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We let our chickens out of their run for about an hour before sunset every afternoon. Now that the snow's starting to melt, I'm noticing that our backyard is getting awfully poopy. Anyone else having this problem? Is it going to kill all our grass, or just fertilize it?

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Cool! I can't wait to give it a try. It was fun raising chicks in a brooder in our livingroom. But next time I like the idea of having the hens do all the work! Thanks so much for you're advice!

O.k. more newbie questions: So when next spring rolls around, do I assume all the eggs are fertilized? Do I just leave them in the nest if one of my hens goes broody? How many eggs/chicks can I expect the hen to sit on?

Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice on were to go next with my six chicks. I have two Barred Rocks and three Buff Orpingtons. They're only 11 weeks old, but I'm pretty sure that we have two roosters. One BR and one BO. Originally, when we got the chicks, I thought if we ended up...