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    Hen won't leave her nest......?.??

    I have a silky bantum. She has been an amazing little layer!! The last two weeks though we haven problem. She won't leave the nesting box??? All day-she just stays in there. I take her out and lock the pen and let all my chickens free roam my yard, but she just runs around the door-back and...
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    My Lynnwood Washington Coop!!!!

    NO ROOSTERS!!! :) none of my neighbors have complained. I have a nearly half acre back yard but I'm right next to a development on Larch way. Thefew comments we've had has been how relaxing they actually are. Only one of the chickens lets everyone know she's laying an egg. The rest go...
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    Cold col, what is too cold

    Sad beginning of our day, my kids ran down to see if the chickens were ok, they came back up to the house crying, seems our little silky bantee was laying her head down on the fresh wood chips and just shivering...... They were sure she was dying....... So after getting them off to school, went...
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    Cold col, what is too cold

    I remember when we first got these little beepers back in march, I was all negative (saying things like "Why did we do this? I have too much to deal with stupid chickens") now I find myselfnheading down to my coop as soon as I get home to check on "my girls". Last weekend I built a cover over...
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    Will they discover the nesting boxes??

    I built the coop and then waited a few weeks till I put in the nesting boxes- It seems the birds haven't discovered the nesting boxes?? It's been four weeks and I still don't have any evidence of them even hopping in to see what they are?? We still haven't seen our first egg- I'm sure it's...
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    My Lynnwood Washington Coop!!!!

    no roosters!!! They were very concerned at first- but we keep it very clean!!! and they are quiet. A couple comments here and there- but overall nothing negative.
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    A start of something fun!!!

    Good morning from Un-incorporated Snohomish County WA. My family came to me saying they wanted to get chickens........ So we went to the local feed store in April and picked out our 5 little chicks...... an Americana, a New Hampshire Red?? a Golden Laced whyndot, and two little bantees?? I'm...
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    Why don't they roost on the roost?

    my birds sleep in the doorway!!!! They are 18 weeks old and they huddle up together all night!!! I have a single perch about 18 inches off the floor made of a 1 1/4 inch dowell?? Should I switch to a 1x3 on side?? or go higher??
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    My Lynnwood Washington Coop!!!!

    Kids came to me and said they want chickens........SO I got out my brain- and my saws and built them my coop. Looked through quite a bit of the photos of others. I love what I've made, and my chickens seem pretty happy too!!!! I used linoleum inside to help the clean up, 4 nesting boxes for my 5...
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