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    geese autodoor for coop?

    Hello peeps, building my three goslings coming soon their own coop - I have read they don't like to duck their head, does this mean my adapted dog kennel will be no good? I am planning to add an autodoor but they will defo need to duck their heads to get in! If it's ok, how wide should I make...
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    snoozy chook

    forgot to mention, poops are ok, firm and clean white and dark.
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    snoozy chook

    hi guys wonder if you could help me. my australorp cross hen (about 18 months old) is keeping her eyes closed and is hunched up. I brought her in (veranda daytime, indoors at night - its getting colder here - NE Vic- at night) 2 days ago and she seems to be deteriorating but then perks up, has...
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    Chook bottom question

    Thanks for the reply, but that I know - she's not egg bound. She's been like this for a fortnight and more- she would be dead by now. Something else!
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    Chook bottom question

    chook bottom question - my ISA Brown was given to me a while back (8 weeks I reckon) and has never laid an egg - she's a fully grown lady but not 'past it'. She has always had a very 'runny' bottom. Today was the second day I have found her inside the coop instead than being her usual bossy...
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    size of coop door

    hi, we are building a coop for our new ladies (yet to arrive) some lovely silkies. We are going to have an automatic coop door (timer operated). Now - would a 23cm opening be big enough for the 5 ladies and a rooster to use? if not what is the minimum opening? thank you! R
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    Australorps maturity

    Hello chook-peeps! hope you are all well. I have 2 black Australorp that were born on 18 September. They are a cockerel and a hen, siblings. my questions are: 1. At what age should I expect for the hen to start laying? it's been 4 months and 21 day (not that I am counting!) 2. The...
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    Treadle feeder - in or out?

    hello peeps! I am going to build a treadle/grandad feeder for my chooks but I am wondering about where to place it. I read conflicting info on having an indoor feeder, however I don't have a waterproof outdoor area to place it in. My question is: as I like to keep the chooks in longer in the...
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    Australorps maturity

    Hello chook-peeps! hope you are all well. I have 2 black Australorp that were born on 18 September. They are a cockerel and a hen, siblings. my questions are: 1. At what age should I expect for the hen to start laying? it's been 4 months and 21 day (not that I am counting!) 2. The...
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    Waterers height

    Hello Happy Peeps! Hope you are all well! We have finally made the Chook Palace we inherited mobile as in out own view it was in a very daft place and we want the flock to move around the property - it is kind of taking the chicken tractor idea a bit further! now as the floor has lifted a...
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    Mixed bag??

    here some close-up of some kind - gosh they are skittish! who am I? a buff grey Australorp but I forget to shave my legs!!! or something else??? I am also confused? a lavender Australorp? only you can tell me!!! thank you peeps! Resi
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    Mixed bag??

    Thank you! yes - installing automated door opener to the chook palace we inherited at the new house. The fox incident was a human error - wipper-snipping the edges of the run broke the chicken wire and i missed repairing one whole, plus going to work in a rush and giving up on the chooks not...
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    Mixed bag??

    Hello! and thank you in advance for helping this newbie! I did buy 5 Australorps but a visit by the local fox, meant that yesterday I was at the receiving end of a flock of 7 chooks to join my 2 remaining Australorps. However I am not sure that what I got is what I have been told they...
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