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    Finished our coop!

    What a well thought out and expertly crafted coop! We use a carabiner hooked into the hole of our latch. It is tied with a string so it is handy to lift back up and click into the hole. We have caught raccoons on our front porch cameras so we know they are in the neighborhood.
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    Ideal 236???

    I found this: https://www.idealpoultry.com/product/1490/44
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    Ideal 236???

    Are the Ideal 236 hens very chatty? I am looking into this breed but don't want to add really noisy birds in my backyard. I have a Black Sexlink and an EE that just "yell" in the morning. It may be that they are asking to be let out. I have 2 EEs, a New Hampshire Red, 2 Golden Comets and the...
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    Is there a way that you can incubate eggs with out getting roosters

    Original poster.
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    Thin egg shell, breaking in nesting box, but has oyster shells

    Thank you for this. I had bought spinach for them to eat as a treat. I wonder if kale has the same issue. They love fresh greens. Only one of my hens is laying the soft shelled eggs for over a week now. I gave her some calcium citrate today and will see if that works.
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    Undigested seeds in poop - molting or possible issue?

    I just noticed this in my hens this week. What was the resolution to seeing millet seeds in your flock's poop? This was from my 3 year old Ingrid. She has known oviduct issues and has not laid an egg in nearly a year.
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    9 hens 1rooster need new home.

    I shared this with the FB BackYard Chicken page, too.
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    That sounds great to me. When are you going to Brentwood Tractor Supply? I work full time but happen to have Thursday and Friday off this week (prev vac request, plans got cancelled but I kept the days off) Weekends work for me, too.
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    How much are you charging for your hen?
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    My garden is in raised beds with additional pots on the patio. Today I trimmed frost damaged branches on four of my tomato plants that are surviving our winter. I have kale, chard, beets, garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, 3 kinds of peppers, passionfruit, strawberries and herbs right now. I'll have to...
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    How big is your coop/run? This is ours before we added the straw/pine bedding and chickens:
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    Thank you for this info. The wording makes me think they are raising those hens for meat. Did you read the ad?
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    She's pretty! How many hens/roosters do you have? What city are you in? In Oakley, we are limited by our city ordinances to only 3 hens. Here are my two:
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    Sweet! I look forward to seeing the pic!
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    ISO one pullet Northern California

    Hello! We are in search of a pullet that is old enough to stay in our coop. We cannot do the chick/warmer option right now. We have two hens are are looking for one more since three is our limit in town. We live in Oakley, east bay area of northern California. We have had our coop only since...
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