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    what chickens still laying?

    From my 11 girls, I am getting 6 or 7 a day still. It's definitely winter here in Utah. I'm pleased with this and say so every night when I lock them in.
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    Exciting and Frustrating

    I'm in sort of the same boat. We got our first egg on Monday and have seen nothing since. The hens aren't let out of the coop until about 3 PM so I don't think mine are laying in odd places outside. I just think they were teasing One day I hope to have more than I can use.
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    Are chickens pets or livestock??? The Great Debate!

    It's not a debate. It's however you see your own flock, what you want them to be. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer here, so why debate it? In my head, they are livestock. We have other farm animals as well. They serve a purpose or produce something we need/use. I enjoy taking...
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    Would my chickens be okay if I let them out all day

    You are the only one who can determine the level of risk you are comfortable with. Our setting is a small town in a rural region. My chickens get let out about 7:30 each morning and go to bed by themselves at 8. I latch the gate about 8:15. All the neighbors have poultry that roams the yard...
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    question about housing

    I hope this isn't hijacking your thread but I have questions about basic housing as well. I am considering putting my two week old goslings out in a vacant chicken tractor for now until they grow out a bit. It is secure and has a shelter. They would have grass and a better water pan. The...
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    new gosslings from a neighbor

    I was just gifted two 2 week old gosslings from the neighbor. I have had ducks. I have a flock of laying hens now. The geese will probably be fed the same kitchen scraps, scratch and layer feed that the other fowl get as there isn't a way to keep them from it. We have enough space for all...
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