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    Hello from MARYLAND!! Anyone ? :)

    I'm from Frederick County. First-time "chick raiser" and also have horses, goats, dogs and cats. Nice to meet you!
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    15 hours to build coop and 6 hour to build run

    Quote: Ditto on the rain barrel set-up. I'm going to steal that idea!
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    When will the girls start using the roost?

    My 12-week olds huddled together in the corner when I first put them in their coop. I was afraid they'd suffocate each other so I took a cat litter box, turned it upside down, placed it in the corner and they all piled on top of that. Then one morning I went into the coop and the three SS were...
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    Feeding chickens yogurt

    Quote: Good suggestion about making the powder into a mash. I'll try that. I've been having some issues with the last couple of bags of Purina medicated starter...the crumbles disintegrated into powder, so I ended up with a bag of powder. Took the last one back to the feed store which they...
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    EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!! (*NEW* Pics of chickens in action!)

    You've inspired me to take some pics of my flock! Thanks!
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    Gender??? Newb with a question

    I say roo, too. Can you show a few more pics of the side and top of his/her body?
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    First Time Poster/Looking for Hot Weather Tips

    Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome and helpful tips. To tell you a little more about us, it's me and my husband - both working full-time (stressful) jobs plus a 10-acre farm including 5 Quarter Horses, 2 Percherons, 2 Pygmy goats, 3 hens, 1 rooster, 13 pullets, 3 cockerels, 16 cats, 1...
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    Before we buy...questions...

    Welcome! I'm new as well and found this forum extremely useful as I started raising chicks this spring. If you are getting chickens for the primary purpose of laying eggs, then you'll need to use artificial lighting during the shorter days of fall and winter to increase egg production.
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    Roo or Hen??can you help me im not sure yet

    Yep...it's a roo. Know how you feel. Out of my batch of 15, I ended up with 3.
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    First Time Poster/Looking for Hot Weather Tips

    Quote: Wow! Took a look at your coop and I'm impressed! Very, very nice! Lucky chickens...thanks!
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    First Time Poster/Looking for Hot Weather Tips

    Hi...although I registered back in April, this is my first time on the forum -- or any forum for that matter. Raised up 15 chicks for the first time this spring - 3 Australorps (one roo), 3 Speckled Sussex, 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 3 Buff Brahmas (one roo), and 3 Partridge Rocks (one roo). I...
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