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    Comment by 'happychickengirls' in article 'our 1st coop 2016'

    Pretty nice for your first time! Looks like you did your homework for what you wanted and what works! Good Luck!
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    Topic of the Week - Flock Development and Management

    I also have chickens that are now going on 8 years and still laying- I am actually adding 4 new baby chicks this year- will keep them separated from the older ones till they get bigger. I also will say that my older chickens are very dear to me- they have grown up with our family and they are...
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    Build it as protective as possible

    Well I have had many chickens in the four years since I have first gotten my first batch of chickens. What I would like to remind everyone- especially some of you that our new to the "chicken" thing is that when you are building it make sure you are using small gaged wire- it is more expensive...
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    April 6, 2010 Well its been about two weeks now since we got our chicks. We picked five of them out(everyone in the fam got to pick their own chicken out at the local grain store in town for their Chick Day event. It was alot of fun! I know I was very excited and counting down the days...
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    Happychickengirlss Coop

    Well the time has come that we have started thinking of what to do for a coop. With the help of my wonderful husband we have started construction on our coop! Believe me when I say we are no experts on building a coop. This is our first outbuilding experience. With the help of so many others on...
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    What's in your backyard?

    As you walk out from my sliding door, you step out on our 40X30 lower covered deck. This is definitely my favorite place! On the left of my deck is a koi pond covered with a pergola. There is two waterfalls in the pond and a whole lot of pretty fish!!! From there is garden full of flowers...
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    Why have a rooster? new Pg 10 video pg 13

    What a story- a tearjerker!!!! I wish I could have a rooster for this reason but I am in suburbia!!! Nice story though.
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    piercings and tattoos for them or against them?

    Im not for or against them. I dont have any per say, although as nice as some of them are -they are pretty much permanent. When I see alot of young people tatooing the hell out of their bodies I have to think that one day later in life they are going to ask themselves what the hell was I...
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    Which dress do you like the best? POLL

    I like dress # 6 myself.
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    Too funny picture of my cat with chicks

    Here is a pic of my cat Okus laying on top of my chicken brooder. She loves sunbathing with the chicken light and gets to watch the chickies at the same time. Life sure dont get better than this when you are a cat!!!!
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    Anyone watching Game of Thrones?

    I also viewed it with my hubby. It was graphic and a little freaky with the woods people. But it was good.. I am hooked and cant wait for next week.
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    Quitting

    I stopped using Chantix. My doctor recommended it. I figured what the hey- what do I have to loose. For someone who tried many times and failed , it worked like magic for me!!! I am not one with a lot of will power either. I didint have any weird side effects and in like 3 weeks I was done...
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    Chick days here in Kensington, Connecticut!!!!!

    A.S. Labieniec will be holding a Chick Day on Saturday - April 16, starting at 9:00 am. They are located at 954 Farmington Avenue in Kensington, Ct. They have many chicks on site for sale and other bigger chicks and roosters for sale too.! They sell a chicken package which basically includes the...
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    Bored Chickens

    I too have just done the same thing. We built a nice big run. Fenced it in up, down, and all around. Totally predator proof. They have sand baths, lots of hay to scratch around in, the works really. They have access to it now 24/7. I used to let them out to free range for an hour or so after...
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    chicken is picking the other chicken neck

    I feel for you. I have been having the same problem also. One of my chicks is getting pecked right in the face. She has holes all around her face. We just finished screening in their whole run which is 36 feet long and 15 feet across. You would think they would be happy since they have all...
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