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    Looking for brooder inspo for 23 chicks

    That's a great idea, thank you!
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    Looking for brooder inspo for 23 chicks

    We're doing a 6x6 brooder in our garage, garage isn't temp controlled so will be the same temp as outdoors. I'm leaning more towards a lamp due to the size of the flock and brooder, I've just seen a lot of back and forth between both! Last time we raised indoors and it was still cold outside so...
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    Looking for brooder inspo for 23 chicks

    Hello! We had chickens a few years ago, and when we had to move we were unable to move our custom coop with us since it was cemented in to the ground. We rehomed our ladies to a family friend and they're all happy and healthy still. We've finally finished up most of the renovations on the...
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    Molting

    Hi! I was wondering if it's possible for a hen to molt before 1 year? Our Cuckoo Maran has some spots where it looks like new feathers are coming in, and when I was inspecting them I didn't notice any spots that looked like she may be being picked on or anything. She's the only one who seems to...
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    Double yolks

    So I'm wondering just how "rare" double yolks are? A quick Google search tells me 1 in 1,000 eggs! Well, if thats the case we have a record laying lady amongst our flock. Our girls started laying about a month ago and we've had 8 double yolks so far! We only have 9 chickens, so I was wondering...
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    Chicken Snacks

    I slice a whole watermelon in half and give them half one day then wait a few days and give them the other half and they LOVE it. They eat the whole thing, usually jusy a little skin is left. We also give them heads of lettuce which they really enjoy.
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    My girl used to let me pet them

    Some of them are laying, I've noticed the ones who I'm pretty sure are laying are the ones who bow and spread their wings when I rub their back
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    My girl used to let me pet them

    My ladies used to come to me when I entered the run and let me pet them, most of them anyway, but now when I go in they usually run away from me and if I kneal down they will come to me slowly but get spooked when I try to touch them. If I do get to show them some love, they bow and kind of...
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    Bark / wood chip for chicken run

    What kind of wood chips do you use?I was wondering if oak was okay?
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    EZ Straw for run?

    Haha I also love low cost options, appreciate your input! We've had a very dry summer thus far, but when it does rain the run does get muddy in the part thats not covered.
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    EZ Straw for run?

    Do you happen to know where we can get these?
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    EZ Straw for run?

    We're in North Central WV. I'll search around and see what I can find!
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    EZ Straw for run?

    Okay thank you! Our run is getting pretty run down, lol no pun intended. We can't free range cause the predators in our back yard. We were just looking for a solution before the wires that are buried start to become exposed.
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    EZ Straw for run?

    Hello, I was wondering if EZ straw is safe to put down in our run or not.
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    We got our first egg!

    They were born around March 16th
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