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    Karin's Chicken Land! One day a friend came by and I had not yet named my new layers. I told him I was taking suggestions and he quickly quipped pointing to each one "Chicken a la King, Chicken Fricassee, El Pollo Loco!" Of course it was so hilarious that the names stuck, even though my...
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    honeymoon ideas ??

    Lake Tahoe is on the California Nevada border, and it's at 6400' so it's in the mountains, it is 22 miles long and 12 miles across. It is the second deepest alpine lake in the world. It averages 300 days of sun per year and the temperatures in August are in the 80's. It's surrounded by U.S...
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    how do you free range when hawks are about?

    Oh man! I live in "Predator Central" everything from my own dog, loose dogs, coyotes, bears, skunks, racoons, snakes, and hawks. I'm not talking small hawks (although I do have those too) I'm talking 6' wingspan turkey vultures that travel in flocks of 4-6 at a time! My coop/run is very...
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    honeymoon ideas ??

    My vote would be for Lake Tahoe. Beautiful time of year, lots of clear cool water, outdoor activities galore, great shopping, plus an active night life. Plenty of places to stay majority of them lovely and timeshares out the cloaca. www.visitinglaketahoe.com
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    chicken emoticans....

    OMG
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    keeping cool in the summer sun

    Wow, those are some great ideas! I'll be sure and try them. Thanks so much for the feedback I really appreciate it! I'm a new chicken mama and I really don't want to fry my girls this summer. The coop came from Omlet see link at http://www.omlet.us/homepage/homepage.php , I actually found...
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    keeping cool in the summer sun

    The temperatures here in Nevada are in the 90's and will be in the 100's before long. What fine tips are out there for keeping chickens cool during the summer heat? Thanks, Karin
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    slow weight gain

    Thank you for your response...I guess I'll continue to encourage her and be patient.
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Here's my brooder. I read up on them prior to bringing the chicks home as this is my first batch ever. The dog fencing is to keep out my curious labrador from the lil' peepers. I've since removed the dog fencing and now have a wire screen over the top as well as 2x4 perches. It's been simple...
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    slow weight gain

    Hello All, I am a first time chicken mom and my chicks are now 4 weeks old (2 RIR and 1 Aracauna). All are feathering out nicely and no health problems. I'm keeping them in a 75 gallon stock tank in the garage on pine shavings at the correct temperatures and they are being fed a Start-N-Grow...
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    1st flock, deformed beak

    thank you, I did a search on "deformed beak," will research on twisted
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    1st flock, deformed beak

    I purchased my chicks from a local feed store. After a couple of days I noticed the beak of one of them is offset. Is there anything I can do for her?
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