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post #1 of 10
8/8/12 at 4:36pm
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I started raising chickens this past spring when I bought 10 RIR from Tractor Supply.  They are just about ready to lay eggs for the first time.  I think when the weather cools a bit they will start. I have search this site many time for information on how to raise my chickens.  This site is wonderful with lots of knowledge in it's pages.  

 

I bought another 25 birds from a Hatchery, they didn't live a month, a raccoon or a few raccoons got them in the night.  I have tightened everything yup after that and haven't lost any more birds.

 

That is Henry, my avatar, bought him from a lady off craigslist, he was sold to her as a hen, but turned into a Henry.  He's a blue Marans.

 

Been working on my old metal shed, turning it into a coop for the winter months, it's closer to the house. 

 

 

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Yep that's what killed 20 of my birds.

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post #2 of 10
8/8/12 at 4:48pm

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

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post #3 of 10
8/8/12 at 4:52pm

Greetings from Kansas, mark wayne, and welcome-byc.gif!  Yep, those coons can be pretty determined once they've located a free meal!  Best of luck keeping them at bay!

I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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post #4 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:34pm

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #5 of 10
8/8/12 at 5:47pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #6 of 10
8/8/12 at 8:10pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #7 of 10
8/9/12 at 12:22am

Hello and welcome to BYC frow.gif So sorry to hear about your predator problems and your loss. hugs.gif

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #8 of 10
8/9/12 at 5:15am

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #9 of 10
8/9/12 at 5:18pm

Hi and welcome from The Bluegrass State!  frow.gif

 

 

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- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

 

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #10 of 10
8/9/12 at 5:59pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif

Sorry to hear about your birds. hugs.gif
I'm glad you have the problem under control now though. big_smile.png

I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site!
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