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    Chickens that bully people - normal?

    I use a good sized cup, so my fingers are wrapped around it. Their feeder hands on some paracord, and I pull it as close to the door as I can. Maybe with a bucket I could hold the top of it, a little more out of potential range.
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    Chickens that bully people - normal?

    This is our second round of 6 chickens. We had a gold sex-link with the first that made all of us nervous. She would meet me at the hen house door and watch my fingers a little too closely while I filled their feeder. She would run at and nip my daughter, though I didn't believe her till it...
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    What color have some of you painted your coop

    I just used Olympic Semi-Transparent stain/sealant on mine with added color (dark mahogany). It adds color but you can still see the wood through. I really like how it turned out. Marni
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    Chickens won't use their ladder!

    Thanks for the great suggestions! I've been wondering if I have ladder problems, too. So nice to have all the "experts" here. Marni
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    Chicken ramp/ladder questions

    Lots of great info here - thanks! Marni
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    The Wyandotte Thread

    Loving the pictures - we have a silver laced and red laced about 9 weeks old. I'm really looking forward to that beautiful white coming out a lot more in the silver. About when can I expect that? Thanks, Marni
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    Getting to the Roost

    Sorry - I should measure and be more specific, but it's dark and late. It's an A frame, so approx 3 feet to the roosting/laying/upper floor area, with another 1 1/2 plus feet inside. Wondering about the best way to get them up there, and wondering how big the opening should be for them to go...
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    Getting to the Roost

    I've been working on my first ever power tools building project this week thanks for our chickens. My 5x8 chicken tractor is looking fabulous (even if I do say so my very unexperienced self), but one possible dilemma. Without measuring it's about 3 feet from the ground to the opening for the...
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    Drowsy... or a problem?

    I put her beak in the water and got her to drink while I was down there. I've checked a few times since and she seems to have perked up. When I went down once she was eating away, and the next time she was huddled around the water with the others drinking. Still closing her eyes a lot...
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    Drowsy... or a problem?

    We bought our first 6 chicks on Wednesday. I think the oldest is about 8 days old, and on down from there. One of the two that I figure are about 5 days old has been the sweetest little thing, really seems to like us holding her - when we're setting her back down she just sits on your hand...
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    Utah!

    We're fighting the Clinton City planning commission right now trying to get our city ordinance changed. I posted some information on another thread about something from the Extension Poultry Expert which will be attending a meeting tonight...
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    Help refuting an "expert"

    I'm brand new to the forum, hello! I live in Clinton, Utah and our planning commission is currently looking at the chicken issue, deciding just what to recommend to the city council regarding chickens. I want to look though more of the threads on here, but in the mean time, this is a letter...
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