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    what's up with the new broody ?

    Hey there, SLW! I happened to be checking on chick breeds to order this spring, and saw your question on broodiness. My GLW and BO's went broody quite a few times in the first year. I was doing what you are doing and forcing her off the nest whenever I could, only to find her back on the...
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    When to put eggs under broody hen and judging broodiness

    Thank you for your replies. I think I'll start with the Buff Orpington because she seems just so dedicated. I will just give it a try and see what happens!
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    When to put eggs under broody hen and judging broodiness

    Thank you BYC members - your help is so valuable! Sorry if this has been answered, but I'm having trouble finding an answer in the posts. I have three hens in my first flock of 15 month old chickens who are broody now. I have a Dark Brahma, who has never been a good layer, broody for 3...
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    Galvanized Waterer Problem and Feather Loss

    Thank you all for your great suggestions. As far as the waterer that is just continually leaking, it does it even on a level surface. I think by pulling hard on the outer part, and not tipping it to the side as directed, it somehow ruined the vacuum. I'm thinking that waterer is a goner. I...
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    Galvanized Waterer Problem and Feather Loss

    Hi chicken friends, I've search the forum and found a few almost-related topics, but not specifically, so I was hoping you could help me. My setup: I have 7 chickens, one year old, in a shed-like coop with 24/7 access to an enclosed run. I use a 3 gallon galvanized double walled fount on a...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Got 6 eggs today for the first time from my first 8 hens, who are 23 weeks old. I'm fairly sure my Dark Brahma isn't laying yet, along with one Buff Orpington, who seems to be lagging behind the other two buffs. I doubt I'll ever tire of finding eggs it's so fun.
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    Self-service egg sales or not, how do you handle it?

    Wow! Egg delivery! That's service! So many great ideas. I like the idea of having hours so that I don't get scared by strange noises in the middle of the night (thinking there's a fox or coyote after my chickens) only to find a neighbor picking up eggs late Friday night for Saturday...
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    Self-service egg sales or not, how do you handle it?

    Thanks for all your great replies. A couple questions: A couple of you mentioned you now "take orders". I'm a newbie, and I don't understand how that works. Does someone call you and say they want a dozen eggs, and arrange a time for pickup? If you have more orders than eggs, do you just...
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    Self-service egg sales or not, how do you handle it?

    I would like my neighbors to buy eggs when it is convenient for them, regardless if I am home or not, so I'd like to set up an area in my urban backyard near my coop with a refrigerator or cooler to sell eggs on a self-service basis. I've been searching for suggestions on the forum, but there...
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    Crusher fines acceptable as run floor?

    Hi there, Mike, Thank you for the welcome. Do you happen to know if the gravel in your structural fill have sharp edges? The stuff I have free access to, if I sift it, is mostly small pieces of granite, which have quite sharp edges. If you are using similar stuff with success, I will...
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    Crusher fines acceptable as run floor?

    Thank you for your advice. I sifted a sample of the crusher fines, and although it looked like sandy dirt, really it was mostly granite pieces with sharp edges. I have decided to go with sand, to avoid any possibility of bumblefoot. I was able to get a quick delivery of sand, for a decent...
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    Crusher fines acceptable as run floor?

    Hello! I have searched the forum and haven't really come up with an answer to this question. Are crusher fines (also called crushed granite, breeze, rock dust, granite dust, I believe) okay to use as a run floor? I was planning on using sand due to ease of raking up the chicken poo and...
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    Denver: Help join effort to change laws allowing chickens

    Raising chickens is worth it! I am a Denver resident with a permit for hens. I started leisurely researching and applying for permits September 2008 and received mine in February 2009. Although the process was lengthy and too costly, I am so happy I did it. Those of you here in Denver who...
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