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    how old before I can determine hens/roosters?

    I got two chicks from my daughter - her first grade class hatched and my grandsons wanted me to raise and add them to my flock of seven. My first fall/winter/spring has gone so well with my girls. Definitely cannot keep any roosters, and not sure about integrating with flock unless they are both...
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    Protecting your garden from your chickens? Electric Fence?

    I have been wondering about this - my first spring with free ranging chickens - hardly ready to plant as we got a snow/ice storm overnight here in northern Michigan! My girls found my garlic starts I put in last fall, and have had the run of spacious fenced back yard. I'm thinking rather than...
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    winter treats

    love the protein idea - may have to use peanut butter unless my cat brings home a rodent - muskrat? Do you trap it yourself? fascinating!
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    winter treats

    Fabulous - I actually have some cracked corn cooking on the stove right now - yes, your suggestion to make sure it is cool is good - I think I will put the pot in the snow to cool down, give the girls some this morning and evening too - happy soltice!
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    winter treats

    Finally we got snow in the northern woods- in a big way! My girls will not even come out of the coop - I would like to prepare a hot treat for them - any ideas? Cook up their cracked corn? Thanks!
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    poop in nest boxes

    this has been such a fun resource to use, have had my girls for about a month and been making a few adjustments. Just added a thicker roost per someone's suggestions here - seems like when I was researching specs on building my coop, I never came across a recommendation for width of the roost...
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    Good sunny cold morning

    Thanks for all the warm welcomes - my bird is doing well, still unexplained what happened - but now she is my personal favorite and grandsons have named her buttercup. Overall I am so very pleased with my chicken experience and having a great time with the girls. Today they were dust bathing...
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    Good sunny cold morning

    Thanks! She laid a small egg which has a bit of dent at the pointy end, she still has not left coop but is a bit perkier, will get some oyster shell to see if that helps, no other symptoms evident that you mentioned
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    Good sunny cold morning

    As if we don't already have enough worries and bad news - Tigers way down in the Series, Frankenstorm Sandy threatening terrors like we have never seen, outcome of 11/6 at local, state and national levels... I already posted under health emergencies, but though I should provide an intro here...
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    lethargic bird - I am a novice laying chicken keeper

    I have seven six month old birds, moved from a small local farmer about two weeks ago. All has been going well until this morning. I have one girl who did not leave the coop - I checked on her a couple of times to she if she was busy laying, then noticed her struggling to move when I disturbed...
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