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    Giving up on Free Ranging.... Baaahhhh!!!

    I keep my girls in until around 10:00 in the morning. That's about the time I wake up. They have laid their eggs by that time so I don't have to hunt them down. I let them out of the coop to free range, where they stay close to the house, but far enough away so there is not a lot of poop that...
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    Picture of my coop

    It only has 7 birds at the moment 6 hens and Henry. It is 10x12 foot, the nesting boxes are a re-purposed metal cabinet. They mostly use this at night, I let them run free during the day. Simple feeder, tube into a box, slot in bottom of tube.
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    Setting eggs

    I am crossing my Marans with what was labled at TS as rhode island red. This will be my first attempt using my homemade incubator. Right now it is holding at 99 degree. There is a 60 watt bulb, computer fan, and hot water tank lower thermostat. What you can't see is there is a regular...
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    what should i use in the coop to treat lice and mites

    Diatomaceous Earth (DEarth for short) food grade from tractor supply, you can sprinkle it around where the lice is and it will kill them, if you have a sprayer, you can mix it with water and spray on the walls. It is also good to feed the chickens, it will take care of any parasites. Google...
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    Ended 9 Million Posts? Guess the DAY & HOUR & Win!!

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    Rubbery egg with tail?

    I found an egg just like that one today. My girls are just starting to lay. That was the first egg I have found from them.
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    Hi from Harrodsburg Ky.

    I started raising chickens this past spring when I bought 10 RIR from Tractor Supply. They are just about ready to lay eggs for the first time. I think when the weather cools a bit they will start. I have search this site many time for information on how to raise my chickens. This site is...
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