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    What do you have in your flock?

    We have 3 Buff Orps, 1 barred rock, 2 jersey giants, 1 silver lace wynadotte, 1 cream legbar, 1 speckled sussex and 1 easter egger.
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    Preferred bedding?

    We're in central NJ and use Tractor Supply pine shavings for the coop and sand for the run. We do the deep littler method in the coop and it works great for us.
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    SLW & EE - hen or roo?

    Hi gang, I got 4 new chicks this spring (Silver Lace Wyandotte, Easter Egger, Speckled Sussex and cream legbar) to add to my flock. I'm worried my SLW and/EE are Roos. Any guesses? They are 11 weeks old today. Thanks!
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    Chickens won't go in coop at night!!!

    I as having the same problem and used the light as others suggested. It worked great. I used a low watt florscent vulb and about 20 minutes before dark they were all in. The previous 5 nights I had to go out after dark and put them in- bulb idea worked great for me.
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    Almost done with the coop and the local pheasants are trying to "get" with the girls..

    Thought this was funny....been working on the coop and the girls are now 9wks old so have been putting them outside. We have a bunch of male pheasants on the property (we have 6+ acres and border a 110+ acre preserve) and every time I put the girls out the boys come running over to get a look...
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    Picket fence, spacing between posts

    Hello, I've been reading up on the forum for months and the wife and I are getting ready to get our first chickens, 6 large breed hens in the spring (buff orpingtons). During the winters we're going to let the girls into the garden and are installing a 6' high picket fence. The gaps between the...
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