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    Ffchicks Page

    Welcome to my webpage. As you may have guessed from my screen name I'm a female firefighter. I'm new to "Chicken Keeping". I've had parrots for many years. I purchased six grown hens, they are so fun to watch. Wonder if i can teach them to talk? Currently I'm not interested in chicks so I...
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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    I started my chicken hobby last August. I just attached dog pens to my wooden pre-fab coop. I layed wire fencing across the tops of the pens that were reinforced with presure treated 2x4s. Our property is very rocky, too. We have large rocks and wire mesh along the bottom of the fencing. We...
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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    I've got the same pre-made coop. I found it was even large enough to divide in half by building a dividing wall of wire mesh in the coop. I added two 2x4 roosting boards for the hens to sleep on at night. I cut an additional door on the backwall for second chicken apartment. I have two dog...
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    Broody Hen?

    HEY! I discovered a 1st egg from my young red. She was the hen that was chased by the bantum hen yesterday. I guess the egg was scared out of her after she hung off the pen fence. I'm still waiting for the others to start laying again.
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    Broody Hen?

    We purchased these hens as adults and I'm not sure of how old they really are. I have six 7 week old chicks in a large cage. At least I'll know there real ages. My bigger problem is the bantum hen is real nasty to my younger 2 Reds that should be starting to lay soon. Yesterday one young red...
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    Broody Hen?

    My hens have stopped laying eggs. Our Bantum Hen went broody a couple weeks ago. The other hens slowly stopped laying eggs. After a week of this behavior we placed her in a little cage. She seemed to be acting normal again so she is back in the pen with others. Still no eggs? Is this...
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    Surprise Rooster

    The tail on my chicken isn't as long or the color green, but the comb & skin on the bottom of it's beak looks like yours. I wish I could post a picture. The other chicken's comb is so much smaller. It's not crowing yet.
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    Surprise Rooster

    Do the eggs taste different if they are fertilized? Do they make the hens go broody?
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    Surprise Rooster

    I bought two young almost full grown Rhode Island Reds this past July. I was told they were young hens that would start laying in September. Well, recently one chicken started growing a large single comb and red loose skin thing under it's beak. Yes, I'm new to chickens. Living in our coop...
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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    Before we installed an the electric wire at the top of rail/wire mesh fence our dog would jump over it. She was hit twice by cars while crossing the street. I was reluctant to install the electric fence for fear of hurting the dog. My husband figured that maybe the third time the dog got hit...
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    Question about electric fencing and weather

    We have our backyard protected by an Electric Fence Wire that was purchased at Tracktor Supply. Ours is installed conected on a rail fence. It was the only way to keep our dog from jumping over the five foot tall fence. The electric fence is only "hot" if it is touched when you are grounded...
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    Anyone have pics of 20 wk BR roos?

    I got six little chicks at the Sussex County Fair (NJ) last week. They told me the 4 yellow chicks were Buff Orpingtons. They didn't know what the brown one or black one was that were born at the fair. The brown chick grew stripped wing feathers. The black one now has some white on it's...
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    Inside Walls of Coop?

    The boards sold have solid color covering so I don't think they would peck it. I have chicks in a box and notice they peck at any little spots on the side walls. I've used the boards in a wet wall (water pipes in a wall) so I've got a couple small pieces left over. I'm going to tack up some...
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    Omega-3 Eggs

    We have an open yard, if we let the girls out some hawk could just grab a chicken in blink of an eye. My backyard neighbor's yard is filled with thick pines I figure could hide the walking preditors. For now I'll feed them goodies and keep the girls in the covered pen.
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    Farm life!

    Wow, Alpacas! We have some farms around here that have them. I still can't figure out why they cost so much. I know you can sell the flease. I see people offering to sell a female for $15K., come on now. That is a lot sweaters to sell to get that money back. They do have those cute faces...
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