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    Hen with badly hurt foot

    A couple of days ago, i came and one of my hens had a bad cut on to of her foot, to the point, don't know that she can use that toe. anyhow, she was able to stay away from the other chickens by getting on a separate roost and i thought it was healing. I had cleaned it up and put some neosporin...
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    New nesting box, how to I get the chickens to explore it?

    I built a small ramp, next day the egg was in the nest.
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    New nesting box, how to I get the chickens to explore it?

    Last week i put in a nesting box below my poop shelf/roost, pretty excited about how it turned out, definitely the most private part of the coop. That being said, Also got my first egg today! Yea! (it was on the poop shelf. tho) Trying to figure out if i need to make any mods to the nesting...
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    Had a bunch of pullet chicks delivered May 1st. Am i just being paranoid that they aren't female?

    Thanks, everybody has been great! In taking my concern away.
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    Had a bunch of pullet chicks delivered May 1st. Am i just being paranoid that they aren't female?

    Fantastic, thanks all
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    Had a bunch of pullet chicks delivered May 1st. Am i just being paranoid that they aren't female?

    At 4 months it should be obvious right, unfortunately this is my first time I have two barred rocks with redder / larger combs and waddles, and one that is much smaller. I know these pics aren't great, but any help would be appreciated
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    Easy and Inexpensive Run & Coop Ideas?

    My parents made a cattle panel run where you create a wooden frame at the bottom and bend the panels to create an arch between the two sides. I really like it and they made it much cheaper than my wooden framed run.
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    Does my chicken run need a water-proof top??

    Hard for me to tell your dimensions. But if I were you I would run another row of 2x4s half way up horizontally all the way around the coop for stability and to staple wire too
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    Help with PVC waterer!

    I agree. If you don't want to bleed it every time, you could add a vent pipe on the end of the watering tube that would extend up to the height of the top of the bucket
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    when to put chicks in the coop

    I ended up putting them out that day. Have continued to use the heatlamp most nights. they are doing great.
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    Wanted to show off my new feeder

    Maybe until the chicks get a bit taller, have a step in front now. These are 4 week old chickx
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    Wanted to show off my new feeder

    about 3' wide, 2' tall
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    when to put chicks in the coop

    Here is a pic of where i would put them, Coop roughly 8x6 with a 8x3 foot shelf at 3' off the floor that will eventually serve as the poop shelf below the roost. I have boarded/wired it in to serve as a brooder for a while.
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    when to put chicks in the coop

    Finished most of the coop today (not the run yet), Is a week old too early to move my baby chicks from a box in my basement to the coop. It can limit the area the will stay in to roughly half of what the total coop footprint will be. I also plan to move the heat lamp out there with them...
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    Two nest boxes for 11 hens enough?

    Very cool, where did you get the plastic tubs?
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