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    Salvaged Materials Coop + cat enclosure! I have 1/3 an acre in Lakewood, Colorado which I just purchased last year. I'm focused on transforming it into an urban homestead -- a work in progress. Starting out this year with one garden bed, hopefully transforming the front lawn into a medicinal...
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    Crowing hen -- in a residential neighborhood!

    Hi everyone! So, my dilemma is this: for the last few days, one of my three silver-laced wyandottes has taken up the early morning habit of attempting to crow like a rooter. It sounds mangled and kind of terrible, to be quite honest, but good on her for giving it a good ol' try. The problem...
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    Adding three pullets to a three-hen flock

    Thanks for the feedback, everyone. We're thinking about just keeping them separate. My roommate is looking into building another coop in another part of the yard. Fortunately we have a 1/3 of an acre, so there's plenty of space. Maybe someday they will get acclimated enough to live together..
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    Adding three pullets to a three-hen flock

    Hello! So, I apologize for the repeat thread, as I realize many people have already posted on this topic already. But I've read many of the posts and am not quite sure I have all the info I need. Here's my issue. I have three silver-laced Wyandotte hens that are about a year and four months...
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    Your Help Needed! - What Are The Top Chicken FAQ's?

    One question I find myself constantly answering is how I get eggs from hens without having a rooster. It seems like the general population doesn't understand the chicken reproductive process very well. I will brainstorm. I know there's tons more, just can't think of them right now.
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    heat off all night are they dead?

    Yay!
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    Confused.......how can you afford to feed your chickens

    Invest in enough chickens to feed your family, and a few extra so you can sell eggs. People will pay good money for home-grown, humanely produced eggs, and that can help you break even in the costs of feed and housing. Also, free scraps from any store with a produce department willing to give...
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    True cost of starting a backyard flock.

    Affordability is really relative when it comes down to it. Some people get chickens out of necessity, some for hobby. If you've got expendable income and time to build a fancy coop it's bound to cost you a bit of money and time, but if you're in a bind and need to get them chickens producing...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    I have three Silver Laced Wyandottes. They are just about 17 weeks old. Last Sunday, one of my girls (not sure which) started laying. I wasn't expecting this for another month or so, so when I couldn't find one of the chickens I got awfully worried -- until I noticed she was inside the...
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    Can Boxers and Staffs get over a 4 foot fence to get my chickens?

    Figured I'd chime in simply since I make a living working with dogs (obedience training). Both of those breeds are incredibly athletic working breeds and therefore would probably not have any problem scaling a 4ft fence. There are a number of medium-large breed dogs that can scale a 4 ft fence...
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    Escaping chickens!!

    I made sure to keep the chicks separated from the cats and dogs until they were old enough to go outside where they could poop freely. Kept them in a separate room in my house.
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