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    French blue copper maran?

    Here’s her updated photo, she’s 2 1/2 weeks old now. She’s looking more white than blue.
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    Pet Deluxe Auto Coop Door

    Thanks!
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    At what age do hens Stop laying?

    I don’t know for sure, but I think it depends. I had a chicken lay until she was like 10, then she lived another 2 years. My seven year old hen also still lays regularly, but now takes winter off when she didn’t use to.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    What kind of mulch did you get? I have sand in my run but I've been considering changing it to mulch.
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    4 week old Chocolate Orpingtons

    Yes, hard to say at 4 weeks, I'm just hoping for guesses since I suspect at least 1 is a cockerel.
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    4 week old Chocolate Orpingtons

    These Orpingtons are 4 weeks old, I’m wondering if there are any guesses on gender? I’ve been suspicious of two of them for awhile, but I know they’re young. Photos 1-2 are Daisy Photo 3 is Delilah Photo 4-6 is Dolly. Dolly has much larger tail feathers than the other two.
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    Feeling discouraged, don't know how to help my chicks

    I’ve mostly had sex-links. My current flock is a backyard mix and a silkie. The chicks I have now, Chocolate Orpington, Cream Legbar, Mottled Houdan, and French Blue Copper Maran are the first I’ve had of these breeds. So hard to say opinions yet. What’s wrong with your Orpington? I will say I...
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    Backyard mix

    Hello, I hatched this chicken (Puff) in 2018 after purchasing eggs locally. I’m just curious what she might be? Some sort of olive egger mix? I had 11 eggs in that batch, TEN were roosters. She was the only pullet and the only one with clean feet. She’s got dark feet, with yellow on the bottom...
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    Feeling discouraged, don't know how to help my chicks

    Hi! The Orpington snapped out of it after a couple days, not sure what was up with that. The legbar with pasty butt struggled for a few days, but I checked her constantly and she’s back to normal now. However, she’s very small. I compared her to my other legbar of the same age, the healthy one...
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    Hawk netting support?

    Oh I see now! Thanks!
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    Hawk netting support?

    And the PVC just stays in the ground? We get a lot of rain, so the ground is pretty soft most of the year. I was worried they would move or come out.
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    Hawk netting support?

    That makes sense, but I think I'm looking for something simpler. This is going in my backyard, and I'm not very handy. Thank you!
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    Hawk netting support?

    Hi everyone, I just put up premier1 no shock hen pen, and I want to cover it with hawk netting. This is where my girls will “free range” during the day, they still have a fully secure run and coop. I’m going to start the netting on the roof of my coop and extend it out to the fencing. Does...
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    In PDX, would love to interview people about experience w/ chickens.

    PDX is Portland, OR. I’m in Eugene, if you count that as close enough. 1. No 2. Got them as a kid and fell in love. They’re so fun to raise and are much smarter than people give them credit for. 3. 2
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    French blue copper maran?

    That's good to know. I believe this feed store was only using Hoover's, so there shouldn't be any surprise chicks. I guess it's just a game of wait-and-see now!
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