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    Forming some kind of organization -- and taking donations -- to advocate for chickens with flyers, m

    Thank you! I did some research and found a type of organization -- an unincorporated non-profit association -- that seems to fit our needs without being too complicated. The main purpose for forming an organization is to keep the books separate and start a PayPal account. So, I think we'll be...
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    Forming some kind of organization -- and taking donations -- to advocate for chickens with flyers, m

    Hi, Folks: This is a question for anyone who has participated in a campaign to change local chicken laws, ordinances or HOA rules. I know I'll likely need to do some mailings, make copies, etc. in my effort to change our neighborhood's restrictions. And I know I can't solely fund all of...
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    Meeting with Homeowners Association to argue for Chickens being allowed

    This is perfect and consistent with what I have been thinking already -- which is a relief, to be honest. I am a journalist by training so research is something I know I can do well and I'm eager to dig in on something I care about. I've made a web site to share the results of my research...
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    Meeting with Homeowners Association to argue for Chickens being allowed

    Hi, Folks: I live in a neighborhood where everyone lives on 3-10 acres and residents are allowed to keep cows, horses, goats, llamas, sheep, etc. But not chickens. At one point, it looked like the neighborhood was going to vote to allow chickens and, in a fit of excitement and a desire to let...
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    How to integrate new pullets with more established flock of pastured hens

    Hi, Folks: I've read everything I can find about introducing new chickens to an established flock, but I haven't seen anything that addresses this particular situation. We have a backyard flock of 7 hens and we got 4 day-old baby chicks in April. They're now 14 weeks old. We've kept them...
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    Beginning to Squat

    One of our EEs -- actually a week younger than many of the rest of our flock -- has started squatting, I noticed yesterday. Thing I love (besides eggs) about their squatting: I can catch them now! They used to run off pretty quickly. We have Barred Rocks, Black Australorps and the EEs. Of...
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    First Egg Countdown

    And she gave us #2 today! She's a star! It's funny because, of all our chickens, the Barred Rocks are the smallest, and this one, in particular, is one of the smallest of the BRs. The mysteries of chicken maturity are way beyond me. chickenman89, I believe the Americaunas are among the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Woo, hoo! First egg EVER from our little flock. The only one that even looked close to laying was one of the Barred Rocks, so I'm pretty sure she's the responsible party. We got her at 1 day old, so she would have hatched May 7, which makes her 20.5 weeks old -- quite the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Our agitated Barred Rock with the submissive squat and red comb/wattles is visiting the nest box for the first time (that we've seen, anyway) and making LOTS of noise -- she almost sounds like she is honking sometimes. She's been hanging out in there a while and we've just left her in peace to...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Thanks, Happy Chooks! Patience, patience!! And we'll open up the other two nest boxes, too. The problem has been that we put "curtains" on the bottom two nest boxes (there are four -- two on top of each other), but there's nothing from which to hang the curtains for the top nest boxes. It's just...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Hello, fellow chicken keepers! First time raising chickens and our 8 girls, which we got at 1 day old, are now reaching POL. Well, at least ONE of them is ;-) Six of them (3 Barred Rocks, 3 Black Australorps) are 19.5 weeks, and one of the Barred Rocks is squatting, making a lot of noise, and...
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    Sexing Barred Rocks

    Thanks!
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    7 week Black Australorps- pullets or cockerels?

    Thank you! That's what we are hoping.
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    7 week Black Australorps- pullets or cockerels?

    Would love to get input on whether these 3 chicks are looking like females or males so far. Thanks in advance!
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    Sexing Barred Rocks

    Hi, folks. We have 3 barred rocks that are supposed to be pullets, and I was wondering if some could take a look and weigh in on whether they are looking like boys or girls. Here are some pictures. Thanks in advance! BTW they are about 7 weeks.
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