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    Back from chicken haitus...Can a rooster NOT be dominant with three hens??

    Thanks for your reply. Is it possible he's just a timid guy? I don't mind having a rooster but I don't have acreage and if he starts crowing earlier they might take issue even though I am semi-rural. Also, I worry that if he does go full rooster three hens would likely be ravaged because of the...
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    Back from chicken haitus...Can a rooster NOT be dominant with three hens??

    I've rescued what I thought were four young hens, between 6-8 months I was told. One has turned out to be a rooster, which was not obvious until I had them for a few weeks. He crows just a bit and not before 7:00 am, his spur nubs are starting to emerge and his waddles and feathers are...
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    Broody Hen drooling!?

    My Buff Orpington goes broody about once a month. We've started calling her whack-a-doo because her behaviors seem to be a constant situation. I came home from work today, removed her from the nesting box so she would eat/drink/range for a couple hours, and noticed that she drooled! I'm sure she...
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    A friend of mine said that she names each new batch of chicks names that start with the same letter. That way she can keep track of how old they are and which group they started in.
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    Will keeping the pop door open create a draft in winter?

    There is a solid wall that covers that end of the run so I'm hoping a draft coming in from the low door won't be a problem. Thanks much.
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    Will keeping the pop door open create a draft in winter?

    Hi everyone, We don't have horrible winters here in the high desert. Lows may get into the 20s but usually stay in the 30s, we may get a day or two of light snow. I have a small coop (4 x 4 x 4) which houses 4 hens and we are approaching our first winter. There are small holes at the top of the...
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    Broody Pullet...

    My Buff Orpington is only 7 months old and has gone broody four times now! I have to remove her from the nesting box and put her on the lawn where she sits, trance like, for a good five minutes before joining the others. It takes several days to snap her out of it and she quits laying (which is...
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    Buff Orpington began as Goldie, but we really call her Dora (as in, the Explorer) since she is usually off on her own. Our Delaware is Della (natch), BUT... I wanted to name the Barred Rocks something rocky, so we named one Roxie. That reminded me of the movie "Chicago" so our other Barred Rock...
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    Problem solved!?? They say that education is expensive, whether you get it in the classroom or on the street. And even though I read up, asked for advice from wonderful, friendly, helpful people, I'm still having to pay my dues. There is no single solution to the heat or probably most other...
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

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    Introduction

    Welcome, Sunny! I'm pretty new to the site and to keeping chickens, too. It's a great place to learn and to meet some wonderful people! I have not had a question yet for which I have not found an answer here. I guess there is no new problem under the sun when it comes to chickens! :)
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    Oh, how I long for a larger run area, kbarnes! :)
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    Thanks, Primrose :) Good ideas. The coop does have a 1x1 foot window on the hidden side and the pop door stays open. There are also ventilation holes all around the roof line. I agree that it should have another window, and above the nesting boxes there is room for another one between framing...
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    So many great ideas from everyone! The heat solution truly is something that needs to be fine tuned for each person's (chicken's) situation. I'm still working on it. I have tried many of the suggestions here and am using some of them, but I can't seem to get the all-day solution figured out. I'm...
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    Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

    I've wondered this same thing. We've been breaking 100 degrees for the past week (and will likely continue to do so). I only have 4 hens right now and their run is small (3X10) but well shaded. It is sand based and since I've been watering it down because of the heat I've noticed that it's...
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