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    So,19,000 members, How many Chickens do we all have? 26,143 & counting

    16307 + 6 = 16,313 Rhode Island Reds
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    Connecticut!

    Hi Frank- If your neighbors are cool with it you should have no problem as long as you don't have any roosters. Barking dogs are much more of a pest. Nothing wrong with a little bit of healthy civil disobedience. I live in the city and have no problem flying under the radar. I'm just friendly...
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    How do I keep my (one ) chicken warm in the NE weather?

    I live in Warwick, RI also. I have 6 RIR hens. As long as you are friendly with the neighbors you shouldn't have a problem...
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    Kitty picture...to follow the trend! LOL

    She's a Maine Coon, got her from the local shelter...
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    Egg Eaters!! **UPDATE**

    Figured I would post the outcome... I did all of the following: -segregated the hen for a few days -darkened the nest boxes with a curtain -used golf balls in nests and with segregated chicken -bumped up the protein level So far it has worked, after reintroducing the culprit I havent had any...
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    Kitty picture...to follow the trend! LOL

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    Egg Eaters!! **UPDATE**

    OK - here's the scoop: I have 6 RIR hens I keep in a coop with an attached run. They are just starting to lay, not all of them are laying yet, probably half of them. One of the girls layed an egg without the shell yesterday, which I understand is normal as a hen starts laying. I've been...
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    health concerns - bird flu

    Even if bird flu were an issue in this Country if you keep your birds in a closed pen, away from wild birds, it theoretically wouldn't be an issue.
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    Web Site to View Vehicle Invoice of Used Car?

    I believe that carfax.com offers a service where they check the vehicle by the VIN.
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    Lawn fertilizer

    I have 6 eight week old RIR's that I keep in an enclosed coop and run. The coop is in my fenced in back yard and when I'm back there, which is quite often, I let them free range around the yard and garden. If I apply lawn fertilizer should I wait a few days before letting them back out? Same...
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    Food/Water in Coop

    I have 6 RIR's that are 8 weeks old. I keep them in a coop and an enclosed run. During the day I have been leaving their water and feed in the run and have been putting the water and feed inside the coop when I lock it up at night. Is it necessary to contine providing food and water insed the...
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    guess what I caught

    I've had problems with skunks from time to time and since we live in suburbia shooting them really isn't an option. I've had success with using a havahart trap and then covering it with a blanket. The tricky part is to "sneak up" on the trap. When they are in the trap and it's completely covered...
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    Roost pole height?

    I am raising Rhode Island Reds and was wondering what a good height for the roost poles would be? 2 feet? Thanks.
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