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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Great picture! Thanks for sharing it.
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    Chickens going ON the Coop Roof at dusk

    Thanks for the insight--Last night I found muddy raccoon footprints on the coop/window and their waterers tipped over and some digging which confirms your suspicion that the chicks Are apparently threatened at night. I've already begun steps to button-up their run (surrounding the coop) and...
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    Chickens going ON the Coop Roof at dusk

    I guess there is that possibility, but I've seen no signs of that. Are you sugg. they want to be out/on-top so they can flee some predator?
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    Chickens going ON the Coop Roof at dusk

    My juvenile chickens have been outdoors for 2 to 3 months and HAD quickly caught-on to the practice of them returning INTO the coop every evening at dusk and roosting there. I go lock them in around dusk. However, For about a week now, instead of going IN the coop at dusk, they go ON the coop...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

    Someone said almost the same thing about a salad I made with tomatos and lettuce from my own garden. ?? People!?
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    New to BYC w/ 4 Dominickers (look like Plymouths) and have questions!

    sounds to me like they need a door of their own--If they can't see out of the box into the surrounding area (that it's safe ) theyre prob. afraid to just fly into the unknown. Mine have their own trap door which I open in the morning and they always come to the door and look out/around before...
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    Monroe Connecticut made "Right To Farm" Ordinance -copy attached

    I live in Monroe Connecticut and we have a very progressive Right To Farm Ordinance which includes Raising Chickens and Poultry. Perhaps Your Town could use something like this:: Chapter 278. FARMING [HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Monroe as indicated in article histories...
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    Barred Rock Chicks -gender ID

    This is a pic of my 1-week-old Barred Rock/Barred Plymouth Rock chicks. Only 1 is supposed to be a rooster and we believe it is the lighter one on the right. We noticed that his beak was without any black spots, and he has noticably more white-from his chin all under to his butt. 10-day-old...
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