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Using Sand In Your Chicken CoopI have shared before, I was using the coarse paver sand for all the benefits others have listed when my 4 chicks were little. But now they are...
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Ayam cemani facts you didn't know!I bought two thinking I had black jersey giants. But the one is totally black all over.
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Making Money with Chickens - Yes, you can!Good article! I actually put a link to it in one of my articles.
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Using Sand In Your Chicken CoopGood article! I actually put a link to it in one of my articles.
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home made coopIt looks like it serves a purpose but not much more. No plans, details or personality to speak of. I gave an extra star for up cycling.- Happygocluckee
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Magnolia Acres FarmThe coop looks pretty funky and fun. The lights are great. I do like that you included how you keep the coop warm in colder months but as said...
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My coop: eggs and pancakesThe coop itself is good. I love the fact that the bunny anc chickens co-exist in one space. It would really be help if the design and framing was...
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Insulated coop/barn/chicken run/shady chicken porchIt looks sturdy and a good size but needs more details. What does the inside look like?
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FINALLY-Country Budget Coop(?),Pictures....The "Dixiea Chicks",,are home!It doesn't seem to very protective. The pictures are blurry , not mention it lacks any real detail.
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The Easy Way to Raise Mealworms.
- notabitail
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Yes, You Certainly Can Brood Chicks Outdoors
- Blooie
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- 15 min read
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I brooded my first chicks the way most of us learned to brood chicks...in the house, in a big box, with a heat lamp. It was a hoot at first... -
Using Deep Bedding in a Small Coop
- 3KillerBs
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The Chick Inn
- Sussex7
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Design Since my wife and I moved into our fixer home we knew we wanted chickens but building a chicken coop ended up a ways down the initial... -
Aggressive Baby Chicks and How to Stop the Behavior
- azygous
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Each spring I see countless cries for help from people with a day-old baby chick who is terrorizing the other chicks in the brooder, pecking at... -
Brooding Chicks: The First 6 Weeks
- TwoCrows
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Whether you've just hatched your own chicks in your incubator, an ordered batch of chicks from the hatchery has just arrived, or you brought home... -
From coop to kitchen: Pets versus livestock and respectful chicken harvest
- BigSkyBird
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During our recent visit from Montana to my sister's home in Seattle, my nephew complained to my daughter, "Your chickens keep dying." My daughter... -
Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care
- Alaskan
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A How-to Article Part 1: building a coop Part 2: cold weather care Part 3: poultry and breed selection Link to my three coop pages... -
Wry neck - Causes, treatment and prevention.
- Yorkshire Coop
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What is wry neck? Wry neck is a condition that is often referred to as “crook neck” and it typically affects ducklings and baby chicks, although... -
How To Raise Baby Chicks: The First 60 Days Of Raising Baby Chickens
- BYC Support
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Raising Baby Chickens—The First 60 Days Getting and raising chicks is exciting and may even be a little nerve-wracking time for backyard... -
Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching
- Sally Sunshine
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Things I wish I knew before I got my first chick
- ckhd
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New chicken owners – heads up I recently got back in to chickens. I previously had them when I was a child (well, my family did and I helped)... -
Information on Chicken Eyesight
- Mountain Peeps
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Chicken eyesight is amazing! They can see better in color than humans, can detect and see light and color shades better than humans, have three... -
Dust bathing – Why, where and how? Keeping your flock clean and happy.
- KayTee
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We all know that chickens love to dust bathe – and very frequently in the areas of our garden that we would prefer they didn’t! So why do they do... -
Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method
- Mountain Peeps
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Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method Chicken keeping is addicting. Along the road of your own chicken raising... -
How to Correctly Wrap a Chicken's Foot!
- TheOddOneOut
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Hen Hideout
- CovertChickOps
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My wife has always liked chickens, and I of course have always liked eggs. So what’s the problem? Well, we happen to live in an ‘undisclosed’... -
Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks
- Mountain Peeps
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Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks Well, it’s that time of year. The chicks are in, we’ve fallen in love with their adorable appearances...