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    Need some help with wording

    So we are having some fantastic success getting our town ordinance changed and are actually working together. Here is a sticking point....We need some wording help. We want to somehow word the ordinance to say that if you do not have a privacy fence that you have to keep your chickens a...
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    Winterizing

    Glad to hear that I really don't need any type of heat lamps. I use the sand in my coop and run. We have recently covered the top of the entire run with secured tarps and 3 of the sides are blocked so I'm guessing I don't need to add any heat to the mix. I haven't had any sickness issues thus...
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    Treats that are NOT treats

    My chickens LOVE plain cooked pasta....it's hilarious watching them eat it. Running around the yard with big strings of spaghetti hanging out of their beaks...funny.
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    Had to put a chicken down this morning....

    It did seem to go back in but after several days of rest and being kept away from the others, she continued to decline. I couldn't stand to see her suffer.
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    Had to put a chicken down this morning....

    We had to put one of our chickens down this morning. This is a first for me. This is our first year having chickens. She had a prolapse...I soaked her butt in warm water, lubed her up and even pulled part of an egg membrane out. She was suffering. I hated to have to do it but.....My husband...
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    Protecting my garden???

    I've started a compost pile for them and they seem to enjoy it. I have several corners of the yard where there is sand and they take dust baths all the time. I guess I will just have to be a little more creative.
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    Protecting my garden???

    Ugh...I guess I'm going to have to improvise. Hubby said he could raise the fence...or rather put chicken wire up higher. It just is a pain in the butt for me to get in and weed. Oh well....
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    Protecting my garden???

    Probably a stupid question, but is there anything I can do to keep my girls from getting in my garden?? I have a smaller fence that keeps my dogs out but the birds can fly into it pretty easy. When I'm outside with them, they don't get into it. It's when I leave them to their own devices that...
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    are your dogs and chicken friends

    My Shih Tzu LOVES my chickens. I think she thinks she is one of them. lol My littlest Chihuahua can't stand them and I have to watch him because he will chase them. My Chi is only about 4lbs but thinks he's a brute. lol Here is one of their "bonding" moments. Lola thinks she's part of the...
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    Do chickens know their breed?

    Mine are the same way...I have 4 EE and they pretty much hang out all together. I have 6 red sex links that all hang together. Funny how that works. I will say that I have 3 Chihuahuas and 2 other kinds of dogs and the Chihuahuas prefer each other to the others.
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    Changed nesting boxes

    I took the old boxes out for several weeks and they had no boxes in there. They actually have 2 roosting bars in the coop. I put these new boxes back in yesterday and checked this morning, no poop in the boxes and no evidence they were sleeping in the new ones. I would rate this a success...
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    What did your chickens do today?

    Mine decided to fly over my little fence around my garden and take a dust bath on top of my peas. Ugh...lol. This is the first time they have decided to jump into the garden. I guess there wasn't enough supervision today....I did discover they LOVE the dried mealworms. Every time I walked...
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    Changed nesting boxes

    I took my old nesting boxes out because my girls were sleeping/pooping in them. They aren't laying yet so I didn't want them to get used to doing that. I decided to put kitty litter containers and a bucket for their nesting boxes. They are so much better and seem to be more compact. Hoping...
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    sand in a coop???

    I just got chickens this year and also use sand in my coop/run. I let my girls out to range in the yard when we are home. After using pine shavings and then switching to sand, sand is the way to go.
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    A Fake, A Fraud, A Phony!

    That is hysterical...poor girls.
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