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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    2 from 3 today. 14 for the week: 6 from Bandit the barred rock 5 from Sunny the buff Orpington 3 from Jane the Australorp (who just started laying again after a four-week hiatus [light molt?])
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    Hen walking funny/weak legs?

    Bandit the barred rock is finally completely over her mystery ailment. She behaved as described in the original post for most of the last two months, but is now walking as pluckily as ever, and is roosting up high with the other two hens. Interestingly, through it all she was the most...
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    Urban Coop

    Wonderful execution of the great Wichita design. Gutters and everything!
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    What's this coop worth? Want your appraisal.

    Quote: Did you look at the photo album? It looks very easy to clean Yes of course I looked at the photo album. With the door/wall dropping down you will need to reach farther than what would be necessary than if the doors raised up like the hatch on my minivan. You would have to scrape the...
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    Frozen Water!

    I don't think I'd go electric at all where you live. You're only going to have ice on a few mornings during the winter, and if you just break it up early you'll be fine for the rest of the day. A bigger/deeper waterer will prevent things freezing solid and make things easier for you.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    1 from 3. Only Bandit, the barred rock, came through today.
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    Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?

    Quote: Not that it's likely to have practical application to chicken keeping, but the "warmer water freezes faster than cold water" thing HAS been observed under controlled conditions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    3 from 3, all by 7:30 am!
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    Hen walking funny/weak legs?

    My 8 month old barred rock hen has been acting as if her legs are weak for the last few days: 1) She walks normally when foraging, but when pressed to walk faster (like when she's coming to me for a treat) she walks low to the ground with her feet well in front of her legs, sometimes slapping...
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    Christmas Gold (pics)

    Very pretty!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    2 from 3.
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    Our coop is pretty much finished

    Great-looking coop!
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    Owl!!!!

    Quote: Only small baby poultry, and if you have baby chicks running around at night they might be better off eaten. the owl does much more good. x2 Although they will occasionally hunt before dark. And I'd be concerned about the smaller birds in your flock. If you're already hawk-proof...
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    Owl!!!!

    I think it's a barred owl. Beautiful bird, but definitely a poultry eater!
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    Any chance this ISN'T a rooster? Lots of pics. *Update: New pics

    Looks just like my BO hen at that age.
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