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    COOP MYERS After months of telling my wife that I wanted chickens and looking through all the amazing coops on BYC she finally gave in. On a warm weekend in the end of February we call every local farm store until we found...
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    Skin wound on neck of 6 month black sex link

    Thanks everyone for the great advice unfortunately I came home this evening and my sex link was almost completely unresponsive in the crate and died shortly after I got home.
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    Skin wound on neck of 6 month black sex link

    I can have the neighbor and friend doctor her while i am gone. So you would suggest keeping here isolated the week while we are gone and have them doctor her. What is the sign that she can reenter the flock? Should I wait until she is complely healed or until the wound scabs over. This is my...
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    Skin wound on neck of 6 month black sex link

    I have asix month old black sex link that was attacked by a neighbors dog. The skin and some feathers were tore on her neck but no puncure wound or blood. I have no doubt that she will survive but we are leaving tomorrow afternoon for a week of vacation. I am having a friend and neighbor...
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    Feedback on Learning Center "Treats Chart"

    can you give them uncooked green beans?
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    Adding to flock

    I currently have 5 sex link that are 5 months old. I am adding threee plymouth rocks that are approximately the same age. What is the best way to introduce the new birds to the flock. My plan was to let the sex links out to free range and let the plymouths lose in the run so they can get use...
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    Plymouth Rocks in Western Missouri

    Looking for 2 pylmouth rock hens in Kansas City(Western Missouri area), would prefer 8 weeks or older but am open to chicks. Please contact me at 573-631-3365.
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    How high is your coop?

    mine is 2 feet off the ground also. it gives plenty of room for them to get under it and in the shade and also allowed me to hang their waterers and feeders under the coop.
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    2 Eggs on Thursday and none since

    Thanks everyone for the info. I figured as much just wanted to make sure.
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    2 Eggs on Thursday and none since

    I have 5 sex-links 3 black and 2 red. Woke up Thursday to my first egg and had another one on thurday afternoon. Since then there has not been a single egg. Is this normal when hens first start laying eggs. I just assumed that once they started they would just continue to lay on a regual...
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    Red Sex Links (how to tell the difference between a roo and pullet?)

    Here is pics of the hen in question. New to all of this anyone who could tell me that she is for sure a hen or a rooster?
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    Red Sex Links (how to tell the difference between a roo and pullet?)

    I have six sex link chicks 3 red and three black. They are approximately 4 1/2 months old. Within the past week one of the hen has started showing signs of being a rooster. She is crowing and aggressive towards the other chickens and definitely the most dominate of the six. How do you tell...
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    Will this roost design work.

    Here is an example of my coop. Sorry no photos i will upload actual photos when i get home. I could put two 4 foot long roost on either side above the poop doors with a poop board slanted twords the doors. the issue is that there are 36" x 38" windows above both doors. I didn't know if this...
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    Will this roost design work.

    Quote: Would it be ok to put the roost 18" from the wall and then have 2 2x12 so a total of 24" of poop board under the roost. I am just thinking this would be a larger platform in my coop but cant think of a better way to do it. My other option would be to place the roost on the short ends...
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    Will this roost design work.

    I have a 4x7 coop and I am planning to put in the roost and poop board today. My plan is just a 2x4 12" away from the wall about 4' high with a 2x12 under it. My question is that the 2x12 will be directly above the entrance to my external nesting box. Is this going to be a problem? From what...
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