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    Did I get dealt a crap hand or….?

    We're somewhat in between - no vet, but no stewpot either, except where culling is necessary for the well-being of the flock. Old hens are given a happy retirement in recognition of their service.
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    Comment by 'kmart60' in article 'The Sphere of Influence: A Pecking Order Predicament'

    Brilliant! What an outstanding observer of chicken nature you are! Particularly helpful is your descriptions of normal and abnormal behaviours. It's often so hard for beginner chicken owners to accept the pecking order as natural, and to be able to identify true bullying.
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    What about Dubbo? You could get 25 acres with this - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-chookie-mcmansion.76954/
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Thanks for checking in on me, and reminding me what a nice community this is. My paid work has been increasingly demanding and emotionally draining the past couple of years, and I've tended to spend my free time as far from a computer as possible! I'm still loving being a chookie mum and more...
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    Does anyone else herd their chickens?

    I would have been the same about letting them take their time, but we needed to integrate them quickly before we went away for the holidays, and this seemed the best solution to have them meet on neutral ground. Our first hatch integrated with their mumma at about 12 weeks and it was seamless -...
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    Does anyone else herd their chickens?

    Ours have a day run of about a quarter acre, but when we let them into our one acre house yard - only when we are outside to supervise, as neighbourhood dogs sometimes come to visit - they take a slow stroll around the perimeter, stopping to scratch and dig in a few favourite spots, then after...
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    How do you deal with the emotional aspect of culling a rooster you're attached to?

    We got some fertilised eggs from a neighbour to set under our eternally broody Light Sussex, and got 5 chicks. The hubs said from the start "we cull any roosters, right?" and I agreed, having suffered childhood trauma from them in childhood. He identified 2 as roosters early on, bt I made him...
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    3yr old flock laying few eggs - keep / eat / sell?

    I have no judgement to make on people culling their chooks - l'm a country girl, well used to helping out with the chicken "harvest" as a child, but we chose to start our own flock a couple of years ago because we wanted to see if they'd make an impact on our fruit fly problem, so eggs were...
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    Ours have a huge yard to range around in. We let them into our house yard one morning while we...

    Ours have a huge yard to range around in. We let them into our house yard one morning while we were gardening, just to give them some variety. They made a slow and curious circuit of the whole yard (it's huge too) taking about 3 hours, then took themselves back to their own paddock. We...
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    Books, books and more books!

    Oh me too! I read my first Victoria Holt at about 11 or 12 - Readers Digest condensed books - Mistress of Mellyn. And my eldest son is named after the hero of another one of her novels. And my daughter after a minor character in an Agatha Christie mystery. And my youngest after the pastor...
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    Large, Open-Air Coop in Central NC

    Yeah, you can. Our auto door cost $300 and has a 3 year warranty. Assuming it only lasts as long as its warranty, that's 30 cents/day to sleep in or stay out late. Cheap as... :D
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    "Honey, I'm building the coop!"

    Time for an update, I'm thinking... Pleeease 🙏
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    Books, books and more books!

    When playing the game "What 10 books would you like if stranded on a desert island?" my first 6 are Miss Austen's. :D (My son says he'd have "Raft construction for beginners" and "How to navigate by the stars", haha)
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    Comment by 'kmart60' in article 'Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care'

    The new coop is coming along well. Can't wait for the article on the completed project! :D
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    Review by 'kmart60' in article 'Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care'

    Lots of useful, practical information, well organised. Very handy for the Down Under chicken wranglers!😊
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