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    What is the best way to calm chickens when they get frightened?

    Thank you for reassuring me that there is nothing more I can do. I will check on them in the morning and hope they are all calmed down without harm. So afraid they will hurt each other when they are so skittish.
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    What is the best way to calm chickens when they get frightened?

    My 19 chickens are 10 weeks old. They have been in their coop since 6 weeks. I got them when they were one week. They were in the house in a large brooder for the first 6 weeks. We are in the process of building a predator safe run. I go out to see them and spend time with them in the morning...
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    Henchanted Cottage Life

    Some of the girls at Henchanted Cottage have decided to try out the roost at last!!!!
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    Henchanted Cottage Life

    Someday we want cams for our flock. So glad to have been a blessing of chicken therapy. I'll tell the girls all about it!!
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    Henchanted Cottage Life

    For those who love to slow down with chickens....
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    Henchanted Cottage Life

    For those of us who like to slow down with our chickens.....
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    Can chickens eat poppy flowers and plant?

    I bought a wildflower seed mix. It has poppy seeds. Can chicken eat poppy flowers? My wildflower garden will not be near the chickens but i would like to pick just the poppies to feed the chickens befor they spread everywhere. I don't like how the takeover and don't want to cull the poppy seeds out.
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    4 week old chick won't open eyes now!! HELP!

    Thanks!
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    4 week old chick won't open eyes now!! HELP!

    What exactly is a crop and how do you check it?
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    4 week old chick won't open eyes now!! HELP!

    Now there are two. I think it might be dust. I put them in a separate brooding box to watch them. So upsetting! Poor chicks. It started today. After i changed the bedding. Some of the chicks were trying to take dust baths in the pine bedding. They scratch alot and break it down to dust. I hope...
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    4 week old chick won't open eyes now!! HELP!

    I have a 4 week old cochin chick with 18 other various chicks in a large brooder. I saw her just laying so still while the others were running around being normal for the middle of the day. I went into the brooder and picked her up. She peeped but her eyes were closed and she has not opened...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    We got our front doors on and also got the cables on to hold it in case of wind. Then we cut the pop up door. Below is a little video clip of the door hole being cut. One step closer!!! We added our chicken coop pop up door hole today to our metal shed. We cut it out and are ready to...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    LOL! I have to say i did the same thing. 19 chicks are in our dining room. I told hubby if we don't get the coop done in two weeks i will have to build a second brooder in the living room and put nine in one and ten in the other. He took a day off work and has worked on it with me all weekend...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    We mde lots of progress on getting our metal shed onto our fondation today. We got everything but the doors on. Tomorrow we will do those and cut the vent holes and pop door hole and maybe get those finished too! I figure two weeks we will have it ready for our then six week old chicks. Sure...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    Yes, we have a heat lamp. Since they are in our enclosed dining room they are warm enough. They have lots of feathers now too. No signs of being cold. Those are wood dowels for roosts. About eight chicks always roost now. Since i knew the chicks were going to be in our house for six weeks i had...
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