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    Straw or pine shavings in coop?

    We always used Pine shavings... mixed with diatomaceous earth. Worked very well... no mites and quite easy to pick clean... if you have a nice place to put the shavings and it's fairly contained. Yes, they do scratch, but that's what they're supposed to do. Hope this helps.
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    Best Friends

    Our girls are such good friends... Jen is almost a year old, Polish/Buff Orpington and needs the more mature (2 yrs?) Edie, Game Hen/Americauna rummage through the ENTIRE yard everyday. They are truly Free-Range. Edie teaches Jen to dig (and boy do they dig) and hide from potential hawks...

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    Found a soft shelled egg, dropped it, chickens ate it, problem?

    Update:... she is a buff-Orpington/Polish
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    Found a soft shelled egg, dropped it, chickens ate it, problem?

    Today my ladies each laid an egg. My Polish/Buff dropped a soft shelled egg and when I picked it up I dropped it. She seemed very interested, popped out of the house and rushed to eat it. Her friend helped finish it. Should I be worried? I think they're both getting enough calcium. They...
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    Any Swaps near Lexington, KY next weekend?

    Darn... sorry I missed it. I'm in Lexington, KY and have a Rooster... who needs to find a new home. Might anyone know of someone who would like to purchase or trade for this guy? Our hen turned out to be a rooster... Can't seem to upload an image... he's 4 months old...loves to crow. White...
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