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I had to clean out my coop today. Had to. I've had the flu and let it go too long, and it was getting yucky. We went to Lowes to get more sand, and the playground kind is on sale for $2.50 a bag. Thought I'd pass it along! Have a great holiday weekend! Caty

Well, it's official. I'm very bummed, but my buff Polish is a rooster. He's funny- if my husband makes the crowing noise, he answers. They went back and forth for a while before I made him stop- I'm sure the neighborhood doesn't think it's as funny as he does! Does anyone want to adopt him...

Ack! No I didn't know that. I have a hard enough time eating eggs at all,. I don't think I'm going to be able to eat the eggs from my girls unless they're in a cake, or something. My neighbors can't wait to eat them, so they won't go to waste.

OK. Thanks for the info. I will be re-homing one of my babies in the near future if a she is confirmed to be a he. The idea of eating fertilized eggs also gives me the willies.

So...I heard a cock-a-doodle in my backyard, but couldn't make it out there fast enough to see which one of my "girls" was making the noise. They were supposed to all be hens! I'm new to chickens, so this is probably a really dumb question...but do the hens ever make that noise? I really...

It was so nice to match names to faces. Thanks Theresa for hosting- we had a great time! Thanks to Oz for the incubator info- I think I see one of those wine box bators in my future. :-)

Hi. Another admitted lurker here. I wish I could split my time between SoCal and the tropics! :-)

Thanks!

Hi! I am new to keeping chickens. My kids each picked one out at the feed store, and I don't even know what types I have. They're now 7 weeks old, and they love running around the yard, pecking at the lawn. We've had a lot of fun watching them grow, and the silly things that they do. I hope...