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NNYchick replied to the thread NY chicken lover!!!!.Welcome! I agree with bigdumogre, my chickens have always done much better in the cold than extreme heat. If healthy and fully feathered... -
NNYchick replied to the thread NY chicken lover!!!!.I didn’t realize the red squirrels had caused damage in the back of the coop. Last summer we had a horrible time with them doing damage...
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My coop is 8 yrs old now. I started out with a 4x4 dog house my husband had built and the dog didn't use he raised it up a couple feet...
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NNYchick replied to the thread NY chicken lover!!!!.Hi im in northern NY. I have black,blue, and splash Ameraucana and a few silkies. I’m starting over with large fowl after a weasel or...
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NNYchick replied to the thread How to find small breeders?.I forgot to mention this too. If you do find a breeder have your mom look it up in this Facebook page. I always check (search in the...
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NNYchick replied to the thread How to find small breeders?.the Ameraucana breeders club and the Ameraucana alliance both have breeders directory on the website. You don’t have to be a member to...
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NNYchick replied to the thread Roosters… to keep or not to keep?.I had one of these unicorn roosters. I miss him everyday, he cemented my love of roosters and earned his title of flock master many...
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NNYchick replied to the thread Different age chicks.I do have a hoop run that 1/2 is covered with a tarp. Unfortunately we had an ice storm this winter and part of the middle caved in but...
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NNYchick replied to the thread How to find small breeders?.Look into poultry shows in state. Most of the poultry clubs will have Facebook page, many people post ISO post and also make...
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NNYchick replied to the thread Different age chicks.Pallet is a good idea. I have a few of those around I can prop up on bricks. I did notice today the young chick are laying on one side...
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Add obstacles/ pursuit breakers and let them interact. Stumps/logs, upside down cardboard boxes with "doors" cut into sides, step...
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I have 2 groups of chicks 9 Ameraucana that are 8 weeks old and 6 Ameraucana that are 3 weeks old. I moved the 3 week old out to the...
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Offering grit is always best, regardless. It's cheap, lasts forever, and the birds will eat it if they need it. Mary And dirt isn't the...
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NNYchick reacted to nuthatched's post in the thread Potentially raising my first rooster! Advice needed! with
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Ignore during the day, get him used to health checks at night.
