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    Roosters: The Good The Bad & The Ugly

    Thank you all for a great thread. I have a 21 week old white rock who was Liz, but is now Lyle. So far, so good. He'll eat from my hand, let me touch him a tad, but doesn't care at all for being held. When I do, there is usually a short struggle, but he eventually calms down. He even seems to be...
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    Making your own ACV

    I've seen people praise apple cider vinegar on this forum for some time now. I've also seen comments about how Bragg's can be a little pricey. I found this today and though I should share: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-make-your-own-apple-cider-vinegar.html This is a great...
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    What is your friendliest Chicken? What breed is it?

    What a great thread! I have six, between 22 and 27 weeks. Here's the breakdown: 1) Neko, the EE - She's so friendly. Follow's be everywhere, doesn't mind being held, loves to stand on my feet (especially when I'm wearing flip flops). 2) Lyle, the White Rock - Oddly... he can't stand to be...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    TWO! And I'm also equally excited as the day I got my first! I have a Buff Orpington and Welsummer that are just about to be 27 weeks old, an EE who is 26 weeks old, and a Black Australorp, Rhode Island Red and White Plymouth Rock that are just about to be 22 weeks old (well, the White Rock...
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    Chickens and rain

    I live in Texas, where it never rains. Finally, we've been blessed with a weekend of decent rain for the first time in ages! It's been raining moderately hard all morning, and although I've had the run door open all day, everyone has stayed in, under the shelter. Now that it's slacking off a...
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    White Rock Roo Mystery

    Confirmation: I was outside with the dog this morning and nearly fell off the deck when I was startled by a pubescent-sounding crow! I'm wondering if this has been going on before today, because I couldn't hear it in the house. I'm just hoping and praying my neighbors are having the same...
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    White Rock Roo Mystery

    A little closer...
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    White Rock Roo Mystery

    This guy has had me guessing and second guessing for weeks... On a whim, I purchased what I was told was a Rhode Island White from a feed store in Austin, TX. I was there to get a RIR, but couldn't say no to a red and a white. Well, I'm pretty new at this, and after scouring this site/forum...
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    Egg UFO?

    After a great deal of anticipation, I finally got my first egg mid-last week from my new flock. My EE, Neko, has since given me an egg every other day at lunchtime! I finally decided to scramble a couple this morning and when I cracked open the second (cracked them in the order I got them), I...
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    Adjusting to the coop and using ramp - tips please

    Well slap me silly and call me Susan... no sooner did I post this than I went home and the BO was running around out in the yard! The older three are still roosting in the run at night, but I've decided to give that up and let them figure it out. I too realized recently that I have a rooster...
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    Adjusting to the coop and using ramp - tips please

    We've made some progress, except for my BO... The three younger ones seemed to have finally figured out when it's time to go in at night. I've been putting the older three up in the coop as well each night to try to get them used to it. When I get up in the morning, everyone but the Orp has...
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    Adjusting to the coop and using ramp - tips please

    I've been facing this issue, but have decided to let them figure it out on their own, assuming they will. I got my chicks in two groups of three, four weeks apart. They pretty much hang out in these two groups and for a while, the younger group was going up into the coop each night, while the...
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    names for my 6 rhode island red hens

    Reba
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    First time in coop

    My chickens have been out a week now and I've never locked them in the run, and here's where I'm at. It took a few nights to figure out up and down the ladder. I got my girls in two groups, which they kind of stick to, and the younger three have figured out up and down, and go in every night...
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    Roosting 101? - Or - When will they roost at night?

    I'm having the opposite issue. I've got six hens and they're not too keen on the ladder. One has figured out how to come down a couple of times, but not back up. Roosting at night hasn't been a problem. Once I put them up in the coop, they get right up on it on opposite sides. I got two groups...
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