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    Do you play music for you chickens? If so what kind?

    Believe it or not, my chickens love mandolin music! My husband used to play for them when they were babies (and living in our dining room in an old rabbit hutch). They now live outside in their coop (of course) and free range by day, so when my husband goes outside with his mandolin, they run...
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    Blue Jay Eating the Eggs

    I just saw your post and wanted to let you know that this recently happened to us as well! We were finding eggs that had been pecked but not eaten. I was so upset because of all the stories out there about hens eating their own eggs. Well, a week or so after this started, I found a blue jay...
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    New Member Introduction from "macsmith"

    Thank you all for the kind welcomes and advice! It sounds like I should plan for a bigger coop than 4' x 4'? Would the height of the coop make a difference? Ours will be 4' high with a pitched roof. I only have 3 chicks now, but I would like to get 2 more in a couple of years. I think 5 is...
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    New Member Introduction from "macsmith"

    Hi Everyone - I've been using your site as a resource and thought it was time I joined! I am using the suggested questions to introduce myself: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens but have wanted them for a very long time. I got my first...
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