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    Neighborhood people feeding my flock

    We're very lucky to live in a community that is very chicken-friendly. We're in a semi-urban area, but live in a house with a large open backyard. The coop and run are in the backyard. We also have a bike path that runs along the back edge of the yard, and people from the neighborhood frequently...
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    What are you planting or growing this year?

    We have a plot in a local community garden, which is just about my favorite place to be in the summer. We're growing rosemary, brussels sprouts, carrots, potatoes, sweet mini peppers, romaine, butter lettuce, green curly leaf lettuce, spinach, kale, onions, chioggia beets, cilantro, thyme...
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    When chickens are moved to a new home...

    Wow, that was fast! Farrah, our Ameraucana, laid an egg in the middle of the run today. I'm glad she's laying, though I guess she hasn't found the nesting boxes yet...
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    Chicken Names- whats your chickens name?

    We have three... ...our blonde Ameraucana is Farrah... ...silver-laced Wyandotte is Jareth (after Bowie's character in Labyrinth)... ...and the black Australorp is Maverick.
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    When chickens are moved to a new home...

    We're having the same issue with our new flock. We have 3 new 4-6-month old hens: a Wyandotte, an Australorp, and an Ameraucana. They seem a bit stressed out from the move, but I'm hoping in a couple of days they feel comfy in their new surroundings and start laying again!
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    New Wisconsin backyard chicken keeper!

    Thanks for the very warm welcome, everyone! We're located in Madison. Picked up our gals last night, and found them happily clucking away in the coop this morning. Two of them have been laying an egg daily, though we didn't find any this morning. I'm hoping it's just from the temporary stress...
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    Creative Coop Names

    Our coop is going to be called Wallpa Wasi. It's Quechua for "chicken house". My partner does research in Ecuador, and is learning Quechua, so we thought it was a fun name.
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    New Wisconsin backyard chicken keeper!

    We're getting our first three pullets this afternoon: an Ameraucana, a Wyandotte, and an Australorp. They've been raised together so far, so should get along (fingers crossed!). We built our own coop and run in our open backyard. Pics to come, I hope. Any burning tips for a couple of Midwestern...
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