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    Do chickens need their bills filed? (Chipping nail)

    I guess by nail, I mean the very most tip where there's no live tissue. The birds are about 3 and a half months old, and they've been using a horizontal nipple waterer.
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    Do chickens need their bills filed? (Chipping nail)

    Thank you, I'll grab a brick to put in there!
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    Do chickens need their bills filed? (Chipping nail)

    My girls are not free range at the moment, and I've noticed that several of them are getting little chips in the front of their bills and along the sides. It's not gone into the nail, but I was wondering if they need something rough in the coop to keep the nail filed down, or if I should...
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    Umbilical cord attached to chick

    Could it be an umbilical hernia?
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    Chicks’ first mealworms

    My birds are around the same age, and I tried them on dried mealworms about a week ago. They were absolutely uninterested. Then I bought in some live mealworms. They were clueless, but did try a few pecks as the worms moved. I kept reintroducing live mealworms to the girls, and oh my gosh...
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    Waterer inside the coop or outside

    Yep, that's what I was concerned about--I just didn't want them to go thirsty. :)
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    Waterer inside the coop or outside

    My coop is just a few days away from being finished, but I was wondering if the waterer should be hung inside the the coop or in the run. I read in one of my books that they just hang it in the run. So, do chickens not need water at night when they're cooped up? Sorry if this is a super dumb...
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    Native plants and chickens

    Digging is underway! Of course, some of these plants I wouldn't mind if they destroyed. lol
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    Native plants and chickens

    A good guide! Thank you! After double checking one of my books, it looks like milkweeds are definitely poisonous (duh, I should've known! Of course monarch caterpillars eat them to become toxic to predators! :rolleyes:)
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    Native plants and chickens

    :D Hey, I plan on starting up my own nursery, so maybe this spring I'll actually have some baby plants to ship!
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    Coop window placement

    I will let him know. We'll get it ventilated!
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    Native plants and chickens

    I plan on putting my coop and run in what was previously a native plant garden. There's still plenty of plants growing in there, though they've wound down for the winter. My question is, does anyone know if any of these plants are harmful to chickens? If so, I'll dig them up and move them...
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    Coop window placement

    Sweet, that's good to hear. I wasn't sure if having the window above the nest boxes would bother them--I'd read somewhere that they like it to be dark and private. As far as ventilation, we were going to put in several holes covered with hardware cloth on the north and south side that could be...
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    My favorite girl, Opal

    Aww, I'm sorry. That must've been awful! My dad and I have been building a coop and I'm already on edge, imagining all the predators that may try and get them once they're in their new home.
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    My favorite girl, Opal

    I know we're probably not supposed to play favorites, but Opal makes it hard to resist. She's a black star, and as soon as I remove the top of their tub, she'll hop onto the rim and then onto my shoulder or head. Eventually she'll settle down in my cupped hands and drift to sleep. She's such...
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