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    growing wheat grass

    I just bought some wheatgrass seeds for my 14 girls and I wanted to just plant it out in the yard for them to free-range on when it pops up and grows some. We were going to picket it off until then to save it from the girls and our dogs. Can I grow this outside? If I start it inside in flats and...
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    Forced intergration

    Its about 6x6x6. I do not have a dog crate otherwise that would be a great idea.
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    Forced intergration

    Ok, I know that it takes time for new flocks to settle out, but I just want a little feedback. This past weekend, we set our 8 week old pullets out in our run. We divided the run and transferred their brooder out there too. We had to nearly fully enclose it so that our Colorado biting wind...
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    Eight-week-olds first night in the coop

    I'm in the Springs as well and we started to integrate our 8 weekers this past Saturday. Mine seem to be handling the weather fine so far...
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    What age can you put chicks in with the older birds?

    WE just put our new gals out with the big gals. We walled off a corner of the run with some old lattice we had laying around and we put their interim brooder out in there for their temporary coop. Their interim brooder is an old dresser that's been modified into a single enclosed space with an...
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    Disturbing Article in the New York Times

    One of the reasons that we have chosen to raise out own chickens is because we are trying to move AWAY from harmful chemicals in our food. This article really disturbs me! ‎Edible Harmony Chemical Chicken? In today’s New York Times, Nicholas Kristof reports on a new study from Johns Hopkins...
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    Random egg

    Cool! Thanks for those articles!
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    Cure the dog

    Thank you! We've been working on getting everyone in the habit of making sure the chickens are in their run before letting the dogs out. Thanks for your advice!
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    Araucanas Escape Artists

    I have 5 beautiful 3 week old Araucanas & 4 Black Australorps who are driving me bonkers in their kitchen brooder. It's not very sophisticated but it worked just fine for my last batch of chicks (Buff Orps & Barred Rocks). These guys jump until the chicken wire gets moved, then the Araucanas...
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    Cure the dog

    MY 4.5 year old dog just killed a chicken, that consistently flew out of the coop, yesterday. He doesn't go in the chicken run or try to get in at all. Sadly, there was nothing to be done about it. Now, my concern is that he might do this again. Does anyone have any advice on how to prevent...
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  12. Plastic bin, newspaper on the bottom to protect it, pine shavings, and paper towels...

    Plastic bin, newspaper on the bottom to protect it, pine shavings, and paper towels...

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  13. Can anyone ID this lonely gal? She's the odd girl out. When she stands, she looks like a 2 legged Imperial Walker from Star Wars. Her legs are disproportionally large compared to her wee body and are not feathered. Any ideas?

    Can anyone ID this lonely gal? She's the odd girl out. When she stands, she looks like a 2 legged Imperial Walker from Star Wars. Her legs are disproportionally large compared to her wee body and are not feathered. Any ideas?

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