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  1. Beautiful Chicken Coop From Be Collective

    Beautiful Chicken Coop From Be Collective

    Five months ago, when I decided to get chickens for my kids, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Thanks to backyardchickens.com, I was able to figure things out. We now have 6 new family members and love everything about them- well almost everything- they poop a little more than we...
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    No Rooster- hen Broody?

    will do- thank you much!
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    No Rooster- hen Broody?

    thats got to be whats going on- thanks What can I do to get this girl out of the nest box?
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    No Rooster- hen Broody?

    Probably a completely naive question, but will a hen go broody even if there isnt a rooster in the flock?
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    Anyone lose a hen in Tacoma

    Found a lost hen in Tacoma- doubt posting here will work- but worth a shot she is beautiful- not sure what breed- brown black and white speckled
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    All Wet

    guess I wont worry about it then- thanks everyone
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    All Wet

    My girls are the same age as yours Heidi- I would guess your colder than we are here too- I just dont want them to get sick.
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    All Wet

    We live in the North West and the rainy season is upon us. When I come home in the afternoon all of my chickens are outside soaking wet. I have a large covered run where the food and water is kept, but for some reason they prefer to be out in the rain. Do I need to be worried? They are truly...
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    area needed per chicken?

    I agree with Seachick- per hen- 4sqft in hen house and 10sqft in run. I have 8.5 sq ft in the run for each of my hens and that seems too little.
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    calcium

    thanks silkie
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    Post your funny pictures

    posted this the other day- but still laugh each time I see it
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    calcium

    I just recieved my 2nd egg and they both seem to be in good shape (nice "normal" shells). I thought that you should start feeding them oyster shells once they start to lay. Do I still need to do this, or do I do that only if the shells are weak?
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    Coop windows?

    Most of it was built with stuff I had left over from other projects. The windows- all 4- cost $40 total. The windows also swing open. I found the windows then designed the coop around them. I built the coop around the windows.
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    Is she sick?

    I isolated the hen for two days in our garage. By the end of the second day she was breaking free of the cage we had built. She was running around and acting like normal. I did more research online about mites and lice- did as thorough an inspection I could do and didn’t see any signs of...
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    Coop windows?

    go to a salvage yard for old windows- you can get them very cheap! Thats what I did.
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