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    Broody momma in box 4feet up, should I move her

    Thank you. We have a large brooder (6' long x 4' wide) that we are going to set up in the coop for her for the "see, but don't touch" effort to keep them safe from the others and predators. We were just debating on the timing of the transfer.
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    Broody momma in box 4feet up, should I move her

    This is our first time with a broody hen too. We have multiple nest box options ranging in height from the floor to 4 feet, she chose a box that is 2 feet off the floor and designed to hang on the wall. She is still sitting and we anticipate the eggs hatching in about another week or so. Should...
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    California - Northern

    Actually we are off I-5 south of Castella. We graduated from DHS in '69 & '70.
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    California - Northern

    Yep, we live in northern Shasta County (also State of Jefferson) so Dunsmuir and Mt Shasta are as close as it gets to the nearest stores of any kind. We have more bears than neighbors. Having grown up in Dunsmuir and recently relocated back to the area, I have always thought of anything north...
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    guinea hen is nesting outside the coop

    We live on a tick infested 20 acre patch on the side of a mountain. Our guinea hen is apparently sitting on a nest that is outside of the coup and although I have a general idea of an area where it might be I have yet to find it. This concerns me because there are lots of predators here -...
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