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    Who laid it?

    My girls have just started laying and I would love to know who is laying which eggs! I have an Australorp, an Austra-White and a Gingerham. Only the Australorp is not doing a squat for me. Today the austra white sang loud and very proud and their was the large lighter brown egg in the nesting...
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    My girls are all girls right??

    That's adorable
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    My girls are all girls right??

    Great news thank you everyone. Very excited for eggs! How do they learn to use the box? Will they lay anywhere to start?
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    My girls are all girls right??

    My girls were sold as sexed chicks, they're almost 16 weeks. My brown one has a very large comb and wattle and has always been in charge, she is a she right? 🤞🏽🤞🏽
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    I saw a rat/mouse

    My 3 girls have been outside for many weeks now and tonight when I went to tuck them in to bed I saw a rodent scurry away - this was outside the coop. The girls are free range during the day and their feed sits in a bucket with those white screw in hole things which I cap off when I tuck them in...
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    Moving outdoors

    They have been out for full day trips when it hasn't been raining at least. Will definitely move them out this week.
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    Moving outdoors

    Thank you 😊
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    Moving outdoors

    My 3 chicks are 6 weeks in a couple of days. I live in Melbourne Australia so the temps are wild 12-32c on any given day. Lowest temps are 8c overnight next week. Will they be okay to move out? I read about acclimatising them to the low temps but not sure how to do that. They're inside and I...
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    Keeping my chicken safe

    Hi chicken parents, My 3 girls will be ready to move outside very soon and I want to make sure they are safe. We have two large dogs on the otherside of the metal fence. Concrete slabs underneath so no digging can be done, we will also black out the fence. My concern is that the girls will jump...
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    Roosting bars

    They wont have access to the outside at night time so the roost we put in should be the highest point available. Thehre so cute 🥺
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    Roosting bars

    Thank you very much! Super helpful :)
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    Roosting bars

    The window doesn't open but the upper vent opens and has mesh. And there is an opening to the lower bit. Thanks for such a detailed answer, the girls will be free range during the day, they have the whole side of the house with grass. I think maybe switching it for a cubby would be easier than...
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    Roosting bars

    By ground I mean the bottom of the upper part*
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    Roosting bars

    I see, I'm in Melbourne Australia. We have all sorts of climates in one week 😅 I'll attach a photo of the situation. How low to the ground can the roosting bar be?
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    Roosting bars

    Just 3 chickens, they will be full sized. They're just 3 weeks old inside still! I think it's 10square foot if my estimates, calculations and googling are correct 😅 I'll need to measure it when I'm home to know for sure.
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