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    Expanded Flock Dilemma.

    Dobie lover I spoke to the gifting friends and suggested they become chicken owners for half the chicks they gave us. I even agreed to help them construct a run and a coop. Meanwhile I’ll raise them to the pullet stage. Thank you for your kind response.
  2. Gene McCarthy

    Expanded Flock Dilemma.

    We have a 12 x 20 former chainlink dog run converted to a chicken run. The coop is inside at one end. It was built seven years ago to contain 6 hens raised from baby chicks. Only two girls remain out of the original group. A friend trying to be nice, unbeknownst to us purchased and shipped 15...
  3. Gene McCarthy

    Do our hens have mites?

    Thank you all who responded. I will go to the feed store and purchase one of the products recommended and get back to you the results.
  4. Gene McCarthy

    Do our hens have mites?

    Our six hens are about 18 months old. They reside in a clean sand-filled covered 10x20 enclosed run with a free standing coop inside. They have gone through their first molt evidenced by what appeared to be a pillow fight. They did not lose as many feathers as I expected. Now it is late July and...
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    Feeding and watering while coop training

    I suspect you are right about the coop being too small. Thank you for your suggestions.
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    New Member Intro

    We are new too. This seems to be a good website. Good luck and have fun.
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    New member new to chickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens? Yes we are absolute newbies although we have been studying and preparing for over a year remodeling a former chain-link dog run (10x20), adding a roof, automatic coop door, automatic watering system, a PVC feeder and electricity. (2) What are some of your other...
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    Feeding and watering while coop training

    We are about to receive 7 baby chicks. We've prepared with an in-the-garage incubator until they are feathered. When the girls are ready to be transferred to the coop how should I go about training them to enter the coop at night. Some say to lock them inside the coop for a week until they...
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