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    Chicken Poo and sod?

    I have my coop in the back of my business. It is currently barren hard clay area w/ a bunch of weeds. I wanted to put down sod next spring but was concerned the chickens (who have free range of the yard) poop will burn the sod. Does anyone have experience w/ this? Thanks
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    Packing Peanut turned out to be a ROO....what now?

    Would like to keep the roo if possible (not waking up the world, hurting the hens, ext) but if we decided to cook him what age would be best for that?
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    Packing Peanut turned out to be a ROO....what now?

    Could someone explain "broody" as well? We have 7 hens and now one crazy looking rooster. They were all raised together and do not fight thus far. I would guess they are all 5 months old, just got our 1st egg yesterday!
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    Packing Peanut turned out to be a ROO....what now?

    What do you mean by "get the eggs quickly". If we collect the eggs, put them in the frig, will they still continue to develop leaving me with an un-usable egg?
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    Packing Peanut turned out to be a ROO....what now?

    The packing peanut McMurray sent me has turned out to be a Roo. What can I expect? Will I soon be over run w/ baby chicks? Will he turn mean and cause the hens to become mean or disturb there laying habits? Can anyone educate a newbie on roos?
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    1st egg a disaster...what happend!?

    Mix the oyster shell w/ their feed or just give them a separate pile to munch on?
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    1st egg a disaster...what happend!?

    Been feeding the chickens a "grower" feed from Tractor Supply. Should I give them oyster shells or just start them on the "layer" food?
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    1st egg a disaster...what happend!?

    I found one of my Red Star's in the hatching section of my Eglu and I knew she was putting her first egg out. Later I investigated and found nothing put a yolk covered in ants? What gives? There was no shell just egg yolk. Did she or one of the other chickens eat the shell and leave the...
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    About 6 weeks, lots of feathers.
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    We have the chickens in the storage of my business and change the cage every 3 days so the smell is not that bad. Would never do it at my house. They will go out Monday.
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    Black Stars look different.

    How old were your McMurray Black Stars when they started laying? Mine are very skiddish compared to the other species, did you notice this as well?
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    Black Stars look different.

    I got some Black Star chicks from McMurray. They are about 6 weeks old now and some are solid black while others are getting brown/gold markings on them. Did they send me something else or could these be males?
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    I got the "Eglu" from www.omlet.com It was crazy expensive, about $1200 w/ shipping, but it is behind my business which is brand new construction so I wanted something that looked good. Plus it is easy to maintain. They are really sweet!
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    They have feathers, but are shedding a lot ( I am hoping this is normal). The heat lamp is on a timer to run late at night, but I don't think it is even needed anymore as they are inside my business in a climate controlled room w/ no drafts.
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    My chicks are about 5 weeks old now. When can they go outside? I am on the coast of SC where day time temps are about 70-80 and night time temps are 50-60. Thanks..
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