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    My super fancy watering system ;)

    I think I'm gonna try this! I'm tired of the little feed store $5 waterer I have.
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    Hot Weather and Water

    I've had a blue plastic baby pool in my backyard for my dog and flock. I've not seen the flock drink from it much, but the dog sure likes it. I've never EVER seen the chickens play in it either. But I guess if they are thirsty and that's the only water source, they'll drink from it. I've had...
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    Summer scratch

    I had heard the no corn scratch in summer also! So glad to know it's bunk. I thought it sounded strange, but I'm new to chickens and don't know much about them. Glad to know I can get more scratch for them, just use it sparingly so they eat the more nutritious options.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    I got 3 EE from Ideal in December and got my first pullet egg today. A nice blue/green egg. Put it next to something green and it looks blue, put it next to something blue and it looks green. I took a pic of the kids holding the pullet egg next to our RIR 1 year old brown egg and then the kid...
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    The Other Rooster

    The “Other” Rooster There was enough rooster poop in the garage to cause you to do the ChaCha if you needed to get something out of storage. Benny, poor Benny. Why couldn’t you be a girl chicken, or you could stay a boy but be mute? City folk aren’t used to the good morning wake up call of a...
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    Currently

    Chicken Timeline December 2011 - Incubating 15 eggs from local BYC friend. Due to hatch January 14th 2012 December 2011 - Ordered 11 pullets from Ideal Hatchery. Healthy upon arrival with 9 packing peanuts. October 2011 - Decided to build an incubator. I want more chicks before spring...
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    My Chicken Story: A Different Kind of Dispatching I grew up a California city girl, just like my mother. My dad was a Northern California country boy and exposed us somewhat to the ways of the poor rural life he had known growing up: cast iron skillets, killing your own dinner, reusing old...
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    I'm In Lockdown!

    My lockdown is tomorrow!
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    Compost or Chicken Treats? Or BOTH!

    Isn't it one in the same? I moved my (VERY HEAVY) chicken tractor over the top of my compost pile for the winter. I don't put many scraps out there in the winter, but in the summer, I have TONS. The chickens get to pick what they want from that pile, and I give regular treats each day anyway.
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    Quitters??

    It's my first time hatching. I had some good day 7-8 movement on my eggs. Now it's day 16 and for the past few days I've candled, I've noticed only slight wavy, floating movement. Nothing strong and chick-like. It seems the mass inside the egg is maybe just a large bloodring now? Sorry, I...
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    *CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

    I'm on day 14 of my very first hatch. I've been referring to these pics almost daily!! GREAT JOB, OP! Wouldn't feel as confident if I didn't have this thread! My 4 year old twins LOVED watching the wiggling black dots and gave the eggies each a kiss and said "I love you baby chickie...
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    Mid January Hatch thread....

    I can't believe lockdown is coming up so quick!!!!
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    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    I don't have much to contribute, but I've been adding in some of my grandma's 30+ year old wheat food storage. It smells musty and old, but will still make a loaf of bread. So instead of throwing it out, I mix it in the feed to stretch the feed a bit more. Don't have any ideas of what I'll do...
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    Why does she lay her eggs here?

    That is awesome!! I had to break my girls of laying in a tipped over rubbermade garbage can (being used for raking leaves and composting) but she really liked that spot. After I made it impossible for her to lay there, and she was confined to the coop for a few days, she got the idea.
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    Laying every 12-14 hours???

    It has only happened the one time so far, but I thought maybe they'd need a break after that and take a whole day off.... Not so. Thanks for the input. Very crazy!!
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