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    ..look what happend.. UPDATES

    I saw your update. I'm glad your step-dad is going to build a pen so your chickens will be safer. I apologize that I didn't realize that you were not an adult, and as such, probably didn't have the decision-making power to build a more secure enclosure or restrain the dog. Hope he gets it...
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    ..look what happend.. UPDATES

    I am a dog trainer as well, like FourPawz. I have five dogs, two of which are the top-ranked agility dogs in the country. As well-trained as they are, I would *never* trust them alone with the chickens - their prey drive is too strong. You can't be mad at them for doing something that they...
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    What are your rooster's names?

    Tally Whacker Napoleon Hedwig and the accidental cornish X we got was named Fatso until he was invited to dinner.
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    Where do you keep your brooders?

    In the living room, in a huge (5' X 3' X 3') enclosure I made of wood, chicken wire, and a tarp. They are dusty, but I live on the windy prairie where it is dusty all the time anyway.
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    Bedding question

    The cedar oil in the chips irritates their lungs, making them more susceptible to respiratory illnesses. The same thing goes for pet mice, rats, etc.
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    Pedipaw to trim and/or file rooster's nails/claws/spurs?

    Being new to chickens, I don't know how tough a rooster's spurs are, but the Pedipaw doesn't work for bigger dogs. It wouldn't even touch my GSD mix's nails. I use a dremel with all of my dogs.
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    Plastic hardware cloth?

    I'm still in the building stages too. I'm planning to build the run with some leftover landscape timbers on the bottom. I'm going to put 2 X 4 welded wire on the outside of the timbers, and chicken wire on the inside - that will space the two fences about 3" - 4" apart. I'm hoping the double...
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    No More Chicks!

    We started out thinking we would get 6 or 7 babies. I now have 25. The last time I went to the feed store to pick up my EEs, I came home with 5 instead of 4. My SO didn't believe me when I told him I temporarily forgot how to count. My coop will hopefully be mostly done this weekend, and I...
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    Groggy chick???

    Isn't 100 degrees too high? Could she just be overheating? I thought new chicks were supposed to be in about 95 degrees, with a place to move away from the heat if they wanted to.
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    New to chicks - my guesses on breed seem right?

    My intro is on the intro page, but I wanted to put some pics up and see if you knowledgeable people thought I was guessing right about what I picked up at the feed store. First the ones I know: my new EE chicks. I got them today and am guessing they are two or three days old. My others are...
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    New to BYC and chickens

    I need to post a message to the "I have a problem" thread tonight :-) and post pictures. My boyfriend decided he wanted some chickens so we could have/sell fresh eggs. I live on 5 acres, so after some debate, decided we could get "a few". Started off 3/24/10 with 6 pullets and 1 adorable roo...
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