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    In search of Chickens near Jacksonville, NC

    Does anyone know anybody near the Jacksonville, NC area that have chickens for sale? I am specifically looking for hens that are 1yr or younger. The few hens that I currently have are older and don't lay very many eggs anymore, they are more like pets right now.
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    Pale comb and not interested in treats anymore.

    She is not broody. She doesn't spend too much time inside the coop. Most of her day is spent wandering around inside the run or wandering the yard and pecking at grass when we let them out into the yard for some freedom. I will look her over again for parasites tonight before they go to...
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    Pale comb and not interested in treats anymore.

    I am fairly new to raising chickens and I am now having my first issue with one of my hens. She is a buff orpington and she is a little over 1 year old. Recently her comb has started to become more and more pale as the weeks go on. And now she is not interested in treats anymore. We feed our...
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    Anyone use these nipple waterers?

    I have never seen those type before, but reading the description about them on Amazon, it seems like they will work. These are the ones I purchased...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    It is the end of the watermelon season here in North Carolina and all the stores have them on sale. So today my girls enjoyed an entire watermelon. Cut up and strewn about the yard of course.
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    To free range or not to free range.

    I decided not to clip my hens wings because I don't have a rooster to protect them in case a predator gets into my yard. They have been wandering my yard for a month now and not a single one has make an attempt to fly over the fence to escape. I am really glad I decided to let them free range...
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    Introducing new chickens to my flock.

    I currently have 7 full grown hens that all get along well and have been laying eggs for a few months. About 2 months ago I got 4 chicks that are now about 3 or 4 months old. I have been raising them inside a pen I built for them inside my garage. Just recently I have been putting the young...
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    To free range or not to free range.

    I currently have a 8ft by 16ft run for my 7 chickens and they seem to be enjoying it just fine. I have about a half and acre of fenced in yard I would like to let them wander in but I have some concerns. The fence in the yard is only a 4ft chain linked fence. Their run is completely enclosed...
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    First time raising chickens

    We live in North Carolina and it gets pretty hot during the day. So the only thing I am putting in the water is ice to keep them cool.
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    First time raising chickens

    Thank you for the advice on the door. I never put one on my coop because it spits the chickens directly out into their run/pen. I built it that way so that they can come and go as they please, but cannot be pestered by anything or let predators get at them when I am not outside. I am...
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    Chicken Outcast

    I currently have 7 full grown hens. I got them all over the course of about 3 weeks and got them all in pairs except one. She is a buff brahma hen that was given to me by a friend. She is definitely at the bottom of the pecking order, so much so that she doesn't even sleep inside the coop...
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    First time raising chickens

    We have been wanting to get chickens for quite some time and finally did. We have 7 full grown hens all a little over a year old. Most of them are currently laying eggs and they all seem healthy and happy except for one of them. Her name is Lemon and she is a Buff Brahma. She is very timid...
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