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    Missing Polish!!!

    I don't know. . but i doubt it, as she is usually one of the first ones in the coop to roost, and the door was wide open. . maybe a hawk ? I sure hope she pops up today!
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    Missing Polish!!!

    AAgh. . so here in PA we had some pretty rough rain and wind from the Hurricane. .SO, i left the chickens in their coop till yesterday afternoon around 4 when the storm had subsided. . When i went to lock them in around 7:45, the Polish was missing.. not there this a.m. either. . This is so...
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    Keeping Them Out Of The Mulch Beds??

    are there any flowers they don't like? i've heard deer don't like marigolds . . any thoughts?
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    Keeping Them Out Of The Mulch Beds??

    So i started my flock this year, 13 hens and a rooster.. I couldn't be more happy. .they're SOOO happy, healthy, and SOOO SPOILED!!! anyway. .they free range around the yard, (over an acre) and i just built/made flower beds all around the house. . i put down mulch and it looks great. .HOWEVER...
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    Free Range Question

    Thanks so much for the answers. .to answer the one question; Yes, they have wonderful nesting boxes in the coop that i built. .and they have been laying pretty consistently (6 a day); however, the last two days i only got ONE egg. . Could this be because it was so hot the last two day? Also. .I...
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    Free Range Question

    So i just built my coop. .a nice 8x8x10 for 6 laying hens and a rooster. . I'm going to build caged run for when i'm not around (16x8) that is attached to the coop. . So my question is. . I let them out to free range in my large yard (over 2 acres) for the first time, and they did well this...
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    A NEW Rooster with NEW chickens

    The person i'm getting him from says he's great with his flock. . he's a good "leader", who is protective and gets them in the coop at night. . how will he be with a totally different flock? How should i introduce them? When i asked this guy about quarantining the rooster. .he said "heck...
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    A NEW Rooster with NEW chickens

    but will they have blood in them? Should i get this rooster? will he be a good addition, or is it better to just have hens. .
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    A NEW Rooster with NEW chickens

    Hi all! Now that my coop has been built, i found a lady who raises chickens. .i am going to get 6 Rhode Island Reds that are already laying.. they have a nice big (8x8x10) coop and a large yard to free range. .so here is my question. . I would like to get a rooster, and found a beautiful...
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    QUICK QUESTION!!! (roosts/walkway/nesting boxes)

    I built my nesting boxes 19 in. off the gound. .is this ok? Do they need a pirch or walkway to walk on in front of the boxes, or will they jump/fly up into them?? I think i may build a walkway that goes along the front of the boxes, but it may act as a roost too, so i don't want it directly in...
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    Have some questions. . PLEASE HELP!!!??

    THANKS FOR THE REPLIES!!! Also, how do you quarantine them for those 30 odd days? what do you keep them in? And, are you guys careful about shoes/clothes that you wore in/around the coop, and wearing them in the house etc. . .?
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    Have some questions. . PLEASE HELP!!!??

    So to start out, it's fine if i get them all from the same place. correct?? Then if they are slaughtered, and i get new adults next year (all from the same place) they should be fine in the coop?
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    Have some questions. . PLEASE HELP!!!??

    So I’m currently settling into a new property. I live on 14 acres, on a mountain surrounded by over 600 acres. .Built a nice, large garden last year; started planting an orchard this year. .Wanted to build a chicken coop last year, didn’t happen .. So the TIME HAS ARRIVED!! After much...
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