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    Broody hen and about to leave for vacation- what to tell chicken sitter?

    You all are the best. Thanks for the advice. I leave tomorrow so really not time to do much for her before I go, so I’ll just leave her be and help her through it properly when I get back.
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    Broody hen and about to leave for vacation- what to tell chicken sitter?

    Hi all, thought perhaps folks here might have advice for me. I am soon heading out of town on vacation for 5 days. I have an auto-door, treadle feeder, secure coop and run, large nipple waterer, generally the setup is pretty hands-off. I also have a family member who acts as our...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Adding pictures of the hawk netting and my ladies happily playing…
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Today the hawk netting was delivered! My (very tall) 17 year old son helped me install it over the chickens’ whole play yard. It needs a bit more fixing to look really nice but it’s up and I was so happy to be able to let the girls out today without having to watch the sky nervously! I’ll post...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Today I’m training my 10 week old pullets to use their nipple waterer. I removed their other water source (that I had to clean and refill way too often since they are slobs and get it so dirty). Chickens are so funny, they really didn’t understand at first. At first, I’d press the nipples to...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    My little princesses are 10 weeks now and so much bigger every day! They seem so happy in their run and when we let them out for recess in their play yard. I’ve been hovering over them when they are out of their run as there is a hawk in my backyard woods and the netting I ordered for the top of...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Coop thoughts: After only three weeks with the Egglu cube I’m so happy with it. Jotting my thoughts down here so I can look back later as my experience deepens. Why I chose it: 1. I am a beginner and no idea what I’d want in a coop yet. 2. I’m a lawyer, I can afford it. 3. I’m a gardener...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Thanks! My hope is to give them enough attention that they’ll be happy to see me and used to being handled at least enough so that I can care for them well. So far they are all quite friendly, some more interested in humans than others (unless there’s treats being passed out, then all are...
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Thank you!
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    Lara’s Little Flock

    Introducing my little flock of princesses: Leah, Buttercup, Xena, She-Ra, and Zelda. They are currently 9.5 weeks old, we’ve had them for 3 weeks now. They are delightful. Their coop is an egglu with 3m run, which sits within a 10x20ft fenced area inside my 30x30ft fenced garden. Pics...
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    Nice to meet you!

    Thank you thank you! I’ll check these out. So great to find such a wealth of information on this site and helpful to know what to focus on first :)
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    Nice to meet you!

    Yes I have plenty around actually and will do that (and more) to make them safer but PS, this run isn't their primary predator defense - it’s an extra layer of protection within a bigger fenced area that’s all fenced with hardware cloth. So they do have more protection than may first appear...
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    Nice to meet you!

    Yes it was very impressive of her, she was like 11 or so, she did a whole town poll thing to gather signatures from everyone and she made a PowerPoint presentation for the council on how beneficial chickens are and everything. It’s amazing what you can get done (especially in a small town) if...
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    Nice to meet you!

    Yes they really are!
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