Chicks: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • White Leghorn Bantam
        • Black Sumatra Breed Facts
        • Delaware Blue Hen-Chicken Breed Information
        • Buff Catalanas Breed Facts
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        • Sicilian Buttercup Breed Facts
      • C: Chicken Breeds Whose Name Starts with C >
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          • Colors of Legbar Chickens
      • D: Chicken Breeds whose name starts with D: CHOE >
        • Dutch Bantam-Chicken Breed Facts
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      • Heritage Breed Chicken Facts >
        • How to Preserve Endangered Heritage Breed Poultry
      • Lakenvelder Breed Facts
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      • Prairie Chicken Breed Facts >
        • Lesser Prairie Chicken Going Extinct Updates
      • Rhode Island Red Chicken Breed Facts
      • S: Chicken Breeds >
        • Sultan (Serai Taook) Chicken Breed Facts
      • Turken Naked Neck Chicken Breed Facts
      • Exotic & Rare Breeds of Chickens >
        • Ayam Cemani-Black Chicken: Exotic & Rare Breeds of Chickens
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    • Behavior: Things Chickens Do >
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      • CHICKEN INTELLIGENCE >
        • Studies of Chicken Intelligence >
          • Chickens Differentiate Between Colors & Shapes >
            • Smart Chicken Chooses Yellow
            • Einstinia the Hen Can Tell the Difference Between Animal Shapes >
              • Chicken Finds The Zebra
          • Chickens Can Anticipate the Future
          • Chickens Can Count! >
            • Hen Counts Dots On Dice
          • Chickens Can Talk-What?
        • Chickens can do Tricks >
          • Smart Chicken Of The Week: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
            • The Flockstars-All Chicken Band Play the Keyboard-Smart Chickens Award: CHOE
            • Chicken Plays Tic Tac Toe-Smart Chicken Of The Week: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Combie The Rooster Has a Unique Way of Asking For Grapes-Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Dancing Chickens-Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • Patriotic Chicken Plays Piano Award
            • See How this Chicken Learned How to Stop: Smart Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
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            • Kids With Smart Chickens >
              • Little girl reads to her potty trained chicken
              • Chicken Tricks and Silliness-Cute Kids with Smart Chickens: CHOE
              • Potty trained Hen-Chicks Can Do Tricks: Chicken Heaven On Earth
              • Pablo the Chicken Does Amazing Card Trick-Smart Chicken Intelligence: Chicken Heaven On Earth
            • 36 Lb Australorp Rooster Blown Away by The Wind at CHOE
        • Chickens Can Learn Names
        • Chicken Taught to Do Different Patterns on Cue:-Smart Chickens
        • Chicken Trained On An Obstacle Course: CHOE
        • Do Chickens Have Cognitive Abilities:Test Results:Chicken Intelligence >
          • Expert Studies Prove that Chickens Have Cognitive Abilities & Intelligence
        • Hen's Do Form Friendships with Other Hens Study Results
        • Why Chickens Make Great Companion Pets: CHOE
      • Sounds Chickens Make >
        • Sounds Hens Make When An Intruder Enters The Nest
        • Why Roosters Crow
        • Baby Red Says Her My Pet Chicken Diaper is "Good Good":
        • Chickens That Purr
      • Studies Done on Chickens >
        • How Long Chickens Live
        • Chickens & Antibiotics
    • How to Hatch & Raise Baby Chicks >
      • How to Take Care of Baby Chicks Basics >
        • What to Feed Your Baby Chicks
        • Basic Things Baby Chicks Need >
          • Supplies You Need to Take Care of Baby Chicks: CHOE >
            • Advantages of Using A Heat Plate for Baby Chicks >
              • See Baby Chicks Enjoying Their Premier 10" x 10" Heat Plate
          • How to Hatch Chicken Eggs in an Incubator >
            • How to Select the Best Eggs to Hatch: CHOE
            • Best Ways to Store Chicken Eggs for Hatching
            • Brooder Temperatures for Chicks >
              • Recommended Brooding Temperatures For Commercial Poultry
              • Baby Chick Embryo-Stages of Development
            • Definition of Terms Used for Incubating, Hatching Baby Chicks
            • How to Sex Chickens >
              • Vent Sexing & Wing Sexing Day Old Chicks
              • How to Sex Chickens at 2 to 3 Months ofAge
              • How to Sex Chickens Inside the Egg:
              • See Baby Chicks Hatching
          • Tips for Purchasing Baby Chicks >
            • Dangers of Coloring Baby Chicks
    • All About EGGS >
      • Why You Should Never Store Fresh Eggs On Your Counter Top: CHOE
      • Best Backyard Egg Laying Hens: CHOE >
        • How to Tell If Your Hen Is Broody: CHOE >
          • Sometimes You Can't Fool A Broody Hen W/A Fake Egg
      • Hatching Baby Chickens Index >
        • Best Times of Year to Hatch Chicken Eggs
        • How to Candle an Egg
        • Brooders & Incubators >
          • Incubator's for Hatching Baby Chicks Best Deals
          • How to Prevent Hatching Mushy Chicks
          • How to Keep Baby Chicks Warm Without Electricity
      • All About Egg Cartons >
        • Why You Need Egg Cartons >
          • Understanding Egg Carton Labels
        • Decorative Egg Baskets & Ideas: CHOE
      • Causes of Abnormal Chicken Eggs >
        • Cloudy, Lilac, Pink Colored Egg Shell Causes
        • Pale Colored Eggs Causes and Treatments
        • What to Do if Your Hen is Laying Soft Shelled Eggs
        • How to Identify Salmonella in Eggs
        • Egg Drop Syndrome 76 Facts
      • Egg Gourds >
        • Uses for Egg Gathering Baskets: CHOE
      • Hatching Eggs in An Incubator: Questions & Answers >
        • Commercial Incubators for Egg Hatching-CHOE >
          • How Large Commercial Hatcheries Hatch Baby Chicks >
            • Tour of Murray McMurray Hatchery
    • How to Buy Healthy Chickens: CHOE >
      • The Chicken Trading Post: CHOE
      • How to Tell If Your Chicken Is Healthy: CHOE >
        • How to Visually Inspect Your Chickens For Illness: CHOE
      • Things to Watch Out for When Purchasing Chickens
      • Chicken Anatomy Simplified >
        • Chicken Skeleton Facts Simplified >
          • Keel Bone in Chickens >
            • Keel Bone Injuries & Treatments: CHOE
        • Hen Reproductive Tract Facts >
          • Hen Egg Tract Disorders: CHOE >
            • How to Tell if Your Hen is Egg Bound >
              • How Pet Chicken Owner Helped Her Egg Bound Hen: CHOE
              • Cloaca Infection-Vent Gleet- Pasty Butt Symptoms & Treatments
              • Egg Bound Hen Egg Removal
          • Baby Chick Development Inside Egg
        • How Chickens See Colors
      • Importance of Maintaining Coop Temperature
    • Introducing New Chickens >
      • Introducing Bantams to Standard Size Breeds
      • Introducing Rooster to Hens
    • Chicken Health Care Tips >
      • Biosecurity Guide for Chicken Health: CHOE
      • Chicken Health Records For Your Flock >
        • Free Egg Hatching Record Chart
      • Poultry Drinking Water Guidelines
      • Ascites Syndrome Water Belly in Chickens >
        • Crotalaria Plant Causes Health Problems in Chickens
      • Bumblefoot in Chickens: Signs/Symptoms/Treatments II
      • Preventing Heat Stress In Chickens >
        • Acidosis-Heat Stress in Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments: CHOE
        • How to Tell If Your Chickens Are Too Hot:
        • Industrial Strength Fans increase egg production: CHOE
      • Crop Canker Treatments For Chickens
      • Cecal Coccidiosis-Symptoms and Treatments
      • Fowl Pox: Symptoms & Treatments >
        • Forms of Fowl Pox Chickens Can Get
        • Preparing and Injecting Fowl Pox Vaccine for Chickens
        • Avian Pox: Symptoms and Treatments
      • Frostbite Treatments For Chickens >
        • How to Help Chickens With Frostbite
        • Treatments For Foot pad Dermatitis in Chickens
      • Fungal Mycotic Disease in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments:CHOE
      • Parasites that Attack Chickens & How to Get Rid of Them >
        • How to Tell If Your Chickens Have Mites or LIce
        • What to Do if Your Coop & Hen House is Infested with Parasites
        • Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth Stops Mites, Fleas & Lice from infesting your Chickens: CHOE
        • Ivermectin Parasite Control For Chickens: CHOE
        • Permethrin: Mite and Lice Treatment for Chickens >
          • Permethrin is Highly Toxic to Kittens and Cats Blog-Parasites
        • How to Get Rid of Red Mites on Chickens: CHOE
        • Three plants & a Poultry Tractor to Prevent Chicken Parasites
        • Types of Worms that Infest Chickens & How to Stop Them: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • 7 Ways to Prevent Parasites from Attacking Your Chickens
          • Ascarids (Large Intestinal Roundworms): Worms in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • About Cecal Worms and Chickens
          • Eye Worms in Chickens Prevention, Symptoms, & Treatments
          • Gapeworms in Chickens-Prevention & Treatments: CHOE >
            • Gizzard Worms in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • Hair Worms Symptoms & Treatments
        • SALMONELLA PREVENTION & CHICKENS: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Baby Chicks & Eggs-Proper Handling Can Prevent Salmonella
          • How UV Light Can Help Chickens >
            • How Using Ultra Violet Light In Your Hen House/Chicken Coop Can Prevent Salmonella: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Preventing Salmonella While Raising Chickens >
            • Hand Washing After Handling Chickens
            • How to Pasteurize Eggs At Home to Prevent Salmonella
          • Proper handling of eggs can prevent food poisoning
      • DIY FIrst Aid Kit For Chickens
      • How to Euthanize a Chicken Without Removing Their Head or Breaking Their Neck: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • What To Do When Your Chickens Spit
      • Disease Testing Labratories
      • Paracolon Infection: in Chickens
      • Probiotics and Chickens Facts
      • Leg Problems in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments >
        • Broken Chicken Leg: How to Fix it
        • Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens-Signs, Symptoms & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • Splayed Legs-Signs & Treatments: Hobbling Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • Slipped Tendon in Baby Chick's Leg-What You Can Do to Help: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Lymphoid Leukosis (Tumors) in Chickens
      • Candidiasis/Thrush/Crop Mycosis/Sour Crop in Poultry Symptoms & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • Moniliasis (Thrush) In Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments
      • Necrotic Enteritis in Chickens-Signs & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • Oregano Treatment for Necrotic Enteritis in Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Medicine for Chickens: CHOE >
        • FDA Approved List of Medications For Sick Chickens >
          • Amprolium Treatment for Coccidiosis in Chickens (Poultry): CHOE
          • Deccox® and LINCOMIX® FDA Approved Drug For Broiler Chickens-2018
        • Medicines Used In Medicated Chicken (Poultry) Feed: CHOE
        • Use Virkon S Disinfectant to Prevent Bacterial Infections & Viruses in Chickens, Poultry, & Livestock
      • Respiratory Diseases in Chickens: >
        • Airsacculitis in Chickens-Symptoms & Treatments >
          • Mycoplasma gallisepticum -Chronic Respiratory Disease-Infectious Sinusitis in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments >
            • Denagard-Treatment for Mycroplasma Galliisepticum Dosage: CHOE
        • Aspergillus Fumigatus in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
        • Avian Influenza-Symptoms & Treatments
        • Infectious Coryza Symptoms & Treatments
        • CRD-Chronic Respiratory Disease in Chickens Signs & Treatments: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Aureomycin for Chicken Health
        • Newcastle Disease Symptoms & Treatments >
          • Fresh Charcoal Ash & Slaked Lime Used to Treat Avian Influenza & Newcastle Disease: CHOE >
            • Using Charcoal Ash to Prevent Disease in Chickens: CHOE
            • Quick Lime Reduces Bacteria Load in Poultry Litterr: CHOE
      • Surgeries On Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
        • How to Caponize/Neuter a Roosters: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Caponizing Roosters-Questions & Answers: CHOE
          • How to Use Stitches to Close the Incision/Wound After Caponizing/Neutering a Rooster: Chicken Heaven On Earth
      • Vaccine's for Chickens: CHOE >
        • Kinds of Chicken Vaccine's: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
          • Coccivac Vaccines for Coccidiosis Management in Poultry: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Fowl Pox Vaccines for Chickens Chicken Heaven On Earth >
            • Fowl Pox Vaccine-How & When to Administer: Chicken Heaven On Earth >
              • What is a Fowl Pox-Vaccination: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Marek's Disease in Chickens Symptoms & Treatments
          • Newcastle Disease Avinew Vaccine: Chicken Heaven On Earth
          • Salmonella Vaccines for Chickens: Chicken Heaven On Earth
        • How to Vaccinate Your Flock of Chickens: CHOE >
          • Why You Should Vaccinate Your Chickens CHOE
          • Vaccination Schedule for Pullet-Laying Hens
          • Ways to Vaccinate Chickens >
            • How to Administer a Wing Web Vaccination to Chickens
      • Wry Neck in Chickens-Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
    • Pain Relievers for Chickens
    • ROOSTERS: Everything You Didn't Know About Them >
      • Rooster's As Pets: Information, Questions & Answers
      • Rooster's Warn People of Prowler's
      • Roosters-The Forgotten Bird
      • Reasons to adopt a Rooster >
        • The Homeless Rooster
        • Reason's to have a Rooster
      • How to Introduce a Rooster to a Flock That Has One
      • Rooster Mating Rituals: CHOE >
        • How Rooster's Flirt with Hens: CHOE
      • What to Do If Your Rooster Turns Mean: CHOE
      • How to Keep Rooster's Quiet
      • Dubbing Roosters-What do you think about this procedure? The Weekly Crow
  • Chicken Photography-It's a Thing!: CHOE
    • Chicken Photography Portfolio by Cindi Perry
    • Chicken Photography by Bonnie Stenzel: CHOE
    • Chicken Photography Portfolio by Mimi Calkin Santos: CHOE
  • People Can't Get Covid 19 From Chickens CHOE

Cats
​The Unsuspected Chicken Predator

Cats are often unsuspected chicken predators with their most likely victims being baby chicks and small chicken breeds such as Bantams, Serama's, Silkies, or Cochins due to the fact that they are small and have jerky movements that trigger the cats natural hunting instincts. Not all cats will go after your chickens and a well behaved cat with predatory instincts can actually be good to have around because cats will kill mice and if there are no mice in your coop, snakes won't have a reason to come around unless you have a broody hen or baby chicks in there. Cats are considered Apex predators which means they are at the top of the food chain and have no predators which are specifically hunting them as food but as some cat owners can attest too, cats have become victims to predators such as hawks, raccoons, and foxes. Cat's won't protect your chickens from other predators but they will eliminate (or at the very least) keep the rodent population down in and around your coop.
PictureMy cat Gidget and Sprinkles the hen.
There are benefits to having a "coop cat" but there is a downside too. Cats who are raised around chickens usually will not bother adult birds, however, even the very best coop cat may not be able to resist snatching up a baby chick. Baby chicks have jerky movements which trigger a cats natural instinct to hunt prey.
Cats are good at keeping, mice, rats, snakes, and other kinds of rodents away. Male cats who have not been neutered spray their territory which makes rodents, snakes, and some other predators, not want to come around.  Unfortunately, some male cats who are very territorial and have not been neutered, will also spray you, your chickens and their feed. From my experience, rodents were not deterred by the spray from neutered male cats.
Chicken feed served in feed pans can end up being used as a litter box by cats which can make your chickens very sick. If you have farm cats you should keep feed in a feeder at approximately chest height to your birds as this will deter cats from defecating in it or use feeders that your cat cannot get into. Female cats are well known for their prowess as great hunters, are excellent mousers, but they may also use feed pans for litter boxes and like any cat should never be left unattended with baby chicks.. Both male and female cats especially those who hunt have a few weaknesses, such as the inability to resist chasing a small chicken or  a baby chick. ​If you do get a cat for mouse control in your coop, make sure they have no access to the baby chicks or smaller breeds. Observe your cats behavior around your chickens with a hidden camera because most cats will not attack your birds in front of humans. Don't be surprised if your cat brings you a dead baby chick as a trophy kill. Never leave your cat unsupervised around baby chicks or small bantam chickens and never leave your cats hungry. Even a well fed cat will usually hunt and kill mice and rodents which are a major attractant for snakes. Cats have been known to eat eggs if they are hungry. Once they start eating eggs it is hard to break them of this habit. If you find eggs with broken shells and the insides gone, a mouse or a cat may be the likely suspect.
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Stray cats are sneaky and quick
Stray cats and other predators such as foxes, raccoons, and skunks may hang out around your coop, watching the chickens and letting them get a false sense of security before they attack. Cats are agile, quick and aggressive hunter's that will wait patiently for their prey. The best way to stop stray cats from harming your chickens is to feed them and then catch them in a live trap and take them to your local animal shelter or rescue sanctuary.
​House cats
House cats that are raised around chickens and are well fed will rarely attack a full grown bird but young cats will sometimes become playful and hurt the birds unintentionally. House cats have been known to play with and kill baby chicks and eat them. A pet cat who is particularly proud of his or her hunting skills may even bring you the deceased bodies of your baby chicks.  It is best to keep baby chicks and small chickens in a secure coop and run until they are big enough that your cat no longer considers them as prey.
One house cat owner reported that his house cat appeared to love his baby chicks. The cat allowed the chicks to climb on her and peck at her fur as if she loved the attention, even purring at times. A few days later the owner of the cat and chicks found his baby chicks laying in a row on his porch with the cat looking up at him as if he were proud of his accomplishment and had brought the chicks as a trophies, that showed the cats prowess as a hunter (Through a cat's eyes). A hen can and often will defend herself against such an attack but a baby chick can be snatched, carried off and eaten before anyone realizes what happened. Cats will very rarely attack when they can be seen by humans or if the hens are accompanied by a protective rooster. 
How to protect your chickens from your cat:
If the cat that is preying on your chickens and/or eggs the only way you will be able to stop them is to keep them indoors, put them in an outdoor cat house with a run, or find them another home. Never allow your baby chicks to roam freely on your property whether you have cats or not. Even if the cat doesn't get them other predators, such as, weasels, snakes, hawks or other predators will if chicks are left unprotected.
How to protect your chickens from stray cats:
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If you have stray cats roaming around you should set live traps for them. Use cat food or sardines for bait. Once captured you can bring them to your local animal shelter. If the cat appears feral you may want to call the animal shelter and ask if they can pick it up. Do not pick up the cage without heavy protection on your hands and arms.  If you are unable to trap the cats or cannot afford a live trap, call your local animal shelter. Most shelters will either loan you a trap or come and set one up on your property to catch a cat, raccoons, skunks or other wild animals. Keep your chickens in a predator safe chicken coop and run which is covered top to bottom and reinforced at the bottom to prevent digging under.
Cat Repellents
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You can purchase cat repellents and use them around your chicken coop or you can make your own. Cats do not care for strong smelling stuff like garlic, citronella, citrus oils, vinegar, and red pepper. Do not use ammonia based products as cats identify this smell as urine.
Best way to protect your chickens from cats or any other predator
If you have chickens it is your duty to protect them and the best way to do that is to keep them in a safe, predator proof coop and covered run. Free ranging birds sounds great and looks awesome in pictures but in reality, you have only to join a few chicken groups to see that free range chickens do not fare well. Every single day, I see multiple posts and videos of heartbroken chicken keepers who thought they were doing their best by their chickens by free ranging them. Free range birds who were attacked by a neighbors dog who got in their yard, chickens killed when they wandered out of their yard, baby chicks snatched up right in front of their owners, chickens snatched up by hawks right in front of their owners. It is in your chickens best interest to either build or buy a sturdy, secure, portable chicken tractor and run, deer cameras, motion detector lights. Move the chicken tractor weekly or monthly but never leave it in one spot for 2 months or more as feces become toxic at two months.

Questions & Answers About Cats & Chickens

Q: Can I keep a cat in my chicken coop at night?
A: That depends on your cat. If your cat is good around your chickens and your chicken feed is in a feeder not a feed pan, and there are no baby chicks or small chickens in the chicken house then you most likely wouldn't have a problem. My cat "Gidget" who is spayed and was an adult cat when I got her who had never been around chickens, loves to sleep in the chicken coop at night, she keeps the coop rodent free, and does not bother my chickens. I have cameras in the coop so I can see what she is doing at night. It is not uncommon for me to open the coop door and find her "trophy kills" lined up by the coop door in the morning while Gidget proudly awaits my approval. Make sure your cat does not have fleas or worms. If you keep a litter box in the coop for her, make sure it is one that the chickens cannot get into or is in a place where the chickens cannot get at the litter because they will eat her feces if they get the chance which is not good for your chickens.
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1. Photo. Cat, Chicken, Chickens, Hen. (2018). Pixabay.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018, from https://pixabay.com/en/cat-chicken-chickens-hen-animals-2112627/
2. Photo. Cat with bay chick on it's head - Illustration, Color, Design. (2018). Pixabay.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018, from https://pixabay.com/en/illustration-color-design-freehand-1518342/
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