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    Sick or broody?

    Thanks Critter! I still have a lot to learn too. I felt around her vent and belly, but I didn't feel anything hard or egg shaped. Maybe this is some pre-broodiness thing that I missed last time? I've been so lucky to never have had a sick chicken before. It's so frustrating! I did find a...
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    Sick or broody?

    She's almost two. I have 3 others that are her same age. Just checked on her twice in the last hour. One time she was on the nest the other she was standing over it absolutely frozen. I know this isn't typical broody behavior right?
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    Sick or broody?

    Something strange is going on with one of my wyandottes. This morning I noticed her missing from the run and found her inside the roosting area still roosting at 10 a.m. I have been trying to encourage broodiness in a couple of my hens by leaving eggs in the nesting boxes but I've never seen...
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    Feather footed Maran keeps breaking foot feathers!!!

    Thank you both so much for your responses! It seems no one else is having this problem. I haven't seen him try to breed so I thought he might still be too young. I guess that is a possibility, but the wounds are usually on the outer side of his feet. They look like he's just snapping off...
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    Feather footed Maran keeps breaking foot feathers!!!

    I bought two juvenile white Marans this summer. A male and a female. I wanted them for their dark brown eggs and hopefully my first batch of chicks, but I didn't really take their feathered legs and feet into consideration and all the trouble it would bring. I was so excited to find them in my...
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    I'm not allowed to let my chickens out of their coop?

    I like in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yesterday, one of my chickens was eaten by a stray dog. I'm not sure how the dog got into my yard, maybe my chicken got over the fence somehow and after much looking and not finding her I just gave up. Today, my boyfriend found her feathers in another...
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    Coop big enough for 8 chickens?

    Very cool!!! And Quailsong thats exactly how I think of things too! Shapes instead of measurements. Math is not my strong point at all. Hey, have any of you guys ever had a chick that wouldn't eat? I'm starting to think this little chick I have is blind...she stubbles around and hardly eats or...
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    Coop big enough for 8 chickens?

    I really like your coop! (Is that a compost system next to it??) I found this one on this website :https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/coop-de-la-villes-chicken-coop I love it and it doesn't look too hard. I can build a run pretty easily, but I've never built anything closely related to a...
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    Coop big enough for 8 chickens?

    Yes, I just saw those as well. Ugh! I'm starting to feel that I'm in way over my head here. I will definitely check craigslist. Another question, how do you guys feel about coop kits and buying online? Is it better to build your own coops? Is it often cheaper or more expensive? I was talking to...
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    Coop big enough for 8 chickens?

    http://www.chickencoopsource.com/chicken-coops/chicken-coops/habitatscottagechickencoop.cfm Unfortunately for some reason I seem unable to download the other angles of this coop, but I did attach the link. The problem is, I don't have a lot of time nor money to spend on a massive, $1500...
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    Coop big enough for 8 chickens?

    I already have 3 chicks who are almost ready to go outside and I will be getting 5 more silver laced wyandottes this Wednesday. I'm new to this. So maybe you guys can help me with my question. Instead of building a coop, I was going to buy one. The measurements are: Overall coop...
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    Not enough chicks and questions about a Rooster?

    Okay! Thank you guys!!!
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    Not enough chicks and questions about a Rooster?

    So, this will be the first time I've ever had chickens and I'm so excited, but I have SO many questions. I've read just about every pointer on this webpage and many other's, but none seem to answer the questions that I have. My little babies will arrive at the beginning of next month. I ordered...
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