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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Box of 50 plastic egg cartons, brand new, $20. This sells for about $50 retail at eggcartons.com. Will also include a ceramic heat element for the coop, brand new never used. Local pickup in or near Glen Mill, PA. Call or text 610-888-5329.
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    Plastic Egg Cartons, new

    Box of 50 plastic egg cartons, new, $20. Also will throw in a ceramic heating element for the coop, brand new never used. Local pickup in or near Glen Mills, Pa.
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    Easter Egger - 2 years old

    Media, Pennsylvania area: anyone interested in a free hen? We have had a couple recent losses due to foxes and now we only have one left. She's pretty lonely. Plus we are going on vacation next week and do not really have an easy way to take care of her. She is perfectly docile and normal in...
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    Predator identification

    We had a sad predator tragedy over the weekend and are having a hard time figuring out what did the deed. Both our hens were lost. One was disappeared completely and the other was dead with its head and neck missing, but no other visible wounds. This happened during the middle of the day, so I...
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    Do pullets need older chickens to teach them?

    Do pullets need older chickens around to show them what to do? Once our older flock finally passed, we started over last week with a small flock of pullets. They don't seem to know they are chickens. They don't do chicken things. They don't know to go in the coop, or to roost on the perch...
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    Messy butt, lethargic and swollen

    Thanks! Her whole body is swollen up like a pumpkin. But it doesn't look like the vent gleet symptoms. Mostly it looks like messy diarrhea. But she is definitely in some discomfort.
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    messy butt, lethargic and swollen

    Hi, does anybody recognize this condition? Hen has diarrhea and a very messy butt, is lethargic and swollen looking. I searched through old posts and found lots of apparent possibilities. What is everyone's guess? Thanks very much!!
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    Messy butt, lethargic and swollen

    Hi, does anybody recognize this condition? Hen has diarrhea and a very messy butt, is lethargic and swollen looking. I searched through old posts and found lots of apparent possibilities. What is everyone's guess? Thanks very much!!
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    Playset coop conversion - finally finished

    I should also say that every single design idea that I used was something I learned on this board. There is so much great information here. Thank you everyone!
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    Playset coop conversion - finally finished

    Hello, I started this post a few months ago but never finished. Figured I would start over now that we have finally completed the project. For our new family chicken coop adventure, we converted an old playset in the back yard. Here is the before and after: Before:the swings and slide...
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    Strange "Unfinished" Eggs

    Thanks! guess it's nothing much to worry about. Good to know.
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    Strange "Unfinished" Eggs

    We got a couple weird eggs the other day from our Reds. Instead of being smooth, they had a very rough, uneven texture, like sandpaper. And light colored, not the normal deep brown. Not sure if you can tell from the pictures. Since then the eggs have been normal. ANyone have any...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I am in Delaware County. Glad to hear you have no weasels. This board is intimidating. Reading about all the zillions of things that can go wrong, it's amazing anyone can keep these birds alive for more than a day. I am counting on it not really being that hard.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hello Pennsylvania folks! We just got our first chickens this weekend, and we are very happy with our instant mini-flock. After reading and researching for months, I am suddenly hearing lots and lots during the past week about weasels. I didn't even know we had weasels in Pennsylvania. I...
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    Playset conversion

    Here are a few more pics. Coming along pretty well. Here is a detail of the rubber strip I used to cover the gap at the back of the lid. Seems to work pretty well. Here you can see things coming along. The entire front of the coop hinges up so we can get in and clean. We are building the...
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