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Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoyLol 2 weeks ago I found a DEAD Salamander in there run! Ewww
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Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoyLove it! My husband told me years ago I should just live in the coop because I love to watch my girls. Now they need a piano!
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The perch experimentThank you for your post! I still have the roost my father made for my first chickens 25 years ago. He was born in 1927 and grew up raising...
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Colorado CoopDon't use this plan. Not good. There is a guy on YouTube who builds and design coops. Check him out.
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Colorado CoopLove this coop! And your story! Would you be willing to share the plans? Thanks!!- Robinlspear
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Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoyI don't know about long term but one of our chicks jump on my wife's lap and pecks at the game on here phone- matheny00
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Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoyWell written! I have never given my chickens toys but they like to eat and kill mice(those are their toys).
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A Crash Course on Brooding DucklingsNice introduction to brooding ducklings! Thanks for sharing your experience. It would be nice to see more photos of a proper brooder set-up- muddy75
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Managing Unabsorbed Yolk Sac or Umbilical Hernia in Term, Neonatal Chicks: A Case StudyInteresting case. Thanks for sharing!
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THE MULLIGANWhat a beautiful coop! I kind of have a similar set up where I have my coop and totally enclosed run, then a much larger area done with chicken...- ABandC
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Caring For Chickens in the Fall
- BYC Project Manager
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Summer is drawing to a close, and cooler, shorter days and daylight hours are in store. Mice and rats begin to seek out warmth to survive the... -
Kayla’s chickens!
- HuffleClaw
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Welcome to pictures of my flock! Pandora (Easter egger cockerel): Sephora (Easter egger pullet): Opal (red sex link hen): Maddie {back... -
Gallo Del Cielo's Chicken Coop
- Gallo del Cielo
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My Extreme Heat Coop (in progress) I live in the Sonoran Desert, where it gets very hot and my chicken coop and run have to provide a cool and... -
Amferro103s Homemade Chicken Brooder
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HomeMade Brooder After deciding we were hooked on hatching we decided to build a durable brooder that we could us over and over. We... -
The Emotional Side Of Chicken Processing
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As documentaries and news articles come out with the latest information about inhumane treatment of meat animals, or the newest outbreak of food... -
Setting up a Chick Brooder 🐥
- CHlCKEN
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This article offers tips on setting up a brooder, as well as what kind of brooder to setup. It also touches on Heat Plates and their comparison to... -
Coccidiosis in chickens: What is it?!
- OrpingtonManiac
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Coccidiosis is a disease most chicken keepers have experienced at least once, but it is a scary problem for those new to chickens. Luckily, you... -
What to Feed Your Quail
- Nabiki
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So, you have decided that you want to raise quail. There are many questions that you will have, but here you will learn what your quail need to... -
Stop Chicken Chasing Dogs While Using an Electric Collar in a Fair Way
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How to properly use an e-collar on your dog so he doesn't chase or kill your chickens. -
Chez Poulet Too
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A large hillside chicken-coop build: A labor-of-love-story. -
Moving or Separating Your Broody, and When To Do So
- Weeg
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Introduction It's so nice to walk into your coop in the morning and find that one of your hens is broody. I personally think that chicks are so... -
summer/winter chicken nipple waterer
- Chicken Techie
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I guess the best way to do this is to list all the features then explain how it works and how to build it. So here is my winter friendly chicken... -
Charming Chicken Cottage
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Very picture heavy coop build with plans of a 12x8 coop/shed with attached, covered run (8x16). Feeders and water bar also included. -
Top 8 "Special" Chicken Treats
- BYC Project Manager
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We all love to spoil our beloved flock with treats every once in a while. Giving treats to your chickens helps give their diet some variation. It... -
Different people with different types of Poultry
- The Duck Ladie
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I'm sure most of you have wondered (and might be wondering right now) "What type of poultry should I get?". Though there are many ways to decide... -
Getting Started In Raising And Keeping Quail
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Just What Are Quail? Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized... -
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have always wanted Chickens. I collected relics: (windows, door, boards) from tore down sheds, cabins, barns. The kids... -
Double Yolk Eggs: All You Need To Know
- BYC Project Manager
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People tend to talk a lot about double yolk eggs! An egg with two yolks is not only an oddity but also a pleasant surprise when raising chickens...