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Sweet Corn is the ticket, they are just about ready to jump up on me when they know I have. Thanks again to everyone. Also I never knew how many bugs and grubs there are in my yard until this past week, With them free ranging for about an hour or two each evening they are getting quite a few and...

Sweet Corn is the ticket, they are just about ready to jump up on me when they know I have. Thanks again to everyone. Also I never knew how many bugs and grubs there are in my yard until this past week, With them free ranging for about an hour or two each evening they are getting quite a few and...

I have a 4x4 coop off the ground with a 4x4 run underneath and I have just added another 8x4 run. The Coop and 4x4 run are all shelter but the 8' run is exposed somewhat to weather, How often would you reapply DE in the coop, 4x4 and then in the 8x4 run? I do not have any problems yet and would...

What age would you recommend for the first clipping, my PR are almost 8 weeks and I'm on about the 7 day of free ranging, When that got next to a 4' chain link fence yesterday they were all looking up at it and thinking about it so I got up and shewed them away from there.

What age would you recommend for the first clipping, my PR are almost 8 weeks and I'm on about the 7 day of free ranging, When that got next to a 4' chain link fence yesterday they were all looking up at it and thinking about it so I got up and shewed them away from there.

I'm here on the southside of town with 4-7 week old hens, just trying to keep up with hens in jax to see when the next city council meeting is so I can show up. A funny story: My son has been working out of town for the last year, he came back home 2 weeks ago and I showed him the new chicks...

Thanks for all the quick answers, is a small amount of can corn okay for them at this age? 7 weeks

I know it's nerve racking a first, Watching the sky for hawks and keeping them close to the coop. I'm worn out after about 30 minutes.

I have finally let my 4 hens out in the backyard to totally free range the last two evenings(nervously) and haven't had to tuff of time getting them back in. But I was wondering what treat do you use to get thier attention. I have been using a red dixie cup with hand full of meal worms in it and...

Thanks for the info. lights out

My chicks are 6 weeks old now and have been in there coop for 9 days now. They seem to be happy happy happy when i turn the light on at night. They eat drink and get on the roost. But when i don't, they just pile up in a corner and plop down and they do not move and chirp there heads off...

great ideal, that will work. thanks

I have completed the main coop and the 6 week old chicks have been in it for a week now. I have a bottom acccess door with ramp for now, until I complete a larger run to attach to the side. Any suggestions on keeping my pine shavings from falling out the door when i have it open? I have a 1"...