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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Tis the season...and i made the mistake of going to TSC. 12 chicks later...everyone has settled in nicley. Went to the local supermarket and asked for one of their watermelon boxes. They are 3/4 of an in thick. The black thing on the floor...my wifes way of keeping an eye on them when at work.
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    Oh my Lord! IOS8 sulks!!!

    Everything I know was from doing a google search for "ios 8". I've never been an apple fan...so never got into the iAnything craze. But when my daughter lost 2000 selfies(yes, I admit to laughing pretty hard when she told me) after upgrading, I looked into it. I did see there was a...
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    Oh my Lord! IOS8 sulks!!!

    Last I heard they yanked it till they fixed it. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2014/09/24/apple-unleashes-ios8-bug-fixes/16157303/
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    maybe I know...

    He sure is. Hes really well kept. Hes not malnourished. Doesn't look like hes been running wild for very long. I think someone didnt want him, and left him in the parking lot.
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    maybe I know...

    Found this big fella in the parking lot at work. Animal control said he had no place to bring it...so I took it home. Is it a buff Orpington?
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    6 week old Silkie chicks roo or pullet?

    You sure thats a Silkie? Looks more like a Polish mix of some sort.
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    mom and her 5 chicks

    Here's the rest of them.
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    mom and her 5 chicks

    Our silky pair just hatched 5 out of 6 eggs. Took a quick pic, but mom was giving me the stink-eye.
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    Eating Eggs, why? Confused! Need help!!!!

    I'm currently going through almost the exact same thing. 25 girls, and 2 boys. As soon as the sun is up, I open their door and let em out. Due to the cold and snow up here in Maine, they don't come out. I have a shovel path from the coop to the driveway. But they just don't like walking on...
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    Why aren't they laying anymore?

    Mine are doing the same thing. Feathers everywhere, and the egg production is way down. Molting and the shorter days are most likely the culprit. Adding a light inside the coop to snap on a few hours before daylight will get them laying again. But at the same time, they need to grow feathers...
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    Are there any "quiet" breeds of roosters?

    I have 5 roosters. 1 white leghorn, 1 wyndotte/red cross, 1 silkie, and 2 bantam frizzles...and they all crow..a lot..all day. I've yet to find a quiet breed. Like mentioned before, the smaller they are the higher pitched it is, and they do crow more often.
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    Chicken water nipples reviews?

    how do the nipples work in winter? Will an aquarium heater in the bucket prevent the nipples from freezing?
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    If you free range, what makes that possible for you

    we have almost 30 free ranging birds at the moment. We have dogs...and the neighbor has dogs...but luckily, they are all shih tzus and remain indoor dogs. But the noise they make may be a good reason for not having many predators around.
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    Question about Winter and chickens

    I'm in the far north east...Central Maine to more precise. The only source of heat I have in an uninsulated 8x8 coop, is a submersible fish tank heater to keep their water from freezing. And thats it. My grandfather once told me that giving them a source of heat could hinder their feather...
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    Afraid to free range!

    My coop is right on the edge of the woodline as well. I do have 2+ acres of fresh mowed grass for them to free range on...but, they prefer the tall grass and woods behind the coop. And honestly...thats probably the best place for them. Best place for cover in case of an attack. But at the...
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