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    Anyone use the 5 gallon top-fill drinker from Harris Farms? (4-H top fill drinker)

    We have one and it is very frustrating. Will contact Harris Farms and see what we are doing incorrectly.
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    12-13 week hen making a funny noise tonight

    I am not sure how to add a video. Someone said that it could be they are maturing and sounds changing. No swollen eyes or anything unusual. They were running around stealing cicadas from each other. I take that to be a good sign. ?
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    Hen sounds funny

    If they are sick, what can I give them? And, thank you for all of your help.
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    12-13 week hen making a funny noise tonight

    I noticed my hen making a noise. Kind of wheezing or barkish. Looked on here and having trouble finding things (probably being very impatient). So, I googled it. I saw a video of a barred rock (like mine) making the same noise. The owner gave the hen some vetx. Does it sound like my hen may have...
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    Hen sounds funny

    May I ask what you did to help your hen? Tonight I thought one or two sounded weird. Sort of wheezing or barkish. My girls are 12 and 14 weeks old.
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    "Nesting Box Blends" --Home made Recipe?

    Getting ready to build my nesting boxes and found this very interesting. Thank you for all the information.
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    Whitewash the Inside Of Your Coop: Recipe, Cheap and Easy

    I posted here about trying the white wash. I haven't got to that yet. My coop is a work in progress. Outside is mainly finished. Today we added electric and vents. I put my chickens in already because they are getting so big. I still want to do the whitewash. Now I need to research dried...
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    Isa Browns?

    Mine look just like yours. Lots of personality at seven eight weeks. Enjoying them and can't wait for that "Golden" egg in the fall.
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    Whitewash the Inside Of Your Coop: Recipe, Cheap and Easy

    I just purchased my linoleum remnant today, hardwire cloth for my windows and some chicken wire to make a wall and door inside the coop to separate a space for the food and for me to get to the eggs without entering into their area. Tomorrow we finish and bringing electricity to it. By tomorrow...
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    Isa Browns?

    Tractor Supply told me mine were Isa Browns, but they look just like yours.
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    Whitewash the Inside Of Your Coop: Recipe, Cheap and Easy

    Thanks. There were three of us working from early morning to dusk. We were exhausted, but in a good way. Haven't got to the inside yet. Have been reading on here about heights for the nesting and roosting areas. Have it laid out in my mind. Ha ha It is 8X10 and I have 8 hens. Can anyone tell me...
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    Whitewash the Inside Of Your Coop: Recipe, Cheap and Easy

    Started our coop this weekend. Bought my doors and windows at a restore place for humanity. Am so very excited. Was wondering what to do with the inside. Thank you for the recipe and pic. I am learning so much from BYC and am in need of more.
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    New member from OHIO-Go Bucks!

    Hello and welcome. I joined last weekend and am a fellow buckeye. We are building our first chicken coop this weekend and am so excited. Have spent so much time on here trying to get the best ideas for my coop. I am new to all of this and looking forward to it. We just moved down last summer to...
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    Any idea of Breed?

    Justin7, how do you know if they are hens or roosters? Like I said, I am brand spanking new at this and learning every moment.
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    Any idea of Breed?

    Oh, thank you so much!!!
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