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    Newbie rooster info source

    Thank you. I hear you. It saddens me because he is super sweet at this point.....just like one of the girls. lol. And we attached to him (her) already, assuming he was a she. Still, I'm not that much of a softy. My husband has harvested chickens and pigs, etc. I'll be cautious of the impending...
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    Newbie rooster info source

    Hey there. It looks like I ended up with a rooster even though I ordered all females. But I really like the little guy and am considering keeping him. I don’t know anything about keeping roosters.....I have so many questions. Can you guys point me in the right direction to a post or link that’ll...
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    Too early or is it obvious? 9 wk EE

    Thanks. Even though Meyer sexted them all as females? Bummed I only have one blue egg layer now. 😕 Which part is the telltale sign?
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    Too early or is it obvious? 9 wk EE

    My toddler’s beloved 9 week old EE “Henny Penny” is looking a bit masculine to me. Is it really too early to tell or is it obvious Henny should be a Henry? Thankfully beloved “Henny” has been toddler-handled the most from day one so will hopefully be as friendly as can be.
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    Chicks ok out in cold weather this morning??

    Hubby opened the coop door like usual this morning and the chicks (5 weeks today) came right out but we’re having a random cold day. It’s only 50 out there/65 for the high, but they all came out of the coop and are happily scratching around. Will they cuddle up or know to go back into coop under...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Well, fwiw, it is 5x6 without nest boxes. I realize I cannot get anymore chicks with this setup. But with drastically improved ventilation, all of their enclosed, constant access forage space, and us staying on top of the bedding I’m hoping it’ll be just fine. Honestly, I’ve been reading so many...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Thank you. I have a mix of large breeds. Brahmas, Wyandotte’s, Australorpes, and Easter Eggers. The cats are mine and a bit small as cats go. They go into our neighbors chicken run every day. They have their 15 chickens out on a large fenced portion of their yard as well. The cats walk right...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Thank you for your helpful reply. I was thinking this was the case. Will brainstorm with husband some ways to add more ventilation. Neighbor right behind me does well with 15 chickens in his 4x8 but has a fan vent in roof. We have a solar powered fan vent in garage. May have to look into that.
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Good point. They’ll always be let out into the whole run unless it’s snowing sideways or something and they choose to stay in. The small closed in area is just temporarily closed in. Super cold/large snow storms do not happen often here and anyway is why I wanted a small covered area where they...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Thanks for your reply. Not a lot of snow except in rare instances. The tarp is there now only to keep the chicks dry in rain and then when we hear that it may snow, so that they have a little area to step out into that's not snow covered. We plan to push any significant amount of snow off the...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Oh thanks! This is just what I was looking for and super helpful info.
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Thanks. There’s framing. My husband says it’s enough and with the manageable amount of snow we get we plan to push it off. Thanks for the reply. They're only enclosed in that small space for now while they're little to keep the cats from harming them. Otherwise they'll have about 2000 square...
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    New to chickening. What might I be missing?

    Hi there! This is my first time having chickens. I’d love to have feedback on my set-up. (Photos included) 12 chicks. They are 4 weeks old. Out in covered run during days/coop at night with brooder heater panel thing in case they’re cold. Coop is only 5’x6’. But they will have tons of run...
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