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    ONGOING U.S. heat wave...

    Try a child’s snow sled. No kidding. Purchased off Amazon.
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    ONGOING U.S. heat wave...

    We live in Texas. I have had temps of 115°. They free range our large backyard. When the heat arrived, I placed a soaker hose on the covered back patio. I coiled it around the entire shaded area. Turned it on low and let it run. They stand and even lay in the cool water. They will drink from the...
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    Summer heat

    One of my girls has started laying as well. They are the tiniest eggs. My son had three for breakfast the other day. Address sometimes they have no yolk. But the case here. These were perfect and such a dark orange.
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    Hello

    Her name is Ten. The chicks arrived via mail from My Pet Chicken. I opened the box, carefully picking each chick out and dipping their beaks in water. (I purchased ten) They are all in the brooder and I started counting. There were only nine. I counted again, still nine. Looked in the box...
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    Hello

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    Hello

    Hello fellow chicken lovers As I have my coffee and wait for the full sunrise, my Buff Orphington rooster is informing the world the sun is coming up and time to wake up. I have a small flock, all Buff Orphingtons. I have ten total, two roosters and eight hens. This is my second time having...
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    chicken coop in progress, flashing question

    You may never see this. I am currently in the build process. It’s been fourteen years since this post. I would love to see how it progressed over the years.
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