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    Introducing Chicks to Rooster

    Hi all! We have had hens for about a decade and every few years we've introduced a few more pullets as needed. About two years ago one of our pullets turned out to be a rooster and since he's been gentle and docile we've let him stay. We also haven't had any predator problems since we've had...
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    Straw or Pine Shavings?

    We recently switched to pine and I like it better. It just seems cleaner and it's still looking great after about a month. Think we'll stick to it rather than straw.
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    Aracauna Stopped Laying

    I have three hens, all born in March 2013. They are all different breeds. My Aracauna was the last to start laying, and her first two eggs were rubber eggs. But she was a great layer after she started laying regular eggs. About two months ago she stopped laying. It seemed to coincide with the...
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    Chicken poop in the raspberries...to eat or not to eat?

    Great, thanks!!
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    Chicken poop in the raspberries...to eat or not to eat?

    Hi there, We are first time chicken owners and recently had the bright idea to move our chicken tractor into the raspberry thicket to take care of an earwig infestation. It worked! But then we realized they'd pooped in the raspberries for several days. Is it okay to eat the raspberries with...
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    Are my chicks fighting or playing?

    I have three chicks right now—a buff orpington (BO), a black sex-link (BS), and an Amercauna (AC). They are all about 4 weeks old but I suspect the Buff Orpington is a little older because she is quite bigger than the other two. Anyway, last night in the middle of the night they were really...
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    Roost height?

    Thanks so much. This is very helpful!
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    Roost height?

    Hiya! We just built our first coop and it's great, but I have some questions about the interior. We only have three chicks right now and a 20 sq. foot coop. The run will be about the same. However, how high does their roost need to be from the floor? Should their nesting boxes be on the ground...
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    Boys VS Girls

    30!
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    New baby chicks in Southern OR

    Hi! I figured I'd join up because I've been using this website everyday since we brought our three baby chicks home last week. We have 2-3 week old chicks: 1 Buff Orpington (Feathers), 1 Black sex-link (Chicken Little), and 1 Ameracauna (Henny Penny). great fun for all of us so far! Erika
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    Food and Treats

    Our local feed store where we bought our chicks says that meal worms are okay when they are a few weeks old and starting to act bored. Mine have been really trying to escape from the brooder, so we are going to try them this week when they are all 2-3 weeks old. Erika
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