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    Ayam Cemani hatching eggs

    You raise ayam cemani in missouri? I am not ready to add birds right now, but i would love to know more about these interesting birds and any knowledge you're willing to share about raising them in the show me state.
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    Best age to process fryer leghorns - frying pan special

    I also got t
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    FINALLY! Finished the Kennel Panel Tractor --- PICS!

    Several years later ... Still using your tractor? Any new changes or ideas after using it awhile?
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    Where to get chickens processed in MO

    I realize this is an old thread, but I'm wondering whether anyone can update this info? I'm a new chicken mom located near Columbia, MO. Backus Poultry is approx 1 hr from me...but I'm reaching out to see whether there are other options to consider. Doing it myself seems less likey each day...
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    Producer's Pride Defender Chicken Coop

    WARNING: I went out this morning to find all my birds out...out of the coop AND out of the run! Everything was locked....what in the world? When i went around back, i found it. They managed to pop out the ventilation window. It easily popped back into place, but i thought i should let you...
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    Producer's Pride Defender Chicken Coop

    Thank you all so much! For those who might find themselves in my shoes ... here's the diary of a new chicken mom. (I gathered eggs once when I was a child - and that is literally my only chicken experience. How & why did I get started? Who knows!?) I decided to go with the Producer's Pride...
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    Producer's Pride Defender Chicken Coop

    I will check out that shed. Did you decide on it because it's bigger? Chicken math will strike and i will need to add on! I haven't found them yet, but I'm thinking that i should be able to buy additional panels to expand my run. I'm moving the chicks to the garage this weekend. The...
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    Producer's Pride Defender Chicken Coop

    I've read and learned a lot. And I've specifically read what's been written about this coop http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-defender-chicken-coop?bvrrp=0519_5_0/reviews/product/2/116823999.htm But that's the coop and run i am working with. Reality: I've got 23 chicks...
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    Coop recommendations

    I have the producers pride defender coop, but my girls are still in the brooder. I'd love to see how others set this coop up. I'm loving the run, and hoping to be able to easily expand both as chicken math hits.
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    What to do with chicks when cleaning brooder

    For newsprint, i buy the unused end rolls from my local newspaper. Great for kids to color on....or cut into rectangles for the brooder.
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    What to do with chicks when cleaning brooder

    I have many many layers of newsprint on the floor of my brooder, covered by a layer of pine chips. When it's time to clean, i remove all the stumps and feeders and things and i clean them all up and set them aside. Starting at one end, i take the top couple of pieces of paper and i start...
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    Can Baby Chicks Eat Things Like Strawberries?

    I'm very new to it all, but my chicks really enjoy smashed hard boiled eggs. For 23 chicks I started with 1 egg a day. They are almost 3 weeks old now and they have worked up to 4 eggs a day. Every other day I mix a dallop of plain yogurt with it. I keep a dish of grit available all the...
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    Thank you

    Thank you for the warm welcome! No chicks in isolation this morning. Everyone looks healthy. I've got 2 small birds I'm keeping an eye on, but they are eating and drinking, and their eyes are bright. I'm hoping for a drama-free Friday! This weekend I'll start putting together a second...
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    Thank you

    I got 15 frying pan specials and 10 (11 with their free bird) different breeds of hens. I set down with the catalog and chose 10 random ones that looked nice and were cold hearty. So, I call my little flock: Rainbow Brite. .
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    How long do they need a heat lamp?

    I got mine from hatchery last wed, so they are about 10 days old. They all have enough wing feathers to fly about, and some have tail feathers.
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