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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Hello Barred Babies, MysticScorpio82, Desert Rooster! Thanks for the big ol' welcome:-) ScrappyChicken, heya! When do you think it's gonna cool down? I was talking to an acquaintance yesterday who has a friend who has lost 4 hens to this heat. She purports the person has plenty of shade . ...
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Cool tmasker! Maybe I'll have to get a shirt for the occasion:-) Hi weimarmama
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    "Claire" has started crowing- CRAP!!

    Yes, it is possible for a hen to 'try' to crow:-) I had a crowing hen. It was cute and very feeble! Lasted a short time, though. I swear, I think she was just trying to get back at roo and all HIS sons for the extended, early morning contest. Quite unnerving when the boys are learning.
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Thanks tmasker. I'll look into that place. Little bit closer than Ga., where boykin suggested:-) Nonetheless, I appreciate the info from ALL of you. Hello to hcppam, b.hromada, 4-H chicken mom, Skitz, and Nicole01. Thanks for the friendly welcome:-) Bev
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Thank you so much for the info, tmasker! Well, looks like you've got a lot going on there. How many girls do you have? What breeds do you have, and what do you recommend? We have a big ol' oak we're thinking of planting this thing under. Thought I'd leave about 5 feet or so of the run beyond...
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Thanks dawg:-)
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    My new chickens are broken!

    Quote: That's interesting, BooBear. In Ohio, I freely gave my girls corn, and was advised to give PLENTY in the winter for the warmth. You've answered a question for me, should I give my hens corn down here in Florida? Guess not, at least, not in the summer:-) I had a roo that would follow...
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    Learning to use the egg box - SUCCESS!

    My Ohio chickens were free range, which meant I never knew where they were going to lay:-) When I'd find a spot, I'd wait until the hens disappeared and snatch the eggs, but you can bet your willies they didn't lay there the next day!
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Thanks Boykin! Hope that's good for red ants too:-) They tear me up:-)
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    Well thank you all for the nice welcome:-) I'm getting so excited! We're working on the house and as soon as I finished posting earlier, I went over to . . . er . . . work! But we always come home for a break in the afternoon. My mind is buzzing with ideas. I'd never thought of having that many...
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    A Newbie from Lakeland, Florida

    I swore I'd never live in this heat ever again. Four years in my early twenties was enough for any Ohio girl to endure, but LOVE brought me back. Recently married, I now live in Lakeland Florida, with a wonderful guy, a girl dog named Pete, and a fixer-upper on an acre +. I had a few chickens up...
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