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    Advise Please

    I'm not sure where to post this as it is a 2 question post. Question 1: How many laying hens can free range comfortably in 1 acre? What I mean is, how many laying hens can be kept outside in 1 acre without them killing all the plants/damaging the soil. Question 2: In 1 acre, in order to...
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    The Law Regarding the Sale of Eggs for Consumption

    My husband and I started with a small flock and now we have over 40 chicks. We love sharing our lives with our girls. Right now with 6 actively laying hens we get more eggs than we know what to do with, so we're giving them away to neighbors and friends. But once our new babes start laying...
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    Our first loss

    Thank you ladies, for the kind words and understanding.
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    Our first loss

    we lost a baby from our flock today. She was a little white leghorn, only a month and a half old. She suffered an accidental death, and I happened to see it when it happened. The little girl started flapping, so I ran to her and she took her last few breaths on my hands. I've never had a...
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    When do these breeds start to lay?

    yay! I'm glad the red lady won't take long! Thanks!
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    When do these breeds start to lay?

    I have buff orpingtons, white leghorns, a barred rock, and a red producer. At what age should I expect them to start laying eggs? And will they look any different as laying time approaches? Like, will their combs get more red, or will they look chubbier, etc? They free range all day...
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    Hemp seed in feed?

    lol about sending them to college. I feed them hemp granola as a treat. They looooooove it and from what I've read only good can come out of it (they have omega 3, and 6 fatty acids, 10 essential amino acids, digestible protein, and the list goes on, and no they don't have thc).
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    Custom Feed Recipies

    They free range from 8am until sun down. We don't give them lots of treats. The occasional leftover pasta, and tomatoes. They are either extremely picky or not very bright, but they won't eat bread, tortillas, grapes, etc.
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    Help! Dog Won't Stop Shedding

    I have a furminator and it's an incredible brush. First time I used it, we left our deck covered with cream fluff from my yellow lab/husky rescue. So I started brushing him every day, and every day we had the same story on the deck. I gave up with brushing and gave him a lion cut (only left...
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    Custom Feed Recipies

    I can get it at my local supermarket or at the health food store -- and it's really cheap. All the grain ingredients are sold by price per pound, so you can put as much as you'd like per bag. The kelp I already had in my kitchen (is also used as seasoning). For 10 chicks, I spent about $20...
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    Custom Feed Recipies

    I got my first chicks not long ago and the first thing I researched was organic feed recipes. I tried the regular chick starter feed from the feed store and their poop smelled bad. With their home made mix, their stool almost doesn't smell. Here is one that I have used (the chicks are doing...
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    First time chicken coop

    thanks for the welcome We live in Flagstaff, AZ. At 7000 feet above sea level we get some cold weather in the winter. Thanks so much for all the input. We're taking all into consideration.
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    First time chicken coop

    yes, we would completely close the coop at night for safety reasons. And the chicks do have shady areas under trees and also under an elevated shed. what do you mean by roosts? items for them to perch on?
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    First time chicken coop

    We live in Flagstaff, AZ. Right now we are going through the monsoon season, so we get heavy storms with lightning and thunder daily. As of now, when the monsoon hits I bring them in the house to the chicken room. But once the coop is done, they will definitely be able to fit. We were also...
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    First time chicken coop

    We have a young flock of 10 ranging from 4 days old to 3 weeks old. Hubby and I are working on a coop but I wonder if we are going about it correctly. We are making a coop only for the hens to lay eggs and sleep in. For the rest of the time, we are planning on letting them free range in our...
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