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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Thank you. We're monitoring the flock to see if we need to make adjustments. They've been together for two years. Now that they're with us, they have lots of room to spread out (hen house as well as fenced garden). Seven of the hens are loyal to the silver laced wyandotte (who is the...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    It was a great egg day. We've had our flock for 1 month (10 hens and three roosters, two years old) and we were blessed with eight eggs today.
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    You know you're a backyard chicken owner when...

    When your husband tells you he bought five pounds of dried mealworms at the local feed store and you respond that you just ordered 11 pounds from Amazon. When your friend sends you a picture of the dish she made with your eggs as the star and you look at the picture numerous times with pride...
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    Show us your nest boxes! Ingenous design post it here!

    Yes, the discount I received helped. I figured I would have to replace the thin 18 gallon totes every so often, whereas these feel like they will last a lifetime.
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    Show us your nest boxes! Ingenous design post it here!

    We've had our flock for 2 1/2 weeks. I had thought about making nest boxes out of the 18 gallon totes, but chose to purchase Modcat flip top litter boxes. The plastic is so thick and sturdy so I knew they would last a long time, but what sold me was the lid--not having to remove the lid with...
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    First timer: picked up new flock today--oh what a day

    After weeks and weeks of planning and construction, we went to pick up our flock--ten hens and three roosters from a friend of a friend who was trying to rehome his flock. I woke up at 4am so excited and couldn't get back to sleep. I put together 13 banker file cardboard boxes and lined them...
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    Hello from North Carolina

    My husband and I live on 54 acres with two horses, six dogs and four cats. We love animals, and are going to be chicken parents in a couple of days. I know we're crazy as we've been preparing for a few months now. We built our chicken house (8x8x8) and have attached it to a seven foot tall...
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