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    Kicking food up EVERYWHERE

    Mine weren't kicking the food out, they were flinging it out with their beaks until it was empty. I thought they were eating all this food, so I kept filling it up. I went to change out the box and realized about 80% of the food was in the bottom of the box! Now I don't give them a full...
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    Transferring baby chicks to a coop

    I'm planning on putting mine out at 4 weeks, which is this coming Sunday. It's hotter outside than they need it to be right now. Their brooder is getting too small for them and and I don't have room for a bigger brooder. On the nice days, they've spent the entire day outside, but I'm not...
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    Loose Dogs

    Quote: I will not hesitate to shoot a dog attacking my chickens. Hopefully I will be home when they do it. I just found an electric fence kit at Lowes Hardware. I'm going to give that a try, as well as keeping the gun handy. After all, it's not the dog's fault. However, if electricity...
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    Loose Dogs

    Quote: I haven't been able to get anything done at this point. I've been working on this for six months -- way before chickens were even an idea for us. I have a feeling chickens will need to die before they do anything about it and I'm not willing to sacrifice my birds.
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    Loose Dogs

    Unfortunatley, in my neighborhood, one of the neighbors lets his 3 mid-size dogs run free constantly. We've dealt with animal control numerous times. Animal control can't trap them. He's useless. The guy was issued citations, had a court date, and it was dismissed before the Judge even made...
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    How much food.....

    I have one of those mason jar feeders with the quart plastic top instead of the mason jar. It's not big enough!!! I fill that thing up sometimes twice a day for five 11 day-old chicks. It's kind of crazy. I notice a lot of it on the brooder floor however, even though I've raised it up to...
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    Names for chicks!

    We just got five chickies. We each named one. Henny Penny Kiwi Peeps Black Betty Miss Prissy Naming them was fun.
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    Brooder Lamp

    My chicks are going to be arriving any time now. Just trying to make sure everything is so-so. Question: Do you leave your brooder lamp on all night long? They will be living in my kitchen/laundry room area. I'm having enough problems trying to get the temp right but if I turn it off, it...
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    Ordered from mypetchicken? UPDATE - They are HERE (PICS)!!

    They are cute. My daughter has donated a stuffed animal too. Ours are due next week as well. We just finished our run last weekend. The waiting is killing me!
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    Alternative Brooder Bedding Ideas?

    I haven't seen the pine pellets in my local farm and garden. Are they at the pet shops?
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    Naming

    My ten yo daughter "researched" chicken names on the internet and came up with 2 post-its full of crazy Hawaiian names. All very lovely names, but a little complicated and nobody will remember them. So her best friend likes Eve. We settled on whatever hawaiian name she picked out plus Eve...
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    Hello from NC

    Quote: I am in Thomasville - Davidson County. Not in Thomasville by choice anymore (kids and selling this house) but at least I can have some chickens.
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    Hello from NC

    My name is Kathleen. I was born and raised in NYC and moved to NC 17 years ago. (Wow how time flies.) So anyway, my husband is getting a real kick out of the fact that I really want chickens since he views me as a city girl. I am really excited about the chickens. There is a house I drive...
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