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    First-time chicken keeper

    Thank you.
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    First-time chicken keeper

    Thank you. It is reassuring to know there are fellow chicken keepers to offer their expertise and help.
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    First-time chicken keeper

    My 4year old grandson named them 'Baby', she is smaller than the others and we think not a pure bred Porcelain but is definitely the leader of the pack. Then we have 'Cuddles' and 'Syrup'. Yes, we all wondered about the name 'Syrup'! Hasten to say I call them my girls.
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    Comment by 'Fran57' in article 'New chicken owners must read'

    My bantams are 8weeks old. When should I start worming them. I plan to use VermEx liquid added to their drinking water 3 days a month. I also add cider vinegar to their daily water. Thank you.
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    First-time chicken keeper

    I did a chicken keeping course about 10 years ago but either was talked out of or 'chickened' out of actively getting on with having chickens. My friend hatched 3 Porcelain bantam hens which needed rehoming so I took the plunge and said I would have them (I have a 4 year old grandson who is...
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    Free ranging for the first time

    Thank you. They have a stone built shed which they can access, various shelves, bales of straw, wheelie bin and oil tank which if need be they could hide behind. Also shed is nice and cool in hot weather.
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    Free ranging for the first time

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    Free ranging for the first time

    We occasionally get hawks but they are pretty rare. Chicken outside yard is sandwiched between high walls, building and house so hopefully my girls will be safe. I am home a lot and they will only be out when I am there. It is always a worry weighing up their safety against pottering around...
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    Free ranging for the first time

    Many thanks for good advice. I will follow it. The first night in their run I had to pick them up and place in coop as they had nervously huddled in a corner at dusk. Next night they took themselves off to bed. Quick learners. It is still a learning curve for me but only having them 4 days I...
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    Free ranging for the first time

    Hi, I am a first timer and have just homed 3 bantams about 8 weeks old. I plan on keeping them in their coop/run for 2-3 weeks then allowing them daily access to free range in my secure back yard. How do I go about this? Once I open their coop door and release them, will they go back readily...
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