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    Need help identifying

    Thanks. May have to add to the freezer in a few weeks. I would say that they are already around 4+lbs each. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Need help identifying

    I got three of these at TSC and they were supposed to be Buff Orpingtons (obviously now). They are about 8 weeks and are already larger and heavier (by a lot) than my 16 week old ISA Browns. Any ideas? From size I am guessing something like a red ranger. Trying to determine breed to decide on...
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    door for run made of 2x4's

    I had planned a door made from 2x4 but at the end of the day found it was much easier and not much more expensive to purchase a screen door from the hardware store and replace the screen with hardware cloth. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Suggestions for getting hens to sleep where I want?

    I have something similar going on. I have 6 ISA Browns that use the roost and fairly recently added 3 6 week old Black Australorp chicks and 3 RIR 8 week olds. The new batch sleep piled up in one of the nest boxes. I have just started to block off the nest boxes and place them on the roots by...
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    Adding Guinea Fowl?

    I live in a small town where there have been free ranging Guinea Fowl for as long as anyone can remember. In fact, the largest flock of about 10-15 it is believed aren't owned by anyone and are basically wild by several generations. They never come within a block or so of out property however...
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    Not a Buff....

    Pic from when about 1 week old. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
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    Not a Buff....

    Latest batch of chicks from TSC included a selection of 3 that were supposed to be Buff Orpingtons. They looked the part at one week when I got them but now at 3.5 weeks with their feathers really coming in they almost are starting to look like my ISA Reds (although they obviously were red as...
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    It's a sad day :(

    Get involved in lobbying for change. Go to city/town council meetings with model legislation and try to get something introduced. That permit fee is rediculas. Ours here is only $10 to cover the cost of inspection once per year to ensure they are being kept healthy, not free ranging, etc...
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    Plastic chicken Deer fencing for chicken run?

    I use deer fencing for the top 1/4 of my run that is 6' off the ground and behind wood panels that have 3" gaps as a way to ensure hawks stay out. The bottom 6' is poultry netting with the bottom 4' doubled with 2x4 welded wire. The deer fencing is fairly tough but not that hard for a critter...
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    Intro

    I figure I will do a short intro here. We recently started our new flock on our new urban homestead. We live "in town" on almost exactly 1 acre. We have started planting a 50x100 patch this year and started our flock with 6 Red Sex Links (ISA Red) for egg production. This past week we also...
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    2x4 welded wire run

    I am new to the forum but for what it's worth, using all hardware cloth wasn't an option for me financially. My run is 12x25 and 12' tall (I enclosed an old carport style trailer pull-in. I used standard poultry netting for the entire enclosure and then installed (free to me) 2x4 welded wire for...
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