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    First eggs and a couple questions

    I got my first eggs today. There were two in the coop this morning. It have five Plymouth Barred Rocks. They are 20 weeks, 6 days old.
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    Automatic Coop Door Openers

    I have read about devices to automatically open chicken coop doors into the run in the morning and close them at night. Is there anyone here with experiences with these? Where are they available? How do the chickens know to go inside before the device closes the door?
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    How long do chicks need to be under a light?

    My chicks are going on 5 weeks and have begun to feather out well. Here in Michigan, our daytime temps are in the 60s and our nighttime temps in the 40s. I have been leaving the light on 24 hours but they now ignore it during the day and spend most of their time in the run. At night, they...
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    Whats the most beautiful chicken breed that is nice nomatter what sex?

    In terms of beauty, behavior and usefulness, my suggestion among the common breeds to you would be: 1. Gold Laced Wyandottes 2. Silver Laced Wyandottes 3. Barrred Plymouth Rocks aka Barred Rocks 4. Buff Orpingtons 5. New Hampshire Reds 6. Rhode Island Reds 7. Amerucanas aka Americanas...
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    i think my chicks hate me!!!

    I have TSC chicks as well, about 5 weeks old, like yours. Like you said, I have a a half dozen that will come near me and peck my feet when I'm being still. Yet, they'll freak out if I try to pick them up from any angle. I've noticed a big difference in the breeds. My Barred Rocks seem the...
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    Mix Breeds -When to Process?

    I bought 18 chicks this spring with the intent of keep six hens for layers and processing the other dozen for freezer chickens. These are not the standard meat type chickens like Cornish Rocks but instead a mix of cockerels and pullets of various breeds such as Barred Rock, New Hampshire Red...
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    Is it really a NY state law???

    Article from the New York Times on the law's enforcement (covers both for/against perspectives): http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED7143CF93BA25757C0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1
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    Is it really a NY state law???

    See subsection 3 in New York State Law Section. 354 § 354. Sale of baby chicks and baby rabbits. 1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits unless such person provides proper brooder facilities where...
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    Is it really a NY state law???

    I think these are excellent laws which prohibit people from purchasing just one or two chicks or ducklings. Given the very low price of purchasing just one or two chicks and how cute they are when they are small, there is a very real temptation for people who have no knowledge of how to care...
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    chick perching/roosting so young

    My chicks are 23 days old now and about half of them are roosting. I had a chick roosting on my fourth rung 48" off the floor at 13 days old.
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    First Day Outside Deaths

    First time chicken owner here. It's been a warm sunny day in southern Michigan so I let my 3+ week old chicks outside for the first time today to explore their run. They were nervous but eventually the more timid ones came out no doubt inspired by the happy chirps of the braver ones who were...
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    Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance

    Taken! Flowerpot, please message me with a mailing address.
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    Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance

    I purchased new and just finished reading Martin Gurdon's Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance: Reflections on Raising Chickens. It's a read it and pass it along type of book which I would be happy to do on the condition that you pass it along when you're done reading it so someone else can...
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    Which is better..A covered run or not?

    I use a deer fencing to cover the top. It will keep out hawks and is very inexpensive. Snow hasn't been a problem but an ice storm could be. I have a tree in my run which provides shade. That could be an alternative to covering it.
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    HOW MUCH TO STARTER BUY?

    How many chicks are you getting? I have 18 chicks. I bought a 20 lb. bag. During the first week I thought I would have plenty left over. A week later, I realize I should have bought the 50 lbs. bag. All they do is eat, sleep, eat, play, eat, drink, and eat. My chicks eat like pigs, not...
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