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"Did anyone put the chickens to bed?" (aka close up the coop for the night) (to the neighbor) "If they come over to visit you again just shoosh them out of your garage.....they are pooping machines" "Quit pooping all over the garage!

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I have free ranged my chickens for the past couple of years as well. We have an acre covered in mostly mature trees. My flock tends to stick close around the buildings and other foliage and I do not see them out in the open area much. I have a neighbor who has a bird feeder collection that is...

If only the wind would let up. It is so difficult to work outside n the chickens want to be outside In the sun but they cant get out of the wind.

I never really though about the food having frost on it or possibly freezing. I will have to figure something out. It may b a little cramped with the food n water in the coop. I may be able to at least make a little shelter for just that outside. I am not sure how the snow will blow in this...

Hello All. It is my first upcoming winter with my new flock. I had to put the heated water dish out already tonight as the water froze today. Yikes!! Do you keep your food and water inside the coop or in the run? Does it matter?

this is Cupcake n her buddy Snowflake...u can c what a peanut she is

Thanks for the thoughts. She has been with one other hen this whole time so I m thinking they will stick together. A friend suggested sectioning off an area in the big run and having the 2 by the 6 but separate for a time.

Hello, I seem to have a miniture chicken on my hands. I started this spring with 2 silkie chicks. After a few months we got 6 Frizzle chicks that were about 6 weeks old. One of the frizzles, now named Cupcake, was much smaller then the rest. I did inquire about this to the lady I bougtht...

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I have been enjoying this site on and off for the past few months and decided today was the day to join this educational, fun loving, chicken addict community. I have 2 silkies (Tangerine and Speedy) who are a couple of months old and just added 5 frizzles and 1 frizzle/X (Snowflake, Cupcake...