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    Nesting boxes & coop

    I was just about to ask this exact question. I am in the process of building a nesting box for a newly built coop and started to wonder how separate nesting boxes compare to those attached to the coop or built into the coop. I am taking the attached to the coop approach. The hens will have an...
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    How do you name a chicken?

    My stepdaughter named most of the chickens. I only named 2 Plymouth Barred Rock hens - Roxy and Rockette ...because I am extremely creative :lau
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    Worried about mail order chicks with usps slow service

    I ordered 10 chicks from them late last year and they also took 3 days to get to me. However, all the chicks were healthy and I had zero issues with them. Not even a single case of pasty butt.
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    Just a word of caution about the automatic doors available on Amazon. Couple of years ago, I bought 4 of them. I have only used one reliably during that time. I did start using a second one recently but originally it quit working after a few months so I put it away. Few weeks ago, I...
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    Good Chick Breeds?

    Funny you would point out Salmon Favorelles as mild mannered. I have one and her name is Karen. She has always been the most bossy hen and always the top hen. I probably got the one in a million oddball
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    Coop door open for the first time.

    Nine of them have come out. I went outside and squatted in front of their door. They got a little more adventurous. One of the pullets was on the threshold but reluctant to come outside so I picked her up and put her on the ground. Within a couple of minutes five more came outside. I still have...
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    Coop door open for the first time.

    There are reasons why it took 3 months. Their brooder (second brooder) was 8x4 feet and in an outdoor building so not tiny box. I had to build a new coop for them and it took longer than I thought it would. I've transitioned chicks before and I don't remember any of them staying in the coop...
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    Roosting outdoors

    Yes. Definitely do not let them sleep out in the open. I lost two chickens like that. I did not realize that a chicken did not go in for the night and found her half eaten in the morning. Happened twice. I normally count my chickens but when the coop is full, it is not that easy (I look in...
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    Pullets and cockerel going into the coop before the automatic door closes

    I know this is a 6 month old thread, but.... I have two hens living in the coop by themselves. They used to be with a rooster and all went into the coop before it got dark. Unfortunately a fox killed the rooster. Now the hens stay out until after dark. I have an automatic coop door and it...
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    Coop door open for the first time.

    I have 3 month old chicks (or are they officially chickens now?). Three days ago, I finally moved them from their broader to a new coop. They've been locked inside the coop since and I decided to give them outdoor access today. One of the cockerels went as far as looking outside, standing on the...
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    Uses for boiled eggs?

    That list of things sounds like a stealth invitation:)
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    Shoes in the house?

    That is not an excuse. I am in and out of the house all day long. Because of this, I have shoes which are pull on and for boots I have cowboy boots.
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    Shoes in the house?

    I was raised with no shoes in the house. It is why slippers are made.
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    Uses for boiled eggs?

    I normally just feed any extra abundance , which I don't wat to sell, back to my chickens. My mom has used eggs in her garden as fertilizer too.
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    Another gender challenge.

    I was finally able to get a couple of pictures. This chick has an uncanny talent of hiding behind other chicks or objects.
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