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    How many hens will fit...?

    Hi Rt, This my dear is called chicken math. How many chickens will fit in an old volkwagen with the seats taken out? LOL Here's a link for the math: https://www.livinghomegrown.com/day-24-biggest-concerns-about-raising-backyard-chickens/
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    Goat and Chicken Shed?

    Hi barn yard chicken, Funny, I was just reading an article on building coops and so I'll share this with you. I think you can make this work as it's large enough for both. http://www.henclass.com/brooder-barn/#comment-7197 Give us a pic when your done with it a tell us how it worked, or didn't...
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    Hey, new member.

    http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/Hello rollachickens, I'm glad you asked first about the heat bulb. Can we say ugh with no hurt feelings? Being in Missouri you can invest in a heat panel which you will be able to use if it gets very cold in your area. It's nice and safe and can be used anywhere...
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    New member introduction

    Welcome Jennifer, My goodness, talk about jumping into the deep end, you're braver than most, I'll say that for you. Keep us posted on how you're doing with your chicks and always remember..... There's no such thing as a stupid question. We all learn from each other here no matter how long we've...
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    Long time listener, first time caller

    Hello The Owl, It's always nice to hear from fellow owl lovers that are chicken lovers too. Kind of an oxymoron here, unless you raise your birds for the freezer. I've done that but at present I only raise my flock for eggs and cause I just like them so much. I am finally getting a few more eggs...
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    Heat light ??

    If there is no momma chicken for the days old ones then you can bring them inside in a large cardboard box for a few weeks but the others are fine. Be sure to give your tiny baby birds a firm footing to prevent spraddle, sawdust or straw will do. I never heat my grown birds unless it gets 0° or...
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    Behavior, attacking each other, Help?

    Of course obviously you have to separate her for a while until she heals a bit. But I would get rid of the heat lamp (very fire dangerous) and go with a heat panel. I use one in my coop that has no insulation when it gets down to around 0°. I set it for the lowest temp (32°). Judging by the...
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    How many Feeders and Waterers do you need in your chicken coop?

    There is such a thing as feeding too much, depends on the breed you have. Here is a page from the brand I feed my birds, it should help you decide. https://www.scratchandpeck.com/learning-center/helpful-guides/ Be aware these are uploads so check your download folder for the upload.
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    Can we feed greens that have been sprayed with tobacco to chickens?

    I wouldn't use anything sprayed with tobacco anywhere except the burn pile. Unless you grew the tobacco yourself even the compost pile would be very iffy. Commercial tobacco is so laced with carcinogens that unless you are a chemist and know the breakdown requirements for each carcinogen you...
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    ⠀ OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION: Learn more about the forum here!

    I want to thank you for taking the time to address our questions about our flocks nutrition. I would like to know which vitamin mineral supplement do you recommend for chickens fed a barley, oat, brewers yeast diet? I will be fermenting this mixture of locally grown grains.
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    That pink goo at the hole the feathers came out of is not lice. It's just feather pigment. The older the chickens at slaughter the more you get this. I got it at 14 weeks and all my birds have it at the wing edges.
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    Raising Meat birds on alternative feeds (ie CHEEP-ly)

    Melissa, here's a handy dandy little calculator to help figure grain and protein. And yes you can feed your birdies eggs. Any meat is okay as long as it is meat that is not spoiled. https://homesteadapps.com/app/free/feedcalc/pearsonsquare.php
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    Flavor of Cornish Cross When Eating Fermented Feed

    Wow, I have been here, there and everywhere trying to solve these problems. Here's what I have so far. Problem 1) Off flavor of FF chickens. Solution: http://tikktok.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/fermented-feed-faq/ TikkTok was a tremendous help to me and stuck with me till we figured it...
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    Raising Meat birds on alternative feeds (ie CHEEP-ly)

    OH MY GOODNESS that app page should be in everyone's bookmark bar. This solves all my feeding problems. I love you. Thank you my Queeen.
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    Raising Meat birds on alternative feeds (ie CHEEP-ly)

    Thank you LindaB for an excellent post. This is exactly what I have been looking for and couldn't find. Now I can go forward with my homemade feed with confidence. I am following you.
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