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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Just finished converting my kids old crib into a small summer coop for our three silkies. We've recently had to keep them separate from the LF because they were getting picked on and I didn't want to keep them cooped up inside the main coop for the summer. Hardware cloth all around, top to...
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    Secure Run at Night

    I converted an 8X8 shed into a coop and added an 8 X 12 hoop run for my small flock ( a dozen or so birds at any given time ). Used 1/4" hardware cloth on all the windows, doors and the run, secured with drywall screws and washers. I did the hardware cloth skirt around the outside of the run...
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    Heating the Chicken coop in Winter.. Any suggestions

    I don't heat or light my coop. I have a tarp over the run and put clear plastic on the sides and over the door. In the winter, it's like a sauna in there during the day. If it's going to be below zero, I sometimes worry about my three silkies, who sleep on the coop floor and so I'll fill a...
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    New Hampshire!!

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    New Hampshire!

    Me too, thanks. He really is wonderful and the alternative (if we can't find him a home) makes my daughter very sad.
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    New Hampshire!!

    Looking to re-home our one year old Silkie Roo. He's very good at his job, tends to the hens, calls them for treats, good fertility rate and even covering some of the bigger hens (he is very ambitious). This summer we hatched out a few clutches of eggs and sold the chicks locally and I didn't...
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    New Hampshire!

    Looking to re-home our one year old Silkie Roo. He's very good at his job, tends to the hens, calls them for treats, good fertility rate and even covering some of the bigger hens (he is very ambitious). This summer we hatched out a few clutches of eggs and sold the chicks locally and I didn't...
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    New Hampshire!

    Thanks for this great info. I think I will think about it for next year.
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    New Hampshire!

    Would these be ready for processing before Thanksgiving? I dream of raising my own turkey for T-day.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My banty hen has been broody since March and I couldn't break her. Finally threw eight silkie eggs under her and they started hatching yesterday. As of this a.m., looks like six have hatched and two are externally pipped. So happy with the fertility of these eggs and the banty is very happy...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thank you for your wisdom. I am concerned about her health and well being, all that work and then no chicks to raise and certainly I don't want her to go back to being broody. I like your idea of keeping one, I think I'll keep two so at least they can be together and I'm sure I can find...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I had a very determined broody banty, friends who wanted silkie chicks and so I put some silkie eggs under her. My question is when can I give away the chicks? I'd like to give her at least a week with them (silkie chicks are so small) but the friends want the chicks as soon as possible so...
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    Nighttime lows in the 50s - 7 week pullets OK?

    I think your chicks should be fine. I just moved my six 4.5 week old chicks out to the coop with the rest of the flock (but separated for now). The first night the temp was supposed to be 47 degrees (how can that be in June?). I took a couple of soda bottles and filled them with warm water...
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    Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

    Love these stories. I've been doing the FF thing for a year now and love it (thanks to Bee). Right now I have six new chicks that have been eating it since they were three days old and you should see how excited they get when they know it's feeding time. My cat on the other hand, if he sees...
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    Diarrhea in Chicks

    Also, I believe if you are feeding them anything other than chick feed, hard boiled/scrambled eggs, that they will need a little grit as well.
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