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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    So far not!
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    We're doing great. Leveled off at 20 hens, that seems to be just the right number for me. Added the last four on 10/13/23, which happened to be a Friday, so I named them Jason, Michael, Freddy, and Chucky (yes, they're hens). 🤣
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    Post your daily egg basket collection

    My teenaged Marans are starting to lay. The others are from a RIR, an Easter Egger and a Barred Rock.
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    Another - My Chicken Laid a Boiled Egg - mystery post

    Also watching from Seattle, WA Me and my mixed flock of 17.....
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    I did it... I butchered a problem causing Rooster

    I just killed two cockerels this morning for the same reason. They were both being semi aggressive with my younger hens (I have a mixed age flock of 25...well, 23 now) and I actually had to hit one yesterday to get him to let go of a pullet. It was my first time culling a bird I had raised. I...
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    Hoop Coop in TX, I think it might have been a bad idea

    I freeze blocks of ice in round plastic food storage containers and then float the blocks of ice in my hens' water dishes. I also freeze grapes as a treat on hot days.
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    Common knowledge that an inexperienced person should know?

    I had a bit of trouble with hawks and I bought an owl decoy. Haven't lost a hen since (it's been almost a year now).
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    Comment by 'DanetteGrace' in article 'Molting: All You Need To Know'

    This article explains the timing pretty well: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/feather-molt-an-in-depth-look-at-molting.74666/
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    Comment by 'DanetteGrace' in article 'Molting: All You Need To Know'

    Molting rarely begins in January. Your birds will probably molt the following August/September.
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    How do you feed your flock?

    1. How old are the members of your flock(s) & what does it (do they) consist of? I have ten hens: Two Barred Rocks (1 year olds), two Black Copper Marans, (1 year olds), one Rhode Island Red (1 year old), three Easter Eggers (five months old), one Welsummer (recently adopted 3 year old), and a...
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    Should I warn neighbor that dog might get shot?

    What is the 3S protocol?
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    name suggestions!!!

    Sage
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    Comment by 'DanetteGrace' in article 'Nest Boxes 101'

    Brilliant!
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    Prefab Chicken Coop Rip-Off?

    I bought a prefab coop like this second-hand from my neighbor for $50. I use it when I add chicks to my small flock until they are large enough to integrate. Other than that, pretty useless. It doesn't even have any perches (which I added).
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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Different Egg Colors Are You Getting (or plan to be getting) From Your Flock This Year?

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