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    When do your chickens wake up??

    For the past month or so my hens have started fussing at 6:17am...every. single. day.
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    New to the chicken thing!

    We live in the 'burbs and our girls are out all day. The fellow who we purchased the girls from had a hawk nest on his property and so the pullets were already pretty hawk savvy and we have been lucky that we have not had any incidents, our 16lb outdoor kitty keeps the yard free from other...
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    Help my silkie is dying

    oh I am so sorry!
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    I need the smell under control!!!!!

    For us its all about staying on top the poop. Our set up is on concrete for now, which is great because we just power wash the heck out of it and then as 1muttsfan noted: soap and elbow grease for the really gnarly bits. The girls happily run around the yard snatching up bugs and then wait for...
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    Name Your Flock! What do you call your ladies

    We call ours the Kardashian sisters ("hey, did you let the Kardashian sisters out yet? They are making a lot of noise). The BO is Kim, a Black Australorp is Khloe and the Naked Neck is Kourtney. It was a whim...but a darn amusing whim. Now whenever we see a Kardashiam on tv we start...
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    Permit process approved! Now how to ask the neighbors??

    Wow! Thats quite the process. I suppose if I were in your position I would just go out introduce myself and explain that I was looking to keep a few hens in my backyard and explain the permit process. Hopefully it goes well and the most hassle you get will be a promise of eggs in exchange for...
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    Heartbroken !!!!!

    Another vote for craigslist, thats how we got our coop after I became discouraged at the cost of building (ok the cost of building "the one" I liked best). What we got is not perfect, but it was easy on the budget and the girls seem to like it just fine. Bonus: for an extra ten bucks the...
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    I finally wrote a letter to the county. Proofread and comments please

    I agree with the other posters, you have great information but it is too long. You want something that is easily skimmed. I do a lot of legislative advocacy as part of my work, so I do a fair amount of this type of writing, I would be happy to help you if you like. Just send me a PM :-)
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    Week old chicks in my garage in Northern California--landlord says they have to go- Advice & HELP Pl

    I am in CA too and I had a landlord who thought that he could waltz on into the home whenever he wanted. Once I read up on tenants rights in CA I told him he had to give me notice before coming on the property. He was an older gent and had the property rented through a management company. He...
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    Kids locked a chicken out (update Happy ENDING!!)

    Hurrah! So happy to hear it all ended well!
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    Kids locked a chicken out (update Happy ENDING!!)

    Oh no! I hope you find her in the morning. I bet your boys feel awful!
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    Mixing Breeds

    thanks for posting this, I was hoping to get a mixed (but small) flock and wondered about how that would work out.
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    Hello from California

    Welcome from another newbie and a neighbor (in Tracy, Ca)!
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    Newbie in Tracy CA

    Hi BYC Peeps! I am a newbie checking in from Tracy, California. Ive been soaking up all the information from this site and a few others for some time now, and I think we are ready to take the plunge! We live in a standard issue suburban neighborhood with a small yard with a small garden and...
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    California - Northern

    Quote: I was going to ask if you meant this thread or chickens in general....and then I figured the correct answer would be "both". Thanks for the welcome!
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