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    Chickens won't sleep inside?

    I tryed drawing them in with treats actually, I drew everyone in including them but when they finished they just wandered out again. I thought about actuaiting my auto door after they are in but I don't have access to the switch from the outside. Once I put them in "close" to bedtime but wile...
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    Chickens won't sleep inside?

    I have 13 birds different breeds. The four polish and the two cochins always roost outside in the run. No matter how windy or pouring, sheeting rain they stay outside. They go in the coop to feed and lay but come dark they stay outside. I have an automatic door that closes well after everyone...
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    honking chickens

    Whats the breed? I had three Egyptian Faoumi's that started honking at three months like they thought they were geese. They never did quiet down so I got rid of them on Monday at 4.5 months old as I didn't want to alarm the nieghbors. I had 25 hens, all different breeds and I am getting rid of...
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    Egyptian Fayoumi Hens

    Hens, Egyptian Fayoumi pullets, four months old and ready to lay. Three availible. Beautiful, active exotic chickens with large dark eyes. Pick up only at this time.
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    What breed/sex is this chicken

    for sure a roo? no wattles? no spurs? sweetest chicken in the bunch? That won't make my wife happy - we will have to get rid of it in that case.
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    What breed/sex is this chicken

    I have a chicken I can't quite id. Its the largest one in the bunch and very sweet; also exactly 4 months old. Thanks, Mike
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    What am I?

    Wow thanks Whats the difference between the Golden Campine and the Hamburg? To my uneducated eye they do look very similar. Just curious. Thanks, Mike
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    What am I?

    Part of the ornametal layers from MM . . . they are about 10 weeks old thanks for the help, Mike
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    Darth chick

    Ok so no guesses at the chick at three weeks. How about now at 6 weeks? Anyone? Thanks, Mike
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    Chicken run and stumps

    Ones a ten year old jack pine the other 6 month old oak. My experience with burning stumps to nothin has always had limited success. Usaully ending up with just slightly smaller black stumps. Will the chickens hide from my line of sight behind the stumps? Will they lays eggs up inside? If I...
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    Chicken run and stumps

    Here are the pictures of the stumps the above shot is of the stumps themselves, and unfortunatly they are the size of a small car, probably above a ton each. Too much for my come a long and are escavator job. The below shot is the area that the shed will nest up to them. then my idea is to...
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    Chicken run and stumps

    Picture equals thousand words. When I get home tonight I will take some shots and post them. Thanks, Mike
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    Chicken run and stumps

    I am planning on building a coop right where some very large, pulled stumps lay. I was going to have then moved at $400 but then I thought if I put the coop up against them I could build the large run around the stumps and the chicken may "play" on them. Would they play in and around them...
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    Darth chick

    Got this dark chick in MM's ornamental layers. She had a match but the match didn't make it. Any thoughts on watch she might be? Thanks,
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    Green legs, orange legs?

    The first two do look alike and the last three do all look like each other and while my uneducated eye can only really pick up the obvious leg color differences, someone else probably could see other things. They are definatly two different things though. Thanks for all the help.
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