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    What is the price of peanuts in China? What are you paying for feed?

    Quote: In the mountains above Denver, Colorado We buy Modesto Milling also, for $40 per 50# bag of soy-free organic chick starter. Although it's challenging having to drive to Denver for feed (about an hour away), I am thrilled to avoid the shipping charges for soy-free from Texas, as well...
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    Mean Chick??

    Thanks Lisa! I had no idea there was such a thing - since I read your post, I've been Googling all over the place!
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    Mean Chick??

    I'll try to make a long story short. I have 8 chicks, 3 days old, mixed breeds. 1 of the buff brahmas got a bad pasty butt, I had to wash her twice (in 2 hrs) b'cuz I couldn't get it clean on the first try. Even with 2 washes, I had to really work at some dry parts. When I finally got her...
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    HELP My starter feed didn't come in

    Thank you both so much!! I now have happy chicks, who are pecking away at their feed like nobody's business!
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    HELP My starter feed didn't come in

    My starter feed didn't come in, even though it was ordered w/FedEx delivery 5 days ago. I now have 8 chicks that are 2 days old, and no food. I have offered them some mashed. hard-cooked egg yolk, but they are only vaguely pecking at it. Is there anything else "household" I can safely offer...
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    Haven't laid eggs in 2 weeks? WE HAVE EGGS!!!

    I am brand new to chickens, but our friends/neighbors have been at it for about a year. We started feeding them watermelon (rind and all!) and egg production in the following day or two goes way up - the first batch that we counted, 12 chickens laid 14 eggs in one day!
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    Cedar help!

    Thank you both - and
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    Cedar with chickens....

    savingpurple - You SO should have stolen my thread - you got way more replies!! LOL Thanks for all the info - I feel way better about using the cedar boards, as they paneled a basement first and have been out-of-doors for more than a week.
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    Cedar help!

    I am new to the whole chicken deal, but I have read here not to use cedar shavings for the chickens. I couldn't do that with other small pets, so it makes perfect sense. But can I use cedar boards (about 3/4" x 3") for the outside of my coop? I am planning on insulating, probably with foam...
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    Creative Coop Names

    This thread is hilarious! I am just getting started, and was having so much fun thinking of names for the hens that naming the coop never occurred to me!
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    New from Colorado

    To discover egg...My husband (he is a native) told me that the outdoor rink that was next to Joslin's is long gone. But they have one in the new Belmar shopping center on the site of old Villa Italia.
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    New from Colorado

    Hi! I am new to chickens, and in fact don't actually have any yet, but have been watching our friends' flock since they started a year ago. I am now thoroughly addicted! I live high in the mountains (at 9,000 ft) above Denver with my husband, a white cat and a large black dog. We have...
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