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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Got a day old coming 4/26. She will be in brooder for a few weeks before moving in. And we will slowly introduce as she grows.
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    I haven’t...not a bad idea tho. Her run is close and within eyesight of the other 5 in their run..and she gets pretty much daily attention. Ended up ordering the buff polish. We will also give her mucho attention while in the brooder as a solo chick, and a stuffed cuddle buddy or 2
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    Disabled chicken laying eggs?

    our disabled EE...she mainly uses her good leg to hop around and just the other to lean on. She can get in/out of coop and has been eating and drinking on her own just fine. When she lays down the leg goes to the side kinda funky still..,she just hit 6mo old...hoping for an egg any week now
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    Best example of written ordinance I've come across so far...

    For anyone looking to draft their own this is the most properly detailed written ordinance I've come across. I was researching them nation wide and this one you could almost copy & paste it all and make it widely acceptable I would think in residential, suburban, and even possibly urban areas...
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Leaning toward one of these fuzzy looking friends.. https://www.meyerhatchery.com/Buff-Laced-Polish-Day-Old-Chicks-p193649528
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Also looking at cream leg bar, green queen, or anything from this April 26th hatch at Meyer... https://www.meyerhatchery.com/Chickens-c39349237
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Any thoughts on blue sex link easter egger bantam? https://www.meyerhatchery.com/Blue-Sex-Link-Easter-Egger-Bantam-p296503086
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    List of Silkie Breeders

    Seems like it's hard to find silkies sexed...i have only ordered from Meyers in the past. Anywhere I can order female silky ?
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    Poll: Do you go on vacation? (In a non-COVID world)

    5 hens 5gallon feeder 2 2.5gallon thermostat controlled heated waterers Secure run with camera I can access on phone My birds set up to go 5days easily..depending on how they are laying the only thing I need to send a friend/family/neighnor there is to collect some eggs.
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Mpc? My blue & lav Orpingtons were close to $30
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Good idea and good info, thanks. ! Looking into smaller breeds...maybe Silkie or Bantams
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    Do you know anywhere that has female silkie chicks? Meyer hatchery was only showing straight runs...
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    “Weekend Rehab” on a Craigslist score for our adopted disabled hen...

    Scored this for $75 5min down the street from me and it came with extra wood and a roll of chicken wire, with lumber prices as outrageous as they are I couldn't frame something close to that for even $100, not to mention a lot of it is actually mahogany. I needed it lower to the ground...
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    How big should a coop be for 5 chickens for a backyard, no I don’t have a farm or 5acres for a backyard

    I have 5 and I did the math per bird then doubled the space My run is 12x12 and coop is 5x4 and 4ft inside, plus 3 nest boxes, and they free range a couple days a week
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    Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

    We “rescued” a disabled Easter Egger from our friends farm recently, she was born with a bad leg and was being picked on and spent her days hiding from her flock of 20...for the past 4+ weeks I've been trying to integrate her into our very docile 2 year old house raised flock of 5...4 out of 5...
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