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    Chickens and the COLD/SNOW- help!

    On very cold mornings, we fry up bread pieces in lard for a special treat, and they love it. The cold never seems to bother them. This week, here in Colorado, the nightly tempatures are about 20 or so.
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    My Chickens' Favorite Treat

    Just thought I'd share. :P. My husband brews beer at home, and he has to steep a bag of grains to make the beer (kind of like a giant tea bag). After the grains have steeped, we save them for chicken treats. They go nuts over them. If the see me coming with spent grains, I usually have to duck...
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    What Burrowed into My Chicken Run?

    No footprints that I can see.
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    What Burrowed into My Chicken Run?

    when I came out this morning, I found a pile of dirt and a hole going into my chicken run about 1-2" diameter. Seems too big to be a small rodent like a mouse. Even though it seems to have gotten into the run, my ladies are fine. Any ideas? FYI the tilted piece of wood in the back is actually...
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    How to train my chickens to use the ramp

    Hi, I am a complete idiot when it comes to getting the chickens to go up the ramp, but my husband used the method where he placed the chickens on various parts of them ramp and then let them go up/down on their own to get off. Most of the time they just flew right off the ramp but there's a...
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    Somewhat Hypothetical- Best Way to Transport Chickens

    Hi All, There s a wildfire burning precariously close to my house here in Boulder, CO. So far, no evacuation orders, but just in case, what is the best way to transport the ladies? I only have 2 5-week-olds, but I don't have a crate. A box with a top, perhaps? Thanks in advance!
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    Last Ditch Effort to Get Chicks into Coop at Night

    Update: after an hour of using various coaxing methods, including saying "coop!" and herding them up, :) my husband convinced me to leave them be. I put a headlamp in the coop & gave up at about 9:20 (after dark). Well, I went & checked the ladies this a.m. and they were roosting in the coop! I...
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    Last Ditch Effort to Get Chicks into Coop at Night

    Wow! Fast reply! Thanks! I LOVE this website! Thanks for the heating tip. I took away the heat lamp and replaced it with just a regular light to "guide" them upstairs. As far as "mastering" the ramp, I've seen them go up to their coop of their own free will during the day, but I have to...
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    Last Ditch Effort to Get Chicks into Coop at Night

    Hi all, It's been 2 weeks since we put our chicks outside. They are now 5 weeks old. We put them out in the coop/a very small run area under the coop at 3 weeks (with a heat lamp for the nights). Well, after two weeks of taking them up to their coops every night, we are STILL going out at...
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    Can't Find Baby Chick Grit

    Hi Everyone, I want to start feeding my 2 week old RIRs treats, but I am having a hard time tracking down grit for chicks. I found one place online, but they want $16.00 for shipping on a $7 bag. Seems kinda steep. Someone told me I could use sand as grit, but I didn't want to test that...
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    New Chicken Owner in Boulder, Colorado

    Hello Everyone, Like the title says, I am a brand-new backyard chicken enthusiast from Boulder, Colorado. My hubby and I are starting small with 2 Rhode Island Reds. They are about 2 weeks old now. I am loving them but I will also be looking for tips on how to tame my chickens as much as...
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