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    Integration 2 months in

    Well their mini-run within the larger run is open so they are in and out all day, but tend to hang out in there a lot. So should I remove it after adding more food and water? I have two of each but thanks for the tip, I'll add more esp for food! And a separate roost. Thank you!!
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    Integration 2 months in

    Oh I like the idea about blocking the nesting boxes. Thanks! I wrote that wrong the run is 18x9
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    Integration 2 months in

    Ok great, thank you!
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    Integration 2 months in

    Hi everyone! I read a lot of good info on here about integration and I'd say we are going as well as can be expected. We did see no touch for a couple weeks, babies in cage in the coop for a while, and now for maybe a month they've been coexisting but with this open cage that mostly only the...
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    9 week old gender qs

    Thanks all!! Yes the Sussex I first thought may be cpckerel bc her comb came earlier, but from what I see online the boys are much bigger and redder by now so I am also thinking Widget is a gal! I was most unsure about the EE. Separate EE question, it doesn't look like she has beard/puffy...
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    9 week old gender qs

    Thanks for replying!
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    9 week old gender qs

    Hi all! I think these 4 are pullets but thought I'd poll the experts :) 1- Easter Egger, Sparks (the only one that looks a little pink to me just recently) 2- Speckled sussex, Widget 3- buff orp Tickles 4- buff orp Kie-coo All just about to turn 9 weeks. Thank you!
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    I'll definitely check out this video, thanks my pa friend! Good luck to you w your clay too
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    I've read mixed things about alfalfa, mainly the concern being about getting it out come spring. But deep roots would be awesome, I can't imagine anything growing past 3 inches. Which reminds me, do you also recommend just cutting the plants at the soil and letting their root structure...
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    Thanks I'm going to look into gypsum!
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    I like the flipping idea- maybe I'll dig up a layer of the clay and try to put the compost later under it instead of putting it directly on top or rolling it in. For the clover cover crop, in the spring do you till it or just dig it out in bunches and turn it upside down or what? Thank you!
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    Thanks everyone! Also I found this podcast that others with clay soil may like, I'll post it here if I can. It turns out I've probably been watering too shallow and too frequently. Today I placed a container in the dirt and watered until puddles, then waited 10-15 min, watered until puddles...
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    Improving clay soil and cover crop questions

    Hello all! I have pretty terrible clay soil here in PA that I've sadly been gardening in for 10 yrs, same spot. Tried raised beds for several years, but the soil I purchased was possibly worse than my own, so last year I dug it out. Garden still in same spot bc it's fenced. My research...
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    6-8 week Sapphire Gem Roo?

    I have 16 week old gems, 1 pullet and 2 roos. I really think it's a pullet. Someone told me that in addition to the barring and redder combs/wattles- roos have the yellow around the eyes, and yellow legs/feet. It seems true in all the pics I looked at one here! You can search my thread and...
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    Speckled Sussex

    Yours are about a week older than mine it sounds like. Mine was sold as a pullet and I'm praying it's true, but the short tail has me a little worried! Were yours sold as pullets? If so I have hope for us, they can't all 3 be wrong right lol?
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